JD Reef Surf Break

Lat Long: 33.27° S 151.57° E

JD Reef 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 pm 18 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's JD Reef sea temperature is
18.5°C
0.1° 

JD Reef surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at JD Reef today (19 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 17s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 9s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 9s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for JD Reef at 3AM is: 0.6m 16s primary swell from a South direction and 0.9m 9s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.6m 8s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm September 18). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Sep)2ft (0.6m)17s
Afternoon (19 Sep)2.5ft (0.7m)9s
Evening (19 Sep)2ft (0.6m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 29°C on Mon morning, min 15°C on Mon afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNE on Sun morning, fresh winds from the S by Mon morning).

Fri
18
Saturday
19
Sunday
20
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
2
1
1
1
2
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
1
0
0
2
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
S
9
1.1
S
9
0.6
S
16
0.6
S
16
0.6
S
17
0.5
S
17
0.7
S
10
0.7
S
9
0.6
S
9
0.6
S
9
0.5
S
9
0.5
S
10
0.6
S
10
0.8
S
11
0.9
S
10
0.5
S
18
0.6
S
18
0.7
S
18
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
249
210
190
190
206
140
90
83
60
60
43
45
71
143
164
169
230
300
Wind (km/h)
10
NNE
15
W
15
W
15
W
20
W
10
WSW
10
ESE
15
ENE
10
NW
10
W
10
WSW
15
W
10
WNW
10
NNE
15
NE
20
NE
10
W
10
W
Wind State
on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
on
cross-on
on
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
1:48AM0.86m
2:04PM1.24m
3:16AM0.87m
3:16PM1.25m
Low Tide
8:02PM0.50m
7:03AM0.59m
9:21PM0.50m
8:23AM0.62m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:48
5:47
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:46
5:47
 mm
Temp °C
18
19
17
16
16
22
26
26
25
24
22
19
19
22
28
26
27
25
Feels °C
16
15
12
11
11
18
21
21
21
20
18
15
15
18
23
21
24
21
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