JD Reef surfForecast / NSW – Newcastle / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 pm Wednesday 20 May 2026 AEST
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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
20.8° 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 7PM is: 2.3m 10s primary swell from a South direction and 1.3m 10s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm May 20). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 May)--
Afternoon (20 May)8ft (2.4m)10s
Evening (20 May)8ft (2.4m)10s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Sat morning. Very mild (max 19°C on Sat morning, min 14°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSW on Thu morning, light winds from the ESE by Sat morning).

Wed
20
Thursday
21
Friday
22
Sat
23
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
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
3
3
4
3
3
3
3
1
1
3
3
3
1
1
1
2
3
3
4
4
3
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.5
S
10
2.3
S
10
2.3
S
10
2.4
S
10
3
S
10
2.5
S
10
3
S
9
3
S
9
3
S
9
3
S
9
2.4
S
8
2.3
SSE
8
2.2
SSE
8
2.2
SSE
8
2.2
SSE
8
2.3
SSE
8
2.2
SSE
8
2.1
SSE
8
2.4
SE
10
2.5
SE
11
2.4
SE
11
2.3
SE
10
2
SE
10
2.5
ESE
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1131
958
958
1070
1448
1160
1645
1610
1312
1169
781
653
570
570
587
639
589
532
1179
1359
1291
1120
742
1395
Wind (km/h)
25
SSW
25
SSW
20
SSW
20
WSW
20
SW
25
SW
30
SSW
30
SSW
35
SSW
35
S
30
S
25
SSE
20
S
20
SSW
25
S
25
S
30
S
30
SSE
25
SSE
25
SSE
25
SSE
25
S
25
S
20
SSE
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
High Tide
11:13AM1.08m
11:06PM1.70m
12:17PM1.06m
00:05AM1.59m
1:24PM1.06m
1:07AM1.47m
Low Tide
4:32PM0.37m
6:09AM0.07m
5:33PM0.45m
7:09AM0.13m
6:42PM0.51m
8:07AM0.18m
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
rain showers
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
rain showers
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
rain showers
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:41
6:41
6:41
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
4:59
4:59
4:58
4:58
1
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
17
17
17
16
14
14
15
16
17
17
18
17
16
16
16
16
17
17
18
17
17
17
18
19
12
12
13
12
9
8
10
10
11
11
13
12
12
12
12
11
12
12
13
13
13
13
15
17
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
ENE
10
1.4
ENE
10
1.3
ENE
10
1.3
E
10
2.4
S
10
1.2
E
10
1.1
E
10
1.1
E
10
1.1
E
10
1.1
E
10
1
E
10
1
E
10
0.9
E
10
0.9
E
10
0.8
E
9
0.8
E
10
0.9
ESE
10
1
ESE
10
0.3
S
13
2.5
SE
11
2.4
SE
11
2.3
SE
10
1.7
E
11
2.5
ESE
11
Energy kJ
418
418
363
353
1092
296
255
250
250
245
200
194
151
145
113
113
160
214
28
1359
1291
1120
721
1395
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
E
10
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
15
0.2
S
15
0.3
S
14
0.3
S
13
0.3
S
12
0.3
SSW
11
0.9
E
12
0.3
SSW
9
0.9
SSE
10
Energy kJ
296
5
5
5
5
5
17
35
31
24
23
239
17
168
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
ENE
10
Energy kJ
11
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.5
S
10
2.3
S
10
2.3
S
10
2.4
S
10
3
S
10
2.5
S
10
3
S
9
3
S
9
3
S
9
3
S
9
2.4
S
8
2.3
SSE
8
2.2
SSE
8
2.2
SSE
8
2.2
SSE
8
2.3
SSE
8
2.2
SSE
8
2.1
SSE
8
2.4
SE
10
2
SE
10
1.7
SSE
9
Energy kJ
1131
958
958
1070
1448
1160
1645
1610
1312
1169
781
653
570
570
587
639
589
532
1179
742
470
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
2
2
4
2
4
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
2
1
1
3
3
3
4
4
1
Distance (km)
0
0
0
1
1
0
46
136
150
142
53
53
0
0
0
96
142
142
157
141
141
0
0
68
Best forecast wave conditions in Newcastle
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
4
4
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
8
8
6
5
5
5
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
4
4
4
5
5
5
4
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
5
7
7
8
6
5
5
5
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