JD Reef Surf Break

JD Reef 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 33.27° S 151.57° E

Issued: 9 pm 03 Jul 2026 (local time)

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Today's JD Reef sea temperature is
19.5° C

Slightly warmer than usual

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

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at JD Reef today (04 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 11s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 10s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 9s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for JD Reef at 4AM is: 0.9m 7s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm July 03). 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 (04 Jul)4.5ft (1.4m)11s
Afternoon (04 Jul)4.5ft (1.3m)10s
Evening (04 Jul)3.5ft (1.1m)9s

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

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Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Sat night. Very mild (max 16°C on Mon morning, min 11°C on Fri night). Mainly fresh winds.

Fri
3
Saturday
4
Sunday
5
Monday
6
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
1 PM
4 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
1
1
2
1
1
2
2
2
1
1
3
3
2
3
2
2
2
2
3
2
3
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
ENE
8
0.4
ENE
8
0.9
SSW
7
0.9
SSW
7
1.4
SSW
7
1.4
S
11
1.3
S
11
1.2
S
10
1.1
S
9
1.1
S
9
1
S
8
0.8
S
12
2.5
S
11
3
S
11
3
S
11
3
S
12
3.5
S
12
3
SSE
12
3
SSE
11
3
SSE
10
2.5
SSE
10
2.5
SSE
10
2.5
SSE
10
2.5
SSE
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
33
22
82
84
191
501
418
262
198
184
142
186
1715
2395
2265
2725
2993
2619
2006
1622
1451
1297
1212
1149
Wind (km/h)
25
W
25
W
20
W
15
W
10
WNW
10
NW
10
ESE
10
ESE
0
SSW
10
SW
10
SW
20
S
35
S
35
SSW
25
S
30
SSE
30
SSE
30
SSE
30
SSE
25
SSE
25
SSE
25
SE
25
SSE
25
SSE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
glassy
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
10:18PM1.52m
11:11AM1.10m
10:54PM1.46m
11:55AM1.14m
11:35PM1.39m
12:42PM1.19m
Low Tide
5:06AM0.19m
4:36PM0.46m
5:41AM0.19m
5:25PM0.50m
6:18AM0.20m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
light rain
light rain
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
—
—
—
6:56
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
6:56
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
6:56
—
—
—
—
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
4:58
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
4:58
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
4:59
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
1
—
—
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
15
12
12
11
11
12
14
14
15
15
14
14
15
14
14
15
14
15
15
15
15
15
16
16
Feels °C
9
6
7
7
8
9
12
11
14
12
12
9
7
7
8
8
7
9
8
9
9
10
11
11
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
ENE
8
0.4
ENE
8
0.9
SSW
7
0.9
SSW
7
0.9
SSW
7
1.4
S
11
1.3
S
11
1.2
S
10
1.1
S
9
1.1
S
9
1
S
8
0.8
S
12
0.3
E
8
0.3
E
8
0.3
E
8
0.3
E
8
0.2
E
13
0.2
E
13
0.2
E
13
0.2
E
13
0.2
E
14
0.1
E
14
0.2
E
14
0.2
E
14
Energy kJ
33
22
82
84
89
501
418
262
198
184
142
174
10
11
11
11
13
13
13
14
15
4
15
15
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
12
0.4
ENE
8
0.4
ENE
8
0.5
S
12
0.4
NE
7
0.4
NE
7
0.3
ENE
7
0.2
ENE
7
0.3
E
12
0.5
S
12
0.4
ENE
7
—
0.1
NE
6
—
0.1
NE
7
—
—
—
0.2
E
13
0.2
E
13
0.1
E
11
0.2
E
14
0.2
E
13
Energy kJ
2
3
22
22
68
14
13
10
5
25
66
18
—
2
—
2
—
—
—
14
14
2
15
14
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
12
0.1
E
10
0.2
E
12
0.2
E
12
0.4
NE
7
0.2
E
13
0.2
E
13
0.2
E
12
0.3
E
12
0.2
ENE
7
0.3
E
11
0.1
S
18
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
Energy kJ
3
2
11
11
14
14
13
12
26
5
23
6
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
WSW
4
1.1
SW
5
0.4
W
3
0.4
W
3
1.4
SSW
7
—
—
—
—
—
—
1.2
S
8
2.5
S
11
3
S
11
3
S
11
3
S
12
3.5
S
12
3
SSE
12
3
SSE
11
3
SSE
10
2.5
SSE
10
2.5
SSE
10
2.5
SSE
10
2.5
SSE
10
Energy kJ
23
62
3
3
191
—
—
—
—
—
—
186
1715
2395
2265
2725
2993
2619
2006
1622
1451
1297
1212
1149
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Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
2
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
4
4
3
4
4
3
4
3
4
4
4
4
Distance (km)
49
150
3
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
169
136
284
271
349
314
305
249
239
177
177
177
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Rating
(10 max)
1
1
2
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
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Rating
(10 max)
4
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5
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(10 max)
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