JD Reef surfForecast / NSW – Newcastle / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 am Friday 10 Apr 2026 AEST
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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
23.3° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at JD Reef today?

The current surf forecast for JD Reef at 1PM is: 0.8m 13s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.6m 9s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.6m 6s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00am April 10). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (10 Apr)2.5ft (0.8m)14s
Afternoon (10 Apr)2.5ft (0.8m)13s
Evening (10 Apr)2.5ft (0.8m)13s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Friday
10
Saturday
11
Sunday
12
Mon
13
7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
0
0
0
1
1
2
2
1
2
3
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
2
2
3
3
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.8
ENE
0.8
ENE
0.8
ENE
0.8
ENE
0.9
ENE
0.8
ENE
0.8
ENE
0.7
ENE
0.8
ENE
0.9
ENE
0.9
ENE
1
ENE
1
ENE
1.1
E
1.1
E
1.2
E
1.2
E
1.2
E
1.2
E
1.3
E
1.4
E
1.5
E
1.5
E
1.6
E
Period(s) (?)141413131313131313131313141414131313131314141414
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)2292102011982461951951782222772733724014744605034954955035957329028941002
Wind
(km/h)
5
WSW
0
NNW
15
ENE
25
NE
15
N
10
NW
10
WNW
15
WSW
10
WSW
15
W
15
SSW
10
SSE
15
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
20
W
20
W
25
W
25
WSW
30
SW
25
WSW
25
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
glasscross-
on
cross-
on
oncrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
2:50PM
0.89
2:36AM
1.25
4:00PM
0.96
3:40AM
1.28
4:52PM
1.06
Low Tide
/ height (m)
8:43AM
0.45
7:53PM
0.64
9:46AM
0.41
9:14PM
0.61
10:36AM
0.33
10:22PM
0.55
Friday
10
Saturday
11
Sunday
12
Mon
13
Sunrise6:11-------6:11-------6:11-------
Sunset---5:37-------5:37-------5:36----
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
light rain
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
-------1----------------
Temp. °C212326242626232120222424211714131316202017141312
Feels °C (?)20232422252423201919202118118779131211777
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