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JD Reef Surf Forecast
/ NSW – Newcastle (55 breaks) / New South Wales (297 breaks) /
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JD Reef surf Forecast / NSW – Newcastle / Australia
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 pm Thursday 25 Apr 2024 AEST
Forecast update in hr min s 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 23.1°C (Statistics for 25 Apr 1981-2005 - mean: 21.9 °C max: 23.7 °C min: 20.3 °C)
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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 23.1°C (Statistics for 25 Apr 1981-2005 - mean: 21.9 °C max: 23.7 °C min: 20.3 °C)
How big are the waves at JD Reef today?
The current surf forecast for JD Reef at 5PM is: 2.0m 11s primary swell from a South direction and 1.8m 11s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.5m 9s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm April 25). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (25 Apr) | - | - |
| Afternoon (25 Apr) | 5ft (1.5m) | 11s |
| Evening (25 Apr) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at JD Reef. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Update imminent
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| 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 | 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 | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
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| Period(s) (?) | 8 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 12 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 |
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| Energy (?) | 356 | 969 | 883 | 800 | 650 | 902 | 1225 | 958 | 734 | 1302 | 2379 | 1624 | 1256 | 988 | 887 | 702 | 702 | 596 | 483 | 449 | 374 | 313 | 244 | 240 | 192 | 145 | 106 | 78 | 76 | 54 | 47 | 47 | 46 | 42 | 62 | 64 | 57 | 44 | 31 | 40 | 63 | 62 | 67 | 63 | 67 | 67 | 58 | 44 | 64 | 76 | 68 | 232 | 587 | 2984 | 2807 | 1965 | 1465 | 1672 | 1657 | 1998 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off | cross- off | cross- off | off | off | cross- off | cross- off | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | on | cross | cross | cross | on | cross- on | cross- on | on | on | on | cross- on | cross- on | on | cross- on | on | on | cross- on | cross | off | cross | off | off | cross- off | cross- off | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross | glass | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off |
High Tide / height (m) | 9:03PM 1.55 | 9:33AM 1.12 | 9:39PM 1.55 | 10:15AM 1.07 | 10:18PM 1.52 | 11:03AM 1.01 | 11:05PM 1.49 | 12:02PM 0.97 | 11:59PM 1.45 | 1:14PM 0.96 | 1:03AM 1.42 | 2:32PM 1.00 | 2:14AM 1.41 | 3:42PM 1.09 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 2:37PM 0.30 | 3:40AM 0.21 | 3:10PM 0.34 | 4:22AM 0.23 | 3:45PM 0.39 | 5:09AM 0.26 | 4:27PM 0.45 | 6:04AM 0.28 | 5:18PM 0.50 | 7:07AM 0.28 | 6:24PM 0.55 | 8:15AM 0.26 | 7:45PM 0.57 | 9:18AM 0.20 | 9:07PM 0.53 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 25 | Friday 26 | Saturday 27 | Sunday 28 | Monday 29 | Tuesday 30 | Wednesday 01 | Thursday 02 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:22 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:24 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:24 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:26 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:26 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:26 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:28 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | 5:19 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:17 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:16 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:15 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:15 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:14 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:13 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:12 | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 19 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 18 | 19 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 13 | 16 | 17 | 14 | 12 |
| Feels °C (?) | 16 | 16 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 9 | 13 | 14 | 6 | 6 |
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