JD Reef Surf Break

Lat Long: 33.27° S 151.57° E

JD Reef 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 pm 17 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's JD Reef sea temperature is
18.5°C
0.1° 

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


How big are the waves at JD Reef today (18 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Sep, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 8s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Sep, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 9s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 9s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for JD Reef at 4AM is: 1.7m 8s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.1m 19s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm September 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Sep)4ft (1.2m)8s
Afternoon (18 Sep)4ft (1.2m)9s
Evening (18 Sep)3.5ft (1.1m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 26°C on Sat morning, min 12°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Thu
17
Friday
18
Saturday
19
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
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
2
1
1
1
0
0
1
2
2
1
0
2
1
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.2
SSE
9
2
SSE
9
1.9
SSE
9
1.7
SSE
8
1.3
S
9
1.2
S
8
1.2
S
9
1.2
S
9
1.2
S
10
1.1
S
9
0.6
S
16
0.6
S
16
0.6
S
17
0.8
S
10
0.5
S
15
0.7
S
9
0.7
S
9
0.6
S
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
757
600
518
398
245
204
209
239
255
211
190
190
206
133
112
83
80
60
Wind (km/h)
5
SE
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
WNW
5
WNW
5
NE
15
E
20
ENE
10
NNE
10
W
15
W
20
W
20
WNW
10
W
10
E
10
ENE
5
WNW
10
WSW
Wind State
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
on
cross
cross-on
on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross
cross-off
High Tide
00:34AM0.92m
12:54PM1.27m
1:48AM0.86m
2:04PM1.24m
Low Tide
6:50PM0.46m
6:02AM0.53m
8:02PM0.50m
7:03AM0.59m
9:21PM0.50m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:50
5:48
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:45
5:46
 mm
Temp °C
15
14
13
12
12
15
18
17
17
18
18
17
16
22
26
25
26
24
Feels °C
14
12
11
10
10
13
14
13
16
15
14
12
11
18
22
21
22
20
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