JD Reef surfForecast / NSW – Newcastle / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 pm Saturday 11 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
23.4° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at JD Reef today?

The current surf forecast for JD Reef at 1AM is: 1.1m 14s primary swell from a East direction and 0.3m 10s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm April 11). An open ocean swell of 1.3m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Apr)4ft (1.2m)13s
Afternoon (12 Apr)4.5ft (1.3m)13s
Evening (12 Apr)5ft (1.5m)14s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Sat
11
Sunday
12
Monday
13
Tuesday
14
7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
2
2
2
2
2
3
2
2
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
4
3
3
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1
ENE
1.1
E
1.1
E
1.2
E
1.2
E
1.2
E
1.2
E
1.3
E
1.4
E
1.5
E
1.6
E
1.7
E
1.8
E
1.7
E
1.7
E
1.6
E
2
S
2
S
1.8
S
1.8
S
2
S
2
S
2
S
1.9
S
Period(s) (?)141414131313131314141414151414141212111111101010
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)40147446050349549550359575390210301163137711961179103010921055769755900816786696
Wind
(km/h)
20
WSW
30
WSW
20
W
20
W
20
W
25
W
20
WSW
15
SW
20
WSW
20
WSW
20
W
20
WSW
20
WSW
15
SW
10
SSE
10
SE
5
NNE
5
WNW
10
WNW
10
W
10
WSW
5
SW
10
SE
15
E
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glassglasscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross
High Tide
/ height (m)
3:40AM
1.28
4:52PM
1.06
4:35AM
1.33
5:35PM
1.19
5:25AM
1.38
Low Tide
/ height (m)
9:14PM
0.61
10:36AM
0.33
10:22PM
0.55
11:18AM
0.25
11:19PM
0.45
11:56AM
0.17
Sat
11
Sunday
12
Monday
13
Tuesday
14
Sunrise----6:11-------6:13-------6:13---
Sunset-------5:36-------5:34-------5:32
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C201614131316202219161413121618181817161515181920
Feels °C (?)14987710141713109871215161615131212161718
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