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JD Reef surfForecast / NSW – Newcastle / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 pm Tuesday 10 Mar 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 3AM is: 1.1m 8s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.9m 7s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm March 10). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (11 Mar)3.5ft (1.0m)8s
Afternoon (11 Mar)5ft (1.6m)8s
Evening (11 Mar)7ft (2.2m)6s

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

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10
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11
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Friday
13
8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
2
1
2
3
2
1
1
2
2
2
2
3
2
2
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1
ENE
1.1
ENE
1.1
ENE
1
E
1
E
1.3
ENE
1.4
ENE
1.9
ENE
2.2
ENE
2.1
ENE
1.8
ENE
1.6
ENE
1.7
E
1.7
E
1.7
E
1.6
E
1.5
E
1.5
E
1.5
E
1.5
E
1.6
E
1.5
E
1.5
E
2.5
S
Period(s) (?)88888889610101012121212111111111212128
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)130163167134133216275522381904653523814765765687573556546576698615604776
Wind
(km/h)
15
ENE
20
NE
10
NNE
10
N
10
N
20
NNE
30
NE
35
ENE
30
NNE
15
NNE
15
N
10
WNW
25
SSW
30
S
25
SSE
30
SSE
25
SSE
20
SSE
20
SE
20
SSE
20
SSE
15
SSE
30
SSE
30
S
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on		ononcross-
on		cross-
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)
2:07AM
1.25
2:50PM
0.86
3:17AM
1.23
4:22PM
0.85
4:31AM
1.25
Low Tide
/ height (m)
7:14PM
0.52
9:11AM
0.53
8:12PM
0.58
10:34AM
0.52
9:32PM
0.61
11:43AM
0.46
Tue
10
Wednesday
11
Thursday
12
Friday
13
Sunrise----6:48-------6:50-------6:50---
Sunset-------7:17-------7:15-------7:15
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C232322212023252423232222222322222121202020202020
Feels °C (?)232323232122222121242222202019191819191818191615
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