JD Reef 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 33.27° S 151.57° E

Issued: 9 am 20 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's JD Reef sea temperature is

18.8° 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 (20 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 11s period with ENE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 11s period with ENE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 11s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for JD Reef at 5PM is: 1.7m 11s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.7m 12s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 09:00am July 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (20 Jul)	6ft (1.9m)	11s
Afternoon (20 Jul)	6ft (1.8m)	11s
Evening (20 Jul)	5ft (1.6m)	11s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Wed morning, min 12°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.
	Monday 20						Tuesday 21								Wednesday 22
	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	1 AM	4 AM	7 AM	10 AM	1 PM	4 PM	7 PM	10 PM
Rating (10 max)	3	4	2	1	1	1	2	2	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	2	1	1	1
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ENE 11	ENE 11	ENE 11	ENE 11	ENE 11	ENE 10	ENE 10	ENE 10	ENE 10	ENE 10	ENE 10	ENE 10	ENE 10	ENE 10	ENE 10	ENE 10	ENE 10	ENE 10	ENE 10	ENE 10	ENE 10	ENE 9
Wave Graph
kJ	846	862	778	763	672	588	501	482	416	416	363	307	294	245	312	253	248	248	210	205	159	156
Wind (km/h)	ESE	ESE	E	NE	NE	NNE	NNW	NW	NW	N	NE	NE	NE	N	N	NW	NW	NW	SW	ESE	NW	W
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	glassy	glassy	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	on	cross-on	cross-on	cross	on	cross-on	cross-on	on	on	cross-on	cross	cross	cross	cross-off	cross	glassy	cross-off
High Tide			12:59PM1.28m				00:51AM1.17m					1:51PM1.29m				1:47AM1.03m				2:45PM1.31m
Low Tide	6:30AM0.22m					7:01PM0.48m				7:10AM0.31m				8:11PM0.53m				7:53AM0.39m				9:26PM0.53m


	6:52	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:52	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:52	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	5:06	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:07	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:07	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	15	15	15	15	15	15	14	13	12	13	15	15	16	15	14	13	12	14	19	18	18	17
Feels °C	14	15	13	13	13	13	13	12	10	12	13	12	13	13	12	11	10	11	16	14	16	13
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ENE 11	ENE 11	ENE 11	ENE 11	ENE 11	ENE 10	ENE 10	ENE 10	ENE 10	ENE 10	ENE 10	ENE 10	ENE 10	ENE 10	ENE 10	ENE 10	ENE 10	ENE 10	ENE 10	ENE 10	ENE 10	ENE 9
kJ	846	862	778	763	672	588	501	482	416	416	363	307	294	245	312	253	248	248	210	205	159	156
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 12	S 12	S 12	S 12	S 12	S 11	S 11	S 11	S 11	S 11	S 11	S 10	S 10	S 10	S 10	S 10	S 10	S 10	S 10	S 10	S 11	S 11
kJ	143	181	181	136	132	118	84	82	81	56	55	53	31	31	31	31	31	17	17	18	20	21
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SE 16	SE 15	SE 15	SE 15	SE 15	SE 15	S 15	S 15	S 15	S 16	S 16	S 15	S 15	S 15	S 14	S 14	S 13	S 12	S 13	NW 3	—	—
kJ	10	9	9	9	8	8	17	17	17	19	19	17	17	17	4	4	3	12	3	1	—	—
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	NE 3	NE 3	NE 4	NE 4	NNW 3	—	NW 3	—	—	—	—
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	3	5	11	17	2	—	2	—	—	—	—
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	JD Reef NSW - Newcastle	JD Reef NSW - Newcastle	Anna Bay-Morna Point NSW - Newcastle	Pelican Beach NSW - Newcastle	Pelican Beach NSW - Newcastle	Soldiers Beach NSW - Newcastle	Soldiers Beach NSW - Newcastle	Lakes Beach NSW - Newcastle	Lakes Beach NSW - Newcastle	Soldiers Beach NSW - Newcastle	Pelican Beach NSW - Newcastle	Yacaaba Head-Boulders NSW - Port Macquarie	Umina Beach NSW - Newcastle	Caves Beach NSW - Newcastle	Soldiers Beach NSW - Newcastle	Lakes Beach NSW - Newcastle	Lakes Beach NSW - Newcastle	Lakes Beach NSW - Newcastle	JD Reef NSW - Newcastle	Backdoor 4 NSW - Newcastle	JD Reef NSW - Newcastle	JD Reef NSW - Newcastle
Rating (10 max)	3	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	1	1
Distance (km)	0	0	72	4	4	3	3	1	1	3	4	116	37	20	3	1	1	1	0	1	0	0
Best forecast wave conditions in Newcastle	Forresters	JD Reef	Anna Bay-Morna Point	Anna Bay-Morna Point	Anna Bay-Morna Point	Copacobana Point	Crackneck	Crackneck	Crackneck	Crackneck	Anna Bay-Morna Point		Little Gibber - Dark Point	Little Gibber - Dark Point	Crackneck	Crackneck	Crackneck	Crackneck	Crackneck	Backdoor 4	Crackneck	Crackneck
Rating (10 max)	3	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	2	2		2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	1
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia	Luna Park VIC - Far West	Cyclops WA - Far South	Cyclops WA - Far South	Bilgola Beach NSW - Sydney North Coast	Cyclops WA - Far South	Cyclops WA - Far South	Ethel Wreck SA - Yorke Peninsula	Ethel Wreck SA - Yorke Peninsula	Luna Park VIC - Far West	Luna Park VIC - Far West	Point Lonsdale VIC - Torquay	Luna Park VIC - Far West	Luna Park VIC - Far West	Luna Park VIC - Far West	Surfers Point WA - Margaret River	Surfers Point WA - Margaret River	Surfers Point WA - Margaret River	Surfers Point WA - Margaret River	Surfers Point WA - Margaret River	Surfers Point WA - Margaret River	Surfers Point WA - Margaret River	Surfers Point WA - Margaret River
Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	4	4	4	4	4	5	6	5	6	6	5
Header Global	Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach New Zealand	Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach New Zealand	Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach New Zealand	Ning Nong Point and Reef New Zealand	Ning Nong Point and Reef New Zealand	Last Chance New Zealand	Last Chance New Zealand	Seconds (White Rock) New Zealand	Diners Beach New Zealand	Purakaunui Bay New Zealand	Purakaunui Bay New Zealand	Aganoa Beach Samoa	Aganoa Beach Samoa	Jongensfontein South Africa	Bruces Beauties South Africa	Sea Vista South Africa	Cobblestones Australia	Cobblestones Australia	Cobblestones Australia	Cobblestones Australia	Cobblestones Australia	Cow Bombie Australia
Rating (10 max)	6	5	5	7	6	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	4	5	5	5	5	6	5	6	6	5

Map Icons:
Break
Live Wave Height (m)
Live Wind Speed (km/h)
Surf Rating (10 Max)
Ocean Swells (m)
Wind Speed (km/h)

Latest Updates

Ben Mondy

FREE! Surf-Forecast.com widget for your website

The surf report / weather widget below is available to embed on third party websites free of charge and provides a summary of our JD Reef surf forecast. Simply grab the html code snippet that we provide and paste it into your own site. You can choose your preferred language and metric/imperial units for the surf forecast feed to suit users of your site. Click here to get the code.

JD Reef 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

How big are the waves at JD Reef today (20 Jul):

Short Range Forecast

Latest Updates

How Our WaveFinder Tool Makes Forecasting Easier Than Ever Before

The Five Best Forecasts For International Surfing Day 2026

Best Surf Travel Deals & Discounts For 2026 To Help Make Surf Travel Cheaper

Let Our Surf Alerts Do All Your Forecast Heavy Lifting

Talking To Maddie Meddings on New Film Undercurrents. (And Then Watch It!)

FREE! Surf-Forecast.com widget for your website