JD Reef surfForecast / NSW – Newcastle / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 pm Sunday 13 Jul 2025 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
18.9° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)


How big are the waves at JD Reef today?

The current surf forecast for JD Reef at 2AM is: 1.5m 11s primary swell from a South direction and 0.4m 15s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 0.8m 4s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm July 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (14 Jul)4.5ft (1.3m)11s
Afternoon (14 Jul)5.5ft (1.7m)11s
Evening (14 Jul)6.5ft (2.0m)10s

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

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Sun
13
Monday
14
Tuesday
15
Wednesday
16
Thursday
17
Friday
18
Saturday
19
Sunday
20
Mon
21
7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.7
S
1.7
S
1.5
S
1.4
S
1.3
S
1.2
S
1.7
S
1.6
S
1.8
S
2
S
1.7
S
1.1
S
1.3
S
1.3
S
1.5
S
1.3
S
1.2
S
1.6
SSW
1.3
S
1.2
S
1.2
S
1.1
S
1.1
S
1.1
S
1
S
0.9
S
0.9
S
0.8
S
0.7
S
0.7
S
0.6
S
0.5
S
0.5
S
0.4
S
0.1
S
0.1
S
0.3
S
1.6
S
1.9
S
1.8
S
1.5
S
1.2
S
1
S
0.9
SSE
0.8
SSE
0.8
S
0.8
S
0.7
S
0.6
S
0.6
S
0.5
S
0.4
S
0.5
S
0.4
SSW
0.4
S
0.3
S
0.2
ENE
0.8
NE
0.7
NE
0.9
NE
Period(s) (?)111111111111111010101091011111010101099998888888899917218688887779999988877711445
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy (?)97873064156646235611505236728705833373284495373633047963332632472091921801421231189479755442422891415221467474315187120918711010878696535213028262836413847
Wind
(km/h)
20
WNW
25
WNW
30
NW
25
WNW
20
WNW
15
WSW
15
SSE
15
SE
10
ENE
10
NW
20
WNW
20
WNW
20
WNW
20
WNW
25
WNW
25
WNW
20
W
15
WSW
15
W
10
W
10
WSW
10
WSW
5
ENE
10
ENE
10
NNE
10
NNW
10
NW
10
W
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
W
10
S
10
SW
20
SW
15
SW
15
SW
20
SW
15
SW
15
SSW
10
S
10
SSE
10
SE
5
E
5
WNW
10
WNW
10
NNW
15
NNE
20
NNE
20
N
15
NW
10
W
10
W
10
W
5
WNW
10
ENE
15
NE
20
NNE
20
N
20
NNE
15
N
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
cross-
on
oncross-
on
crosscross-
off
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
offoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glassglasscrosscross-
on
onononcross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glasscross-
on
cross-
on
onononcross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
9:54PM
1.64
10:45AM
1.16
10:35PM
1.58
11:32AM
1.21
11:20PM
1.49
12:21PM
1.26
12:10AM
1.37
1:15PM
1.32
1:08AM
1.24
2:12PM
1.38
2:16AM
1.12
3:13PM
1.45
3:34AM
1.04
4:15PM
1.52
Low Tide
/ height (m)
4:41AM
0.08
4:15PM
0.37
5:20AM
0.09
5:07PM
0.41
6:00AM
0.11
6:07PM
0.44
6:44AM
0.16
7:15PM
0.46
7:32AM
0.22
8:32PM
0.44
8:26AM
0.28
9:52PM
0.39
9:25AM
0.33
11:06PM
0.30
Sun
13
Monday
14
Tuesday
15
Wednesday
16
Thursday
17
Friday
18
Saturday
19
Sunday
20
Mon
21
Sunrise----6:54-------6:54-------6:54-------6:54-------6:54-------6:52-------6:52-------
Sunset-------5:02-------5:02-------5:04-------5:05-------5:05-------5:06-------5:06----
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Rain (mm)
------------------------------------1221--------------------
Temp. °C1514141614151615151310910111313111110109111313141311101011161715131211121313141615151412131618161413121112141616151413
Feels °C (?)977109111111111043467767676810101110888813131188789101113121313101112141211109810111312121010
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