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JD Reef surfForecast / NSW – Newcastle / Australia
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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
21.1° 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 10PM is: 1.7m 12s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.9m 13s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.9m 13s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm May 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 May) | - | - |
| Afternoon (11 May) | 5ft (1.5m) | 11s |
| Evening (11 May) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at JD Reef. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Mon afternoon. Warm (max 20°C on Mon afternoon, min 18°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 11 | Tuesday 12 | Wednesday 13 | Thu 14 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 13 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | |
467 | 496 | 946 | 852 | 757 | 631 | 608 | 627 | 550 | 562 | 578 | 184 | 220 | 233 | 219 | 226 | 228 | 244 | 244 | 277 | 277 | 243 | 186 | 195 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | |
High Tide | 4:04PM1.16m | 3:43AM1.27m | 4:50PM1.29m | 4:41AM1.28m | 5:33PM1.44m | 5:38AM1.29m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:46PM0.55m | 10:19AM0.22m | 10:49PM0.45m | 11:03AM0.17m | 11:45PM0.33m | |||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | |
— | 5:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:04 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:02 | |
— | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | |
Temp °C | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 20 |
17 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 15 | 18 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | E 13 | E 13 | SSE 12 | E 13 | E 13 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 |
467 | 496 | 273 | 273 | 757 | 209 | 202 | 143 | 141 | 138 | 100 | 161 | 127 | 127 | 127 | 98 | 125 | 125 | 125 | 70 | 68 | 47 | 90 | 81 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 14 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 11 | SSE 14 | S 14 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | S 14 | S 12 | E 10 |
329 | 277 | 273 | 273 | 268 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 36 | 15 | 100 | 68 | 65 | 60 | 39 | 38 | 38 | 37 | 21 | 21 | 36 | 28 | 19 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 13 | S 14 | NE 10 | NE 9 | N 9 | NE 9 | — | — | — | N 10 | — | S 26 | S 25 | S 24 | S 23 | S 21 | S 18 | S 18 | S 17 | S 16 | S 15 | E 11 | E 11 | E 10 |
219 | 239 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 3 | — | — | — | 2 | — | 13 | 12 | 11 | 41 | 35 | 60 | 54 | 49 | 45 | 42 | 21 | 9 | 19 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SSE 13 | SSE 12 | — | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 |
— | — | 946 | 852 | — | 631 | 608 | 627 | 550 | 562 | 578 | 184 | 220 | 233 | 219 | 226 | 228 | 244 | 244 | 277 | 277 | 243 | 186 | 195 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 136 | 53 | 53 | 44 | 44 | 46 | 136 | 169 | 216 | 216 | 216 | 169 | 142 | 169 | 142 | 284 | 284 | 249 | 551 | 284 | 227 | 44 | 35 | 1 |
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