JD Reef surfForecast / NSW – Newcastle / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 am Friday 20 Feb 2026 AEDT
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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
23.0° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)


How big are the waves at JD Reef today?

The current surf forecast for JD Reef at 7AM is: 0.9m 5s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00am February 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Feb)2.5ft (0.8m)5s
Afternoon (20 Feb)2.5ft (0.8m)5s
Evening (20 Feb)4.5ft (1.3m)5s

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

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Friday
20
Saturday
21
Sunday
22
2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM
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
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.1
E
0.9
ESE
0.8
ESE
0.8
E
0.7
E
0.8
E
1.2
ENE
1.2
ENE
1
ENE
0.9
E
0.8
E
0.8
ENE
0.4
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.4
S
0.4
S
0.4
S
0.5
S
0.5
S
0.7
ENE
1.2
ENE
0.4
S
1.5
ENE
Period(s) (?)555555556666988889996497
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)6243332922287278675041452624232122243938355224237
Wind
(km/h)
20
E
20
E
15
E
15
ENE
15
ENE
25
ENE
20
NE
25
NE
5
NW
5
NW
10
NW
0
SSE
30
SSE
20
SSE
5
ESE
15
SW
10
SW
5
WSW
5
WNW
10
NE
25
ENE
5
NNW
5
SSE
15
SSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
glasscross-
off
cross-
off
crossoffoffglassglasscross-
on
cross-
on
glasscross-
off
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
10:50AM
1.54
11:27PM
1.42
11:32AM
1.43
12:10AM
1.44
12:19PM
1.29
Low Tide
/ height (m)
4:41AM
0.23
5:13PM
0.08
5:28AM
0.25
5:49PM
0.14
6:21AM
0.29
6:29PM
0.22
Friday
20
Saturday
21
Sunday
22
Sunrise--6:33-------6:33-------6:35-----
Sunset-----7:40-------7:38-------7:37--
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
mod rain
mod rain
Rain (mm)
---------------------266
Temp. °C222222222323232322222227252424232222222425242222
Feels °C (?)212122212322232325252430242528252425262725272524
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