JD Reef surfForecast / NSW – Newcastle / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 am Saturday 07 Mar 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
24.5° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at JD Reef today?

The current surf forecast for JD Reef at 10AM is: 1.3m 9s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.2m 5s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00am March 07). An open ocean swell of 1.7m 9s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (07 Mar)4.5ft (1.4m)9s
Afternoon (07 Mar)4.5ft (1.3m)9s
Evening (07 Mar)4.5ft (1.4m)9s

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


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Saturday
07
Sunday
08
Monday
09
2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
1
2
2
1
1
1
0
1
2
1
2
0
1
1
1
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.5
ENE
1.5
ENE
1.4
ENE
1.3
ENE
1.3
ENE
1.4
ENE
1.4
ENE
1.3
ENE
1.3
ENE
1.2
ENE
1.1
ENE
1.1
ENE
1
ENE
1.4
S
1.9
S
2.1
SSE
2
SSE
2.1
SSE
1.9
SSE
1.8
SSE
1.6
SSE
1.6
SSE
1.6
SSE
1.5
SSE
Period(s) (?)999999999999977778888888
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)336344311257257318333299299237199180151189376468417487422358288288296263
Wind
(km/h)
20
NE
15
NE
10
N
10
NNE
20
ENE
20
ENE
20
NE
15
NE
10
NE
5
SSE
15
SSW
15
S
15
SE
25
SSE
30
SE
30
SE
25
SE
25
SE
25
SSE
25
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
15
SE
10
ESE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
onononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
onglassoffcross-
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)
11:16PM
1.43
11:27AM
1.26
11:51PM
1.40
12:05PM
1.14
12:29AM
1.36
12:46PM
1.02
Low Tide
/ height (m)
5:29AM
0.28
5:29PM
0.28
6:12AM
0.35
5:59PM
0.37
7:00AM
0.42
6:32PM
0.45
Saturday
07
Sunday
08
Monday
09
Sunrise--6:46-------6:47-------6:47-----
Sunset-----7:22-------7:21-------7:20--
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
rain showers
light rain
light rain
rain showers
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
rain showers
Rain (mm)
-------34224246854311123
Temp. °C232322232525242323222222232222222222222323232222
Feels °C (?)242524252625252425252322232019192019202121222222
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