JD Reef surfForecast / NSW – Newcastle / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 pm Monday 06 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
23.4° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at JD Reef today?

The current surf forecast for JD Reef at 4AM is: 0.9m 9s primary swell from a East direction and 0.6m 11s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.4m 3s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm April 06). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (07 Apr)2.5ft (0.8m)9s
Afternoon (07 Apr)2.5ft (0.8m)9s
Evening (07 Apr)2.5ft (0.7m)10s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Mon
06
Tuesday
07
Wednesday
08
Thursday
09
7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
1
1
0
1
0
0
0
1
2
1
1
2
1
1
1
2
2
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.1
E
1
E
1
E
0.9
E
0.9
E
0.8
E
0.8
E
0.7
E
0.7
E
0.7
E
0.7
SE
0.8
SSE
0.9
SSE
1.4
SSE
1.4
SSE
1.3
SSE
1.1
SE
0.9
SE
0.9
SE
0.7
E
0.7
E
0.7
E
0.7
E
0.7
E
Period(s) (?)99999991010109910109988899999
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)19916516512912910210487908883103148334294268166100958583818583
Wind
(km/h)
10
N
10
NNW
10
NW
10
WNW
15
WNW
10
W
10
ESE
15
ENE
10
NNE
10
NNW
15
W
20
WSW
20
WSW
20
SSW
20
SSE
20
SE
15
ESE
5
E
5
WNW
10
NW
10
NNW
10
NNE
20
ENE
20
NE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
oncross-
on
crosscrosscrosscross-
off
crosscross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
crossglassglasscrosscross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
10:48PM
1.42
11:25AM
0.98
11:31PM
1.35
12:18PM
0.91
12:23AM
1.29
1:28PM
0.88
Low Tide
/ height (m)
4:16PM
0.42
5:35AM
0.36
4:51PM
0.49
6:28AM
0.42
5:35PM
0.56
7:33AM
0.46
Mon
06
Tuesday
07
Wednesday
08
Thursday
09
Sunrise----6:09-------6:09-------6:09---
Sunset-------5:42-------5:40-------5:38
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C171616161723262423232019192222212121201919212322
Feels °C (?)161515151522252222231817182120192123222020212221
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