JD Reef surfForecast / NSW – Newcastle / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 pm Monday 09 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 10PM is: 0.8m 7s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.2m 8s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.4m 3s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm February 09). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Feb)--
Afternoon (09 Feb)3ft (0.9m)6s
Evening (09 Feb)2.5ft (0.8m)7s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Monday
09
Tuesday
10
Wednesday
11
Thursday
12
2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.9
ENE
0.8
ENE
0.8
ENE
0.8
ENE
0.8
ENE
0.8
ENE
0.8
ENE
0.7
ENE
0.7
ENE
0.7
ENE
0.6
ENE
0.4
ENE
0.7
ENE
0.7
ENE
0.7
ENE
0.7
ENE
0.9
ENE
1.1
ENE
1.4
ENE
1.4
ENE
1.3
ENE
1.1
ENE
1
ENE
1
ENE
Period(s) (?)666777877779888884566677
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)6447477359517557575741257068686894431021361221048891
Wind
(km/h)
20
NNW
20
NNW
15
N
10
NW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
SW
15
SSW
15
SSE
15
ESE
5
ENE
5
NNE
5
NW
5
WNW
5
NNW
10
NE
25
ENE
30
NE
30
NE
20
NNE
15
N
10
NNW
25
SSW
20
S
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
crosscross-
on
onglassglasscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
onononcross-
on
offoff
High Tide
/ height (m)
2:12PM
0.96
3:08AM
1.25
3:24PM
0.88
4:13AM
1.25
4:51PM
0.85
5:19AM
1.29
Low Tide
/ height (m)
8:09PM
0.47
10:00AM
0.57
9:05PM
0.53
11:22AM
0.54
10:14PM
0.55
Monday
09
Tuesday
10
Wednesday
11
Thursday
12
Sunrise------6:24-------6:24-------6:26-
Sunset-7:51-------7:51-------7:50------
light rain
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
Rain (mm)
1-----------------------
Temp. °C222423222121212423232322222121232424242423232324
Feels °C (?)212323242323232524242625252423242222222424242224
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