JD Reef 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 33.27° S 151.57° E

Issued: 4 am 15 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's JD Reef sea temperature is

20.5°C

JD Reef surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at JD Reef today (15 Nov):

Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Nov, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 7s period with ENE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Nov, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 8s period with ENE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Nov, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 10s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for JD Reef at 9AM is: 0.7m 7s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.4m 11s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 04:00am November 15). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (AEDT) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (15 Nov)	2.5ft (0.7m)	7s
Afternoon (15 Nov)	1.5ft (0.5m)	8s
Evening (15 Nov)	2.5ft (0.7m)	10s

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

	Short Range Forecast Moderate rain (total 16mm), heaviest on Sun afternoon. Warm (max 20°C on Sun morning, min 16°C on Mon morning). Wind will be generally light.
	Sunday 15								Monday 16								Tuesday 17								Wed 18
	2 AM	5 AM	8 AM	11 AM	2 PM	5 PM	8 PM	11 PM	2 AM	5 AM	8 AM	11 AM	2 PM	5 PM	8 PM	11 PM	2 AM	5 AM	8 AM	11 AM	2 PM	5 PM	8 PM	11 PM	2 AM	5 AM
Rating (10 max)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	2	2	2	0	0	0	0	1	1
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ENE 8	ENE 7	ENE 7	E 12	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 11	SSE 6	SSE 6	SSE 6	SSE 6	SSE 7	S 7	S 7	S 8	S 9	S 9	S 8	S 8	S 8	S 8	S 8	S 8	E 10
Wave Graph
kJ	20	50	44	43	33	71	102	74	82	237	242	210	186	230	173	156	146	241	215	204	160	130	100	72	55	70
Wind (km/h)	SW	SSW	SSW	SSW	S	S	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	S	S	SW	SW	SSE	ESE	ESE	ENE	ENE	NE	E
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	off	off	off	off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	off	off	off	cross-off	cross	cross	cross-on	cross-on	glassy	glassy
High Tide	00:49AM0.94m				12:33PM1.36m				1:48AM0.94m				1:23PM1.30m					2:52AM0.97m				2:19PM1.25m				3:52AM1.04m
Low Tide			5:56AM0.56m				7:39PM0.35m				6:52AM0.61m					8:31PM0.36m			8:00AM0.65m					9:21PM0.34m


	—	5:43	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:43	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:41	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:41
	—	—	—	—	—	7:31	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:32	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:34	—	—	—	7:35
mm	—	—	—	—	1	2	1	2	2	1	1	2	2	1	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	20	19	20	19	19	19	18	18	18	17	17	16	16	17	17	17	17	16	16	18	18	18	18	18	17	17
Feels °C	20	19	20	17	17	17	15	15	15	13	13	12	12	13	13	15	16	15	14	16	15	16	16	17	17	18
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NE 6	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 8	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 11	E 11	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	S 7	S 7	S 8	S 9	S 9	S 8	S 8	S 8	S 8	S 8	S 8	S 7
kJ	31	50	44	43	32	71	102	74	82	55	54	32	31	31	173	156	146	241	215	204	160	130	100	72	55	54
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ENE 8	E 11	E 11	E 12	E 10	E 12	S 14	E 6	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	E 10	E 10	ESE 5	ESE 5	E 5	E 5	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10
kJ	20	22	39	42	33	25	4	1	3	10	16	11	10	10	48	49	33	21	13	13	50	50	31	48	48	70
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 9	S 9	S 9	S 9	E 12	S 14	—	S 13	S 18	S 17	E 7	E 7	S 17	S 15	NNE 8	NE 8	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 5	NE 6	NE 10	S 16	S 15	S 14
kJ	7	7	6	6	11	4	—	3	6	6	4	1	6	18	6	2	51	31	31	31	8	11	4	19	40	64
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	SSW 3	S 3	S 5	S 6	S 6	S 6	SSE 6	SSE 6	SSE 6	SSE 6	SSE 6	SSE 6	SSE 7	ESE 5	ESE 5	—	—	—	—	—	—	ENE 6	ENE 3	ENE 4	NE 3
kJ	—	1	4	10	35	47	85	122	135	237	242	210	186	230	46	32	—	—	—	—	—	—	22	7	5	3
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Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	1
Distance (km)	1	1	1	1	1	150	129	1	169	177	1	1	1	337	1	0	0	0	0	0	35	1	72	37	0	0
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Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	1			1			2	2	2		2	2	2	2	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	1
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