JD Reef surfForecast / NSW – Newcastle / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 pm Tuesday 10 Feb 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
23.6° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)


How big are the waves at JD Reef today?

The current surf forecast for JD Reef at 2AM is: 0.4m 8s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.5m 7s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm February 10). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (11 Feb)2ft (0.6m)8s
Afternoon (11 Feb)3ft (0.9m)8s
Evening (11 Feb)4.5ft (1.4m)6s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Tue
10
Wednesday
11
Thursday
12
Friday
13
8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
1
3
3
2
2
2
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.6
E
0.4
ENE
0.5
E
0.6
ENE
0.6
ENE
0.6
ENE
0.9
ENE
1.3
ENE
1.5
NE
1.4
ENE
1.2
ENE
1.1
ENE
0.9
ENE
0.9
ENE
0.9
ENE
2
S
2.5
SSE
2.5
SSE
2.5
SSE
2.4
SSE
2.1
S
1.7
S
1.5
S
1.4
S
Period(s) (?)797888855667778688999988
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)392524515151947512413211711073778330580610031023917731450305239
Wind
(km/h)
5
NNE
5
NW
10
WNW
5
NW
10
NNW
15
NNE
30
ENE
30
NE
30
NE
15
N
10
N
10
NW
20
SSW
25
S
35
S
40
S
30
SSE
25
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
15
SE
15
SE
15
SE
15
SE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
glassglasscrosscrosscross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
on
ononcross-
on
crossoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
4:13AM
1.25
4:51PM
0.85
5:19AM
1.29
6:06PM
0.88
6:16AM
1.36
Low Tide
/ height (m)
9:05PM
0.53
11:22AM
0.54
10:14PM
0.55
12:27PM
0.47
11:24PM
0.53
1:16PM
0.39
Tue
10
Wednesday
11
Thursday
12
Friday
13
Sunrise----6:24-------6:26-------6:26---
Sunset-------7:50-------7:49-------7:47
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C232220202025252525242324232323191919191920202121
Feels °C (?)262521212125232323252324232220131415151617171818
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