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JD Reef surfForecast / NSW – Newcastle / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 pm Saturday 31 Jan 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 10PM is: 2.1m 7s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.3m 14s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 0.2m 9s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm January 31). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (31 Jan)--
Afternoon (31 Jan)5ft (1.5m)6s
Evening (31 Jan)7.5ft (2.3m)7s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Saturday
31
Sunday
01
Monday
02
Tuesday
03
2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
2
2
3
3
2
2
2
1
1
2
3
3
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.3
ENE
1.9
ENE
2.3
ENE
2.1
ENE
2.1
ENE
2.1
ENE
1.6
ENE
1.5
ENE
1.7
ENE
1.6
ENE
1.5
ENE
1.3
ENE
3
S
3.5
S
4
S
4
S
3.5
S
2.5
S
2.3
SSE
2
SSE
2.1
SSE
2
SSE
1.9
SSE
1.8
SSE
Period(s) (?)6677888811111111891010101088810109
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)136258486482487504303264691572494407116320843030302323291318704498575748651539
Wind
(km/h)
25
ENE
35
NE
35
NE
25
NE
10
NNE
10
NNE
5
N
10
SSE
15
SSE
35
S
20
S
40
S
40
S
40
S
45
S
40
S
30
S
30
SSE
25
SE
20
SE
20
ESE
15
E
15
E
20
NE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		onononglasscross-
off		cross-
off		offoffoffcross-
off		offoffoffcross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		crosscrosscross-
on		cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
8:29PM
1.12
8:30AM
1.79
9:16PM
1.18
9:16AM
1.80
9:59PM
1.23
10:00AM
1.75
Low Tide
/ height (m)
2:33PM
0.06
1:57AM
0.27
3:19PM
0.00
2:47AM
0.23
4:01PM
-0.01
3:35AM
0.22
Saturday
31
Sunday
01
Monday
02
Tuesday
03
Sunrise------6:15-------6:16-------6:16-
Sunset-7:59-------7:58-------7:57------
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
Rain (mm)
---------2142-----------
Temp. °C232423232222232526232220191818191920202020202121
Feels °C (?)21212022242426272721231613119111214141617171918
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