JD Reef surfForecast / NSW – Newcastle / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 pm Thursday 12 Feb 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
23.1° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)


How big are the waves at JD Reef today?

The current surf forecast for JD Reef at 4AM is: 2.5m 9s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm February 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 Feb)7ft (2.1m)10s
Afternoon (13 Feb)5ft (1.5m)8s
Evening (13 Feb)3.5ft (1.1m)8s

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

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Thu
12
Friday
13
Saturday
14
Sunday
15
8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
3
2
2
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2.5
S
2.5
SSE
2.5
SSE
2.5
SSE
2.1
S
2
SSE
1.5
S
1.3
S
1.2
S
1.1
S
1
S
0.8
S
0.8
S
0.7
S
0.7
S
0.7
S
0.8
E
0.8
E
1.1
E
1.2
E
1.2
E
1.1
E
1.1
E
1.1
E
Period(s) (?)8899109888889998866666667
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)97010091023109779962731321316413811410497747163484674991099497104
Wind
(km/h)
35
SSE
25
SSE
25
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
15
SE
15
SE
15
SE
15
ESE
15
ESE
15
E
15
E
20
E
20
E
20
E
20
ESE
15
ESE
15
ESE
15
E
15
E
10
SE
15
E
20
E
20
ESE
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
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
crosscrosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
6:06PM
0.88
6:16AM
1.36
7:01PM
0.94
7:03AM
1.44
7:45PM
1.01
7:44AM
1.53
Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:24PM
0.53
1:16PM
0.39
12:22AM
0.48
1:55PM
0.30
1:10AM
0.42
2:30PM
0.22
Thu
12
Friday
13
Saturday
14
Sunday
15
Sunrise----6:26-------6:28-------6:28---
Sunset-------7:47-------7:46-------7:45
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
Rain (mm)
11-----------------1-121
Temp. °C191919202021212121212121212121222221212121212122
Feels °C (?)141515161718181818191919181817191919191920191820
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