Surf Forecast Surf Report

JD Reef surfForecast / NSW – Newcastle / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 pm Wednesday 30 Apr 2025 AEST
Forecast update in hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
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
23.2° C
(Which is 1.4°C warmer than normal for this time of year)


How big are the waves at JD Reef today?

The current surf forecast for JD Reef at 10PM is: 3.5m 9s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.6m 10s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.1m 18s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm April 30). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (30 Apr)--
Afternoon (30 Apr)11ft (3.5m)9s
Evening (30 Apr)11ft (3.5m)9s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Wednesday
30
Thursday
01
Friday
02
Saturday
03
Sunday
04
Monday
05
Tuesday
06
Wednesday
07
1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM
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
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
3
S
3.5
S
3.5
S
3.5
SSE
3
SSE
3
SSE
3
SSE
3
SSE
3
SSE
3
SSE
3
SSE
3
SSE
3
SSE
2.5
SSE
2.4
SSE
1.9
SE
2.4
SE
2.3
SE
2.4
SE
2.2
SE
2.1
SE
2.1
SE
2
SE
1.9
SE
1.8
SE
1.6
SE
1.6
SE
1.5
SE
1.4
SE
1.3
SE
1.3
SE
1.1
SE
1.1
SE
1.1
SE
1
ESE
1
ESE
0.8
E
0.7
E
0.8
E
0.8
E
0.9
E
1.1
ESE
1.2
E
1.2
E
1.2
E
1.1
E
1
E
0.7
ENE
0.6
ESE
0.9
E
0.9
E
0.9
E
0.8
E
0.9
E
0.9
E
0.8
ESE
0.8
ESE
0.9
ESE
0.9
E
0.8
ENE
Period(s) (?)99999999999999911101211111111111110101010109999888887777777778777777788889
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy (?)15071820187618481640150714371432134714641404135011949759098361028137213701191106799088481365153046541635430026020219316214013682656967741251381311311109167418282826680867581115113120
Wind
(km/h)
35
S
40
S
35
S
35
S
30
S
25
SSW
30
SSW
25
SSW
30
S
35
S
35
SSE
30
SSE
25
SSE
20
S
15
S
10
SSW
10
SSW
15
S
15
S
10
SSE
10
S
10
SSW
10
SW
10
SSW
15
SE
15
SE
15
ESE
10
ESE
5
SE
5
SE
10
SW
10
SSW
10
ESE
10
E
15
E
10
ENE
5
ENE
5
NE
0
WSW
0
SE
10
ENE
10
ENE
15
ENE
15
NE
10
NNW
10
WNW
5
WNW
5
N
10
ENE
15
NE
15
NE
15
N
10
NW
10
NW
10
WNW
10
WNW
0
ENE
10
NE
15
NNW
10
WNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscross-
off
glassoffoffcrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
glassglassglasscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrossglasscross-
on
cross-
on
cross
High Tide
/ height (m)
10:08AM
1.18
10:10PM
1.75
11:06AM
1.08
11:03PM
1.66
12:09PM
1.01
12:01AM
1.55
1:21PM
0.97
1:05AM
1.44
2:36PM
0.99
2:13AM
1.35
3:43PM
1.05
3:19AM
1.28
4:36PM
1.13
4:18AM
1.24
5:18PM
1.22
Low Tide
/ height (m)
3:39PM
0.28
5:04AM
0.05
4:27PM
0.37
6:05AM
0.13
5:22PM
0.47
7:11AM
0.21
6:28PM
0.55
8:17AM
0.26
7:46PM
0.59
9:18AM
0.29
9:07PM
0.59
10:09AM
0.29
10:17PM
0.56
10:51AM
0.29
Wednesday
30
Thursday
01
Friday
02
Saturday
03
Sunday
04
Monday
05
Tuesday
06
Wednesday
07
Sunrise------6:26-------6:26-------6:28-------6:28-------6:28-------6:30-------6:31-----
Sunset-5:15-------5:14-------5:13-------5:12-------5:10-------5:09-------5:09-------5:08--
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Rain (mm)
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Feels °C (?)121111101011101111111111131313151516151716151516161617181717161718171718192019201920191917171718181919171717151822212018
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