JD Reef surfForecast / NSW – Newcastle / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 am Saturday 10 Jan 2026 AEDT
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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
23.7° 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 8AM is: 1.5m 8s primary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 04:00am January 10). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (10 Jan)4.5ft (1.4m)8s
Afternoon (10 Jan)4ft (1.2m)8s
Evening (10 Jan)--

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

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Saturday
10
Sunday
11
Monday
12
2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.1
E
1.7
ENE
1.5
ENE
1.3
ENE
1.2
ENE
0.1
S
2.5
NE
3
NE
1.7
ENE
2.1
S
2.1
S
2.1
S
2.3
S
2.4
S
2.3
S
2
S
1.5
S
1.4
S
1.5
ESE
1.7
ESE
1.7
ESE
1.1
S
1.4
E
1.4
E
Period(s) (?)138888107887778899886771088
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)34033072021752000432462483625781817607305234164257286245221223
Wind
(km/h)
15
N
15
NNW
20
NW
25
NW
20
N
30
NE
25
NNE
30
SSW
35
SSW
35
S
30
S
30
SSE
30
SSE
30
SSE
25
SSE
20
ESE
25
ESE
20
ESE
25
ESE
25
ESE
25
ESE
20
E
20
E
15
E
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
oncross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
onononoffoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
off
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
2:25AM
1.21
2:06PM
1.14
3:18AM
1.24
3:04PM
1.01
4:13AM
1.27
4:12PM
0.93
Low Tide
/ height (m)
8:20AM
0.56
8:33PM
0.34
9:33AM
0.58
9:17PM
0.40
10:51AM
0.57
10:05PM
0.45
Saturday
10
Sunday
11
Monday
12
Sunrise--5:54-------5:54-------5:56-----
Sunset------8:06-------8:06-------8:06-
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
--------------14711111--
Temp. °C232428323431282221212120202020181820202020212122
Feels °C (?)222124283027262017171716151617161518181818192022
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