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JD Reef surfForecast / NSW – Newcastle / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 pm Friday 09 Jan 2026 AEDT
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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
23.7° 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 12AM is: 0.1m 13s primary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm January 09). An open ocean swell of 2.5m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (10 Jan)5ft (1.5m)8s
Afternoon (10 Jan)4.5ft (1.3m)8s
Evening (10 Jan)--

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

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Fri
09
Saturday
10
Sunday
11
Monday
12
8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
1
0
1
1
2
1
2
2
1
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
3
NE
0.1
E
2.1
ENE
1.7
ENE
1.5
ENE
1.4
ENE
1.3
ENE
0.1
S
2.5
NE
3
NE
1.7
ENE
2.1
S
2.2
S
2.1
S
2.2
S
2.3
S
2.3
S
2.1
S
1.8
SSE
1.4
S
1.2
S
1.7
ESE
1.6
ESE
1.5
E
Period(s) (?)81388888108887778898887677
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)045874033152542022000420506483573719798637448234146219254238
Wind
(km/h)
35
NE
20
NNE
15
N
15
NNW
20
NW
25
NW
20
N
35
NE
30
NNE
30
SSW
35
SSW
35
SSW
30
S
25
SSE
30
SSE
30
SSE
25
SSE
20
ESE
10
E
5
SE
10
ESE
20
ESE
25
E
20
ESE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
ononcross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		onononoffoffoffcross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		crosscrossglasscrosscrosscrosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
2:25AM
1.21
2:06PM
1.14
3:18AM
1.24
3:04PM
1.01
4:13AM
1.27
4:12PM
0.93
Low Tide
/ height (m)
7:53PM
0.26
8:20AM
0.56
8:33PM
0.34
9:33AM
0.58
9:17PM
0.40
10:51AM
0.57
Fri
09
Saturday
10
Sunday
11
Monday
12
Sunrise----5:54-------5:54-------5:56---
Sunset8:06-------8:06-------8:06-------
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
Rain (mm)
----------------2452-11-
Temp. °C242423252833343128222121212120201918171820202121
Feels °C (?)202322222429312726191816171815161616171920181919
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