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JD Reef Surf Forecast
/ NSW – Newcastle (55 breaks) / New South Wales (297 breaks) /
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JD Reef surfForecast / NSW – Newcastle / Australia
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 pm Saturday 06 Sep 2025 AEST
How big are the waves at JD Reef today?
The current surf forecast for JD Reef at 2AM is: 0.9m 9s primary swell from a South direction and 0.4m 16s secondary swell from a South direction, 1.1m 5s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm September 06). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (07 Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (07 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 12s |
| Evening (07 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at JD Reef. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Sat 06 | Sunday 07 | Monday 08 | Tuesday 09 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | |
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Swell Height Map |   |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 7 | 14 | 14 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 10 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Energy (?) | 285 | 276 | 276 | 258 | 239 | 366 | 327 | 296 | 334 | 255 | 366 | 510 | 314 | 172 | 135 | 144 | 118 | 116 | 138 | 131 | 133 | 36 | 42 | 39 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | on | on | on | cross- on | cross- on | on | cross- on | cross- on | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on |
High Tide / height (m) | 7:05PM 1.63 | 7:45AM 1.30 | 7:46PM 1.66 | 8:23AM 1.40 | 8:28PM 1.64 | 9:03AM 1.49 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 1:40AM 0.05 | 1:30PM 0.22 | 2:16AM 0.00 | 2:16PM 0.17 | 2:52AM -0.00 | 3:04PM 0.14 | ||||||||||||||||||
Sat 06 | Sunday 07 | Monday 08 | Tuesday 09 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | 6:05 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:03 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:01 | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:38 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:39 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:39 |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 16 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 20 | 24 | 26 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 21 | 20 | 19 |
| Feels °C (?) | 10 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 13 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 16 | 19 | 22 | 20 | 18 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 14 | 14 |
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Recent Eyeball Surf Reports for NSW - Newcastle
Wind reports 1 km away suggest it is still onshore at JD Reef (moderate winds from the N at Norah Head Automatic Weather Station). 1.1m 9s swell from the S with a 0.6m 14s groundswell, also from the S. 2 swells combining to make bigger set waves.
Actual: 45 min ago
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