JD Reef surfForecast / NSW – Newcastle / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 pm Saturday 28 Mar 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
25.5° C
(Which is 2.4°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 4AM is: 4.0m 12s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 3.5m 12s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm March 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (29 Mar)11ft (3.5m)11s
Afternoon (29 Mar)10ft (3.0m)10s
Evening (29 Mar)8ft (2.4m)10s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Sat
28
Sunday
29
Monday
30
Tuesday
31
8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM
Rating
(10 max)
8
9
4
7
6
6
4
3
3
4
3
3
3
3
2
2
0
0
1
0
1
1
1
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
4.5
S
4.5
S
4
SSE
4
S
3.5
SSE
3.5
S
3
SSE
2.5
SSE
2.5
SSE
2.3
SSE
2.1
SSE
1.9
SSE
1.8
SSE
1.6
SSE
1.5
SSE
1.4
SSE
1.3
SSE
1.3
SSE
1.2
SSE
1
SSE
0.9
SSE
0.9
SSE
0.5
S
0.6
S
Period(s) (?)121212121111111010101010109999988881616
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)6817546941874287334626801961150812501024846651575443359326273233188140114112125176
Wind
(km/h)
25
SSW
20
SSW
20
SW
20
WSW
20
WSW
20
SSW
20
S
20
S
15
SSE
15
SSE
10
S
10
S
10
SW
10
S
10
ESE
10
E
15
E
15
ENE
10
NE
5
WNW
10
WSW
0
SSE
10
E
15
ENE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffcrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
oncrosscross-
off
glasscross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
6:25PM
1.09
6:18AM
1.47
7:12PM
1.20
7:09AM
1.49
7:52PM
1.30
7:54AM
1.48
Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:56PM
0.45
1:02PM
0.17
12:54AM
0.37
1:41PM
0.14
1:44AM
0.30
2:16PM
0.14
Sat
28
Sunday
29
Monday
30
Tuesday
31
Sunrise----7:01-------7:03-------7:03---
Sunset-------6:53-------6:52-------6:51
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C191917161618202020211919191920202121201919212122
Feels °C (?)141513131315171718191818181919191919201919222121
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