JD Reef surfForecast / NSW – Newcastle / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 pm Wednesday 25 Jun 2025 AEST
Forecast update in hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
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
19.4° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)


How big are the waves at JD Reef today?

The current surf forecast for JD Reef at 8PM is: 0.1m 12s primary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm June 25). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 8s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 1.3m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (25 Jun)--
Afternoon (25 Jun)2ft (0.6m)8s
Evening (25 Jun)0.5ft (0.1m)12s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Wednesday
25
Thursday
26
Friday
27
Saturday
28
Sunday
29
Monday
30
Tuesday
01
Wednesday
02
1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.5
NW
0.1
S
0.1
S
0.1
S
1.8
SW
2.1
SSW
3
S
3.5
S
3
S
3.5
S
3.5
S
3.5
S
3.5
S
3
S
3
S
2.5
S
2.5
S
2.3
S
2.1
SSE
2
SSE
1.8
SSE
1.7
SSE
1.1
S
1.2
SE
1.1
SE
1.2
SSE
1.1
SE
1
SE
1
SE
0.9
SE
0.8
SE
0.8
SE
0.7
SE
0.6
E
0.6
E
0.7
E
0.7
E
0.8
E
0.8
E
1
E
1
E
1.1
E
1.1
E
1.1
E
1.1
E
1.1
E
1.1
E
3
SSW
4
S
4.5
S
5
SSW
3
S
4
SSE
3
ESE
3.5
SSE
4
SE
3
ESE
4
SSE
4.5
SSE
4.5
SSE
Period(s) (?)512121268101010101111111010101099999998888888881011111110121313131313131313991010991191011111011
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy (?)100333251536167124992055231929762723455937143208132112139667816855715053583353012832212192102041821561421691872081982152894074014636757636986346281944295042435209234735523320343836833500387341544645
Wind
(km/h)
40
WNW
40
WNW
35
WNW
35
W
30
WSW
30
SW
25
SW
30
SW
30
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
20
SSW
20
WSW
25
SW
25
SW
25
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
20
S
20
S
15
SSW
15
SW
15
SW
15
SW
15
SW
10
WSW
5
W
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
W
5
NW
5
NE
10
E
10
ENE
10
N
10
W
10
WSW
10
SW
10
SW
10
S
15
SSE
15
SSE
10
SSW
15
SSW
25
SW
25
SW
30
SW
35
SSW
35
SSW
35
SSW
25
SW
25
WSW
25
WSW
35
WSW
45
WSW
50
S
55
S
55
S
55
S
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffoffoffoffcross-
off
offoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscross-
off
crossglasscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
8:03PM
1.81
8:54AM
1.11
8:51PM
1.80
9:45AM
1.10
9:39PM
1.75
10:34AM
1.10
10:25PM
1.66
11:23AM
1.10
11:11PM
1.54
12:13PM
1.12
11:55PM
1.40
1:03PM
1.14
12:41AM
1.27
1:54PM
1.18
Low Tide
/ height (m)
1:26PM
0.27
2:57AM
-0.00
2:17PM
0.29
3:46AM
0.01
3:06PM
0.32
4:33AM
0.04
3:56PM
0.36
5:18AM
0.10
4:47PM
0.42
6:01AM
0.16
5:41PM
0.48
6:42AM
0.23
6:40PM
0.54
7:21AM
0.29
7:45PM
0.58
Wednesday
25
Thursday
26
Friday
27
Saturday
28
Sunday
29
Monday
30
Tuesday
01
Wednesday
02
Sunrise------6:56-------6:56-------6:56-------6:58-------6:58-------6:58-------6:58-----
Sunset-4:53-------4:54-------4:54-------4:54-------4:55-------4:55-------4:55-------4:57--
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Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C161512111099101314141312101012131415151412121213141414131313131616171615141314151616151413111215151513111011914151515
Feels °C (?)6653212368877447891112119991013131311121112151415141312111213131313119668777533-14445
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