Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at JD Reef today (11 Oct):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 6s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 6s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for JD Reef at 8PM is: 0.6m 6s primary swell from a South direction and 0.3m 9s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.7m 4s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm October 11). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (AEDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 Oct) | - | - |
| Afternoon (11 Oct) | 2ft (0.6m) | 6s |
| Evening (11 Oct) | 2ft (0.6m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at JD Reef. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Warm (max 33°C on Mon afternoon, min 15°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NW on Tue morning, fresh winds from the S by Tue night). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 11 | Monday 12 | Tuesday 13 | ||||||||||||||||||
2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 6 | ENE 9 | S 6 | ENE 4 | E 9 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | E 9 | NE 6 | NE 5 | NE 6 | ESE 8 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 24 | 84 | 24 | 22 | 15 | 25 | 20 | 13 | 20 | 71 | 159 | 6 | 81 | 70 | 76 | 54 | 13 | 13 | 95 | 176 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-on | on | on | cross-off | cross | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | on | off | off | on | cross | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 9:31PM1.30m | 9:45AM1.58m | 10:10PM1.22m | 10:19AM1.56m | 10:49PM1.13m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:32PM0.15m | 3:24AM0.22m | 4:13PM0.16m | 3:55AM0.28m | 4:54PM0.20m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 7:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:04 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | 3 | — | 1 |
Temp °C | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 22 | 30 | 33 | 30 | 26 | 27 | 23 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 17 |
Feels °C | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 27 | 30 | 27 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 18 | 20 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | NE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | E 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | NE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 7 | ENE 10 |
| kJ | 24 | 22 | 24 | 17 | 23 | 25 | 20 | 12 | 13 | 10 | 9 | 85 | 81 | 70 | 76 | 54 | 28 | 28 | 13 | 18 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 7 | SE 8 | E 9 | E 9 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SSE 6 | SE 5 | S 15 | ESE 8 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | E 8 | E 8 | ENE 9 | NE 7 |
| kJ | 19 | 17 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 8 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | SSE 7 | ESE 8 | ESE 7 | E 9 | SSW 6 | E 9 | E 9 | ESE 8 | S 6 | S 6 | S 15 | S 5 | S 15 | S 16 | — | SE 7 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 |
| kJ | 17 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 14 | 7 | 14 | 13 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 5 | — | 2 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | ENE 9 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | — | — | — | — | NE 6 | NE 5 | NE 6 | S 6 | — | — | NNW 2 | NW 2 | S 5 | S 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 |
| kJ | — | 84 | 13 | 22 | — | — | — | — | 20 | 71 | 159 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 27 | 69 | 95 | 176 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 788 | 181 | 102 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 54 | 116 | 49 | 27 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 46 | 26 | 1 | 330 |
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