JD Reef surfForecast / NSW – Newcastle / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 am Tuesday 21 Apr 2026 AEST
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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
22.3° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at JD Reef today?

The current surf forecast for JD Reef at 10AM is: 2.4m 10s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.8m 13s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00am April 21). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 13s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Apr)8ft (2.4m)10s
Afternoon (21 Apr)8ft (2.4m)10s
Evening (21 Apr)7.5ft (2.3m)10s

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


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Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
3
3
2
4
4
3
4
3
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
4
3
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2.5
SSE
2.5
SSE
2.4
SSE
2.4
SSE
2.4
SSE
2.4
SSE
2.4
SSE
2.5
SSE
2.3
SSE
2.4
SSE
2.4
SE
2.4
SE
2.4
SE
2.4
SE
2.3
SE
2.3
SE
2.2
SE
2.2
SE
2.1
SE
1.9
SE
1.6
SSE
1.7
SSE
1.6
SSE
1.5
ESE
Period(s) (?)111111101010101010101010111111111111111111111011
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)166515031245126212621102114712561067111611921181125012741211123411511130990860595687551544
Wind
(km/h)
20
S
20
SSW
15
SSW
25
S
25
S
25
S
20
S
20
S
20
S
15
S
20
SSE
20
S
20
S
20
SSE
20
S
15
S
15
S
15
S
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
SE
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
SE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffcross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
10:24PM
1.71
11:15AM
1.10
11:18PM
1.64
12:22PM
1.02
12:20AM
1.55
1:39PM
0.99
Low Tide
/ height (m)
5:14AM
0.08
4:42PM
0.36
6:18AM
0.14
5:40PM
0.45
7:28AM
0.20
6:51PM
0.52
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
Sunrise--6:18-------6:20-------6:20-----
Sunset-----5:24-------5:23-------5:22--
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
rain showers
cloud
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
rain showers
Rain (mm)
--------1--------------1
Temp. °C181717191919191919181919191919191818181920191919
Feels °C (?)141414141414151616151515151515161515151717161618
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