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JD Reef surfForecast / NSW – Newcastle / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 am Monday 12 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
24.0° C
 (Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at JD Reef today?

The current surf forecast for JD Reef at 5PM is: 1.3m 9s primary swell from a South direction and 0.6m 8s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 10:00am January 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Jan)4.5ft (1.4m)7s
Afternoon (12 Jan)4.5ft (1.3m)9s
Evening (12 Jan)3.5ft (1.1m)9s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Monday
12
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
Thu
15
8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
1
1
1
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.5
SSE
1.3
SSE
1.3
S
1.3
S
1.1
S
1
S
0.9
S
1.1
ENE
1.2
E
0.8
ENE
0.7
ENE
1.3
E
1.3
E
1.3
E
1.2
E
1.1
E
1.1
E
1
E
1
ENE
1.1
E
1.2
ENE
1.3
ENE
1.1
E
1.1
ENE
Period(s) (?)779999977998887877785558
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)2281672872811881521311401349979187196191156135131106117142729469176
Wind
(km/h)
10
SSE
15
SSE
10
ESE
10
E
10
ENE
15
NE
15
NE
10
ENE
10
E
15
E
15
ENE
25
ENE
20
NE
20
ENE
15
ENE
10
ENE
10
ESE
15
E
20
ENE
15
E
20
ENE
15
NE
15
ENE
15
E
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off		cross-
off		crosscrosscross-
on		cross-
on		oncross-
on		crosscross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		crosscrosscross-
on		crosscross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
4:12PM
0.93
5:07AM
1.31
5:25PM
0.89
5:58AM
1.36
6:29PM
0.90
Low Tide
/ height (m)
10:51AM
0.57
10:05PM
0.45
12:00PM
0.52
10:59PM
0.47
12:56PM
0.44
11:53PM
0.47
Monday
12
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
Thu
15
Sunrise5:56-------5:56-------5:58-------
Sunset----8:06-------8:06-------8:06---
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
light rain
light rain
part cloud
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
-------------------11---
Temp. °C202021212121212122222222222222222223232221212222
Feels °C (?)191921212121212223232220212222232323222220212322
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