JD Reef surfForecast / NSW – Newcastle / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 am Tuesday 24 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
24.6° C
(Which is 1.3°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at JD Reef today?

The current surf forecast for JD Reef at 8AM is: 1.2m 8s primary swell from a East direction and 0.2m 12s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 04:00am March 24). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Mar)4ft (1.2m)8s
Afternoon (24 Mar)4ft (1.2m)8s
Evening (24 Mar)4.5ft (1.3m)9s

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


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Tuesday
24
Wednesday
25
Thursday
26
2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
1
2
2
2
1
2
2
3
4
3
3
3
0
0
4
3
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.2
E
1.2
E
1.2
E
1.2
ENE
1.2
ENE
1.3
ENE
1.3
ENE
1.4
ENE
1.5
E
1.5
E
1.5
E
1.5
E
1.6
E
1.6
ENE
1.8
ENE
2.2
ENE
2.4
ENE
2.4
E
2.5
E
2.4
E
2.2
E
2.1
E
2.1
E
2
E
Period(s) (?)778888999999101010131313131312121212
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)131138163192202246264318372380380388469523707147417251932210118631415124512271066
Wind
(km/h)
20
NE
15
NE
10
NE
15
ENE
10
E
10
E
15
E
15
ENE
5
NE
0
WNW
5
WSW
5
SSE
10
ESE
10
ESE
10
ENE
5
N
5
WNW
5
WNW
5
NW
10
NNE
25
ENE
20
NE
15
SSW
10
NW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
ononcross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
glassglassglasscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
glasscrosscross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
on
offcross
High Tide
/ height (m)
12:33AM
1.56
1:16PM
1.06
1:33AM
1.50
2:34PM
0.97
2:45AM
1.45
4:04PM
0.95
Low Tide
/ height (m)
7:20AM
0.24
6:51PM
0.40
8:34AM
0.29
7:57PM
0.49
9:57AM
0.30
9:19PM
0.53
Tuesday
24
Wednesday
25
Thursday
26
Sunrise--6:58-------6:58-------7:00-----
Sunset-----7:00-------6:59-------6:58--
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
light rain
Rain (mm)
-----------------------3
Temp. °C222221232323222221212122222222212019192325232219
Feels °C (?)212221222222212122232324222223222119192322212119
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