Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at JD Reef today (09 Jul):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 10s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 10s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for JD Reef at 11PM is: 1.8m 10s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.1m 16s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm July 09). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (09 Jul) | - | - |
| Afternoon (09 Jul) | 6ft (1.9m) | 10s |
| Evening (09 Jul) | 6ft (1.8m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at JD Reef. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Thu afternoon. Very mild (max 18°C on Sat afternoon, min 12°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Thu night, fresh winds from the W by Sun morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 9 | Friday 10 | Saturday 11 | Sun 12 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 727 | 614 | 602 | 614 | 502 | 492 | 492 | 627 | 580 | 592 | 520 | 459 | 408 | 307 | 260 | 220 | 193 | 234 | 256 | 241 | 261 | 200 | 140 | 109 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 3:27PM1.43m | 3:41AM1.07m | 4:26PM1.53m | 4:57AM1.05m | 5:24PM1.64m | 6:06AM1.07m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:00PM0.41m | 9:38AM0.29m | 11:12PM0.30m | 10:39AM0.30m | 00:15AM0.17m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:56 | — | — |
 | — | 5:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:00 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:01 |
mm | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 17 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 |
Feels °C | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | ESE 11 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 |
| kJ | 727 | 614 | 602 | 614 | 502 | 492 | 492 | 627 | 580 | 592 | 520 | 459 | 408 | 307 | 260 | 220 | 168 | 132 | 256 | 241 | 261 | 200 | 140 | 109 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | S 16 | SE 14 | SE 14 | SE 13 | S 19 | S 19 | S 21 | S 21 | S 19 | ESE 15 | ESE 14 | ESE 13 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 11 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | S 15 | — | SSE 8 | SSE 8 |
| kJ | 39 | 38 | 20 | 5 | 114 | 181 | 176 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 42 | 110 | 192 | 210 | 193 | 234 | 88 | 62 | 4 | — | 26 | 26 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 18 | S 17 | S 16 | — | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | — | S 15 | S 15 | — | E 16 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | NE 4 | S 14 | S 14 |
| kJ | 6 | 6 | 5 | — | 5 | 5 | 5 | — | 4 | 4 | — | 5 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 2 | NW 3 | NW 3 | NNW 3 | NW 3 | NW 4 | W 4 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 12 | 18 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 11 | 3 | 41 |
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