Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at JD Reef today (14 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (14 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 12s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 11s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Sep, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 6s period with NE swell.
The current surf forecast for JD Reef at 7AM is: 0.7m 12s primary swell from a South direction and 1.1m 6s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00am September 14). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (14 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (14 Sep) | 2ft (0.6m) | 11s |
| Evening (14 Sep) | 4ft (1.2m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at JD Reef. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Tue night. Warm (max 24°C on Mon morning, min 10°C on Wed night). Mainly strong winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 14 | Tuesday 15 | Wednesday 16 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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) | S 10 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | NE 6 | S 10 | ENE 6 | S 10 | S 10 | SSE 10 | ENE 6 | E 14 | E 14 | S 8 | S 9 | S 9 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 138 | 178 | 132 | 132 | 118 | 82 | 90 | 86 | 50 | 71 | 30 | 30 | 60 | 37 | 15 | 15 | 707 | 1455 | 1884 | 2168 | 2178 | 2402 | 2721 | 2783 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off |
High Tide | 9:57AM1.49m | 10:13PM1.25m | 10:34AM1.46m | 10:54PM1.12m | 11:13AM1.40m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:39AM0.19m | 4:15PM0.24m | 4:10AM0.28m | 5:01PM0.31m | 4:42AM0.37m | 5:51PM0.39m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:44 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:44 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 15 | 15 | 21 | 24 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 23 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 |
Feels °C | 12 | 12 | 12 | 17 | 19 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 21 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | NE 6 | NE 6 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | NE 6 | ENE 6 | NE 6 | NE 7 | NE 7 | ENE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | ENE 14 | NE 12 | ENE 13 | ENE 13 | NE 13 |
| kJ | 138 | 73 | 49 | 132 | 118 | 82 | 81 | 55 | 75 | 71 | 61 | 46 | 36 | 37 | 21 | 11 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 20 | 6 | 16 | 17 | 7 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 13 | S 12 | S 12 | NE 6 | ENE 13 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | E 12 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | E 13 | S 9 | E 4 | E 14 | E 14 | E 14 | E 14 | ENE 14 | E 15 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 17 | 178 | 132 | 33 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 12 | 50 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 13 | 15 | 1 | 15 | 15 | 4 | 4 | 20 | 4 | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 18 | ENE 13 | ENE 13 | ENE 13 | S 16 | — | E 16 | S 15 | ENE 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 13 | ENE 13 | E 13 | E 14 | — | S 16 | S 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 6 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 5 | — | 5 | 4 | 15 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 16 | 14 | 15 | — | 5 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 6 | NE 6 | — | — | — | SSE 10 | S 4 | S 4 | S 6 | S 8 | S 9 | S 9 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 |
| kJ | 120 | 116 | 72 | 52 | 33 | 56 | 90 | 86 | 136 | — | — | — | 60 | 6 | 19 | 222 | 707 | 1455 | 1884 | 2168 | 2178 | 2402 | 2721 | 2783 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 110 | 92 | 37 | 11 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 84 | 753 | 150 | 150 | 169 | 169 | 136 | 780 | 788 | 788 | 445 | 249 |
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