JD Reef surfForecast / NSW – Newcastle / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 pm Sunday 22 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
23.1° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)


How big are the waves at JD Reef today?

The current surf forecast for JD Reef at 1AM is: 0.3m 9s primary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm February 22). An open ocean swell of 1.8m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Feb)4.5ft (1.3m)8s
Afternoon (23 Feb)3.5ft (1.0m)7s
Evening (23 Feb)3ft (0.9m)7s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Sunday
22
Monday
23
Tuesday
24
Wednesday
25
2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
2
0
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.7
ENE
1
ENE
1.4
NE
0.4
S
0.3
S
1.5
ENE
1.3
ENE
1.2
ENE
1
ENE
0.9
ENE
0.8
ENE
0.9
ENE
1
ENE
1
ENE
0.9
S
0.8
S
1
ENE
1.5
ENE
1.7
ENE
1.7
NE
0.4
S
1.4
ENE
1.3
ENE
1.1
ENE
Period(s) (?)646998888777776765668666
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)333712425142782081581178462781048468607712517620920145122104
Wind
(km/h)
20
ENE
25
NE
30
NE
5
SW
0
WNW
10
W
10
N
5
SE
25
SSE
25
S
20
SSW
25
SW
20
SW
15
SW
10
WSW
5
E
20
ENE
30
ENE
30
NE
30
NE
20
NNE
15
NNE
10
N
15
NE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
oncross-
off
glasscross-
off
cross-
on
glasscross-
off
offoffoffoffoffcross-
off
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
ononononcross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
12:19PM
1.29
12:58AM
1.44
1:15PM
1.15
1:55AM
1.43
2:24PM
1.02
3:03AM
1.43
Low Tide
/ height (m)
6:29PM
0.22
7:22AM
0.34
7:15PM
0.31
8:36AM
0.38
8:12PM
0.40
10:02AM
0.38
Sunday
22
Monday
23
Tuesday
24
Wednesday
25
Sunrise------6:35-------6:37-------6:37-
Sunset-7:37-------7:37-------7:36------
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C252526252424252925242322212020232424232322222123
Feels °C (?)252425272826263124242422202021252522202222232324
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