
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at JD Reef today (30 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 10s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 9s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 11s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for JD Reef at 6AM is: 1.7m 10s primary swell from a South direction and 0.2m 6s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 1.1m 7s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 03:00am July 30). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 Jul) | 8ft (2.5m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (30 Jul) | 6ft (1.8m) | 9s |
| Evening (30 Jul) | 6ft (1.9m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at JD Reef. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Fri morning, min 10°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 30 | Friday 31 | Saturday 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 6 | S 10 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 14 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
107 | 133 | 1672 | 1257 | 639 | 490 | 469 | 875 | 900 | 834 | 722 | 786 | 612 | 660 | 646 | 646 | 632 | 556 | 505 | 440 | 391 | 406 | 377 | 419 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 8:46AM1.11m | 8:43PM1.60m | 9:22AM1.16m | 9:17PM1.58m | 9:58AM1.20m | 9:52PM1.53m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:52AM0.17m | 2:16PM0.34m | 3:24AM0.14m | 2:56PM0.34m | 3:55AM0.13m | 3:36PM0.35m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 6:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 5:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:14 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 |
Feels °C | 5 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 6 | S 10 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 |
4 | 133 | 992 | 849 | 639 | 490 | 469 | 875 | 900 | 834 | 722 | 623 | 612 | 660 | 646 | 646 | 632 | 556 | 505 | 440 | 391 | 406 | 377 | 385 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 14 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | E 13 | — | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | NE 7 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 |
4 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | — | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 75 | 133 | 325 | 419 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 13 | E 13 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 13 | — | — | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 12 | E 12 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | E 18 |
3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | — | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 6 | SSW 7 | S 11 | S 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
107 | 111 | 1672 | 1257 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 786 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 35 | 37 | 4 |
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