Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at JD Reef today (08 Sep):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 9s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 8s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for JD Reef at 7PM is: 2.0m 8s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.2m 10s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm September 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (08 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (08 Sep) | 8ft (2.4m) | 9s |
| Evening (08 Sep) | 6ft (1.9m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at JD Reef. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Wed night. Very mild (max 16°C on Tue afternoon, min 12°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SE on Tue afternoon, strong winds from the S by Wed afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 8 | Wednesday 9 | Thursday 10 | ||||||||||||||||||
1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 7 | S 8 | S 9 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 841 | 588 | 534 | 506 | 477 | 371 | 201 | 165 | 190 | 670 | 1300 | 2084 | 2662 | 2468 | 1747 | 1174 | 1014 | 1289 | 1481 | 1268 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off |
High Tide | 5:57PM1.63m | 6:45AM1.22m | 6:46PM1.66m | 7:28AM1.31m | 7:31PM1.65m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:29AM0.35m | 00:41AM0.08m | 12:24PM0.27m | 1:23AM0.04m | 1:14PM0.21m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 5:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:40 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 15 |
Feels °C | 11 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 13 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | S 8 | S 8 | SE 7 | ESE 13 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 10 | SE 10 | S 9 | S 22 | S 21 | S 19 |
| kJ | 8 | 588 | 534 | 506 | 477 | 371 | 201 | 165 | 51 | 17 | 29 | 55 | 48 | 46 | 41 | 25 | 1014 | 251 | 229 | 176 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | SE 7 | ESE 7 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | ENE 9 | S 25 | E 16 | S 23 | S 23 | SSE 23 | SE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 |
| kJ | — | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 75 | 66 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 12 | 5 | 42 | 93 | 175 | 23 | 16 | 8 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | E 15 | — | E 9 | E 9 | SE 14 | E 17 | E 17 | — | NE 16 | NE 16 | E 16 | E 9 | SE 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 |
| kJ | — | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | — | 7 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 6 | — | 10 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 24 | 6 | 2 | 2 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 3 | S 8 | S 7 | S 8 | S 9 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | — | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 |
| kJ | 841 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 190 | 670 | 1300 | 2084 | 2662 | 2468 | 1747 | 1174 | — | 1289 | 1481 | 1268 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 136 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 134 | 731 | 284 | 249 | 136 | 53 | 0 | 0 | 53 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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