JD Reef surfForecast / NSW – Newcastle / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 pm Saturday 25 Apr 2026 AEST
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JD Reef surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's JD Reef sea temperature is
22.4° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at JD Reef today?

The current surf forecast for JD Reef at 12AM is: 0.9m 7s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.7m 8s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm April 25). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Apr)--
Afternoon (26 Apr)4ft (1.2m)8s
Evening (26 Apr)3ft (0.9m)8s

Table - waves today at JD Reef. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Sat afternoon, min 16°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Sat
25
Sunday
26
Monday
27
Tue
28
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
E
8
1.2
E
8
1.2
E
8
0.9
ESE
8
0.9
ENE
7
0.7
ENE
7
0.6
ESE
8
0.6
ENE
7
0.6
ENE
7
0.7
ENE
7
0.8
ENE
7
0.5
E
6
0.5
E
6
0.8
ENE
6
0.7
ENE
6
0.7
E
6
0.6
E
6
0.7
E
7
0.8
ENE
7
0.6
E
7
0.6
ENE
8
0.8
ENE
8
0.7
ENE
7
0.7
ENE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
190
182
167
94
70
49
48
38
37
47
53
22
21
45
43
40
31
44
62
34
50
85
49
57
Wind (km/h)
10
E
20
NE
20
NE
20
NE
10
N
10
NNW
10
WNW
5
N
15
ENE
20
NE
20
NE
20
NNE
10
NNW
5
WNW
10
NW
5
NNE
10
ENE
15
E
20
ENE
20
NE
10
N
5
WNW
10
W
0
S
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross
cross
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross
cross-off
glassy
High Tide
4:06PM1.09m
3:51AM1.37m
5:00PM1.19m
4:51AM1.33m
5:44PM1.30m
5:42AM1.30m
Low Tide
9:36PM0.53m
10:38AM0.22m
10:46PM0.47m
11:21AM0.22m
11:43PM0.40m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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6:22
6:22
6:24
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5:20
5:19
5:17
5:16
Temp °C
21
20
20
19
18
17
16
18
19
19
20
19
18
17
17
18
19
20
20
19
19
17
18
19
21
18
18
17
17
17
15
18
17
16
17
17
18
17
17
18
18
18
17
16
18
16
17
19
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
E
8
1.2
E
8
0.4
SSE
8
0.9
ESE
8
0.9
ENE
7
0.7
ENE
7
0.6
ENE
7
0.6
ENE
7
0.6
ENE
7
0.4
ESE
7
0.4
ESE
7
0.5
E
6
0.5
E
6
0.8
ENE
6
0.7
ENE
6
0.7
E
6
0.6
E
6
0.7
E
7
0.2
ENE
9
0.6
E
7
0.6
ENE
8
0.8
ENE
8
0.7
ENE
7
0.7
ENE
7
Energy kJ
190
182
24
94
70
49
37
38
37
17
16
22
21
45
43
40
31
44
7
34
50
85
49
57
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
SSE
8
0.4
SSE
8
0.4
SSE
8
0.4
SSE
8
0.7
ESE
8
0.6
ESE
8
0.6
ESE
8
0.5
ESE
7
0.4
ESE
7
0.2
SSE
7
0.2
SSE
7
0.3
ESE
7
0.1
SE
7
0.2
ESE
7
0.2
ESE
7
0.1
NE
9
0.2
ENE
8
0.2
ENE
8
0.1
E
11
0.3
ENE
8
0.1
E
10
0.2
E
8
0.3
E
8
0.3
E
8
Energy kJ
37
26
23
23
56
49
48
28
20
5
5
10
2
5
4
3
7
7
2
14
2
6
12
12
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.3
SE
7
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
15
0.2
SSE
7
0.2
ESE
7
0.1
SE
6
0.1
E
8
0.1
SE
6
0.1
E
7
0.1
S
13
0.1
S
12
0.1
E
10
0.1
S
12
0.1
S
11
0.1
S
11
0.1
S
10
Energy kJ
2
2
2
15
15
15
14
8
5
5
5
5
2
1
1
1
3
3
2
3
2
2
2
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
E
8
0.9
ENE
7
0.7
ENE
7
0.8
ENE
7
0.7
NE
4
0.7
NE
4
0.8
ENE
7
0.6
ENE
4
0.5
ENE
4
Energy kJ
167
84
47
53
16
19
62
12
10
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
74
47
92
37
3
3
1
3
72
378
116
61
10
1
1
1
355
377
47
58
3
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in Newcastle
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
2
2
4
4
4
9
9
8
7
5
6
6
5
5
5
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
5
5
6
8
7
7
6
6
5
8
9
9
8
7
6
6
6
6
5
5
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