JD Reef surfForecast / NSW – Newcastle / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 am Saturday 23 May 2026 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
21.0° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at JD Reef today?

The current surf forecast for JD Reef at 2PM is: 3.0m 12s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.1m 14s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 09:00am May 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 May)10ft (3.0m)11s
Afternoon (23 May)10ft (3.0m)12s
Evening (23 May)10ft (3.0m)12s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Sat morning. Warm (max 20°C on Sat night, min 17°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Saturday
23
Sunday
24
Monday
25
Tue
26
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
Rating
(10 max)
4
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
4
3
1
2
2
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
ESE
11
3
ESE
11
3
ESE
11
3
ESE
12
3
E
12
3
E
12
3
E
12
3
E
12
3
E
12
3
E
12
3
E
12
3
E
12
3
E
12
3
E
12
2.5
E
11
2.5
E
11
2.5
E
11
2.5
E
11
2.5
E
11
2.4
E
11
2.3
E
11
2.3
E
12
2.2
E
12
2.2
E
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2092
2186
2349
2547
2722
2692
2738
2851
2673
2420
2360
2524
2321
2092
1881
1715
1746
1616
1616
1452
1358
1382
1280
1302
Wind (km/h)
25
S
25
SSE
20
ESE
20
ESE
20
ESE
20
ESE
15
E
15
E
10
SE
15
ESE
20
ENE
15
ENE
15
ENE
10
ENE
5
NE
5
WSW
10
SW
10
SW
10
S
10
S
5
S
5
SW
5
SSW
10
SSW
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
off
glassy
off
off
High Tide
2:31PM1.11m
2:12AM1.35m
3:32PM1.18m
3:15AM1.25m
4:23PM1.27m
Low Tide
8:07AM0.18m
7:59PM0.54m
9:01AM0.22m
9:17PM0.53m
9:49AM0.25m
10:27PM0.49m
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rain showers
light rain
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part cloud
part cloud
light rain
rain showers
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light rain
rain showers
rain showers
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clear
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6:41
6:43
6:43
6:43
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
4:58
4:57
4:57
4:55
1
2
1
2
2
1
2
1
Temp °C
18
18
19
19
19
20
19
19
19
19
19
19
19
19
18
17
17
17
18
19
19
19
18
18
14
14
16
16
16
16
16
16
17
17
17
17
17
19
18
17
17
17
18
20
20
21
19
18
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
ESE
10
3
ESE
11
3
ESE
11
3
ESE
12
3
E
12
3
E
12
3
E
12
3
E
12
3
E
12
3
E
12
3
E
12
3
E
12
3
E
12
3
E
12
2.5
E
11
2.5
E
11
2.5
E
11
2.5
E
11
2.5
E
11
2.4
E
11
2.3
E
11
2.3
E
12
2.2
E
12
2.2
E
12
Energy kJ
1631
2186
2349
2547
2722
2692
2738
2851
2673
2420
2360
2524
2321
2092
1881
1715
1746
1616
1616
1452
1358
1382
1280
1302
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
14
0.1
S
21
0.1
S
20
0.2
S
18
0.2
S
18
0.2
S
16
0.2
S
15
0.1
S
15
0.1
S
14
0.1
S
14
0.1
S
13
0.1
S
12
0.1
S
12
0.1
S
11
0.2
S
11
0.1
S
18
0.2
S
16
0.3
S
16
0.3
S
15
0.4
S
15
0.4
S
14
0.4
S
13
Energy kJ
4
8
8
27
24
20
18
4
4
4
3
3
3
2
9
6
21
45
40
67
62
56
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
22
0.1
S
13
0.1
S
19
0.1
S
18
0.1
S
18
0.2
S
10
0.1
S
10
0.2
S
10
0.2
S
9
Energy kJ
9
3
7
6
6
8
2
7
6
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
ESE
11
Energy kJ
2092
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
2
2
4
4
4
4
4
4
2
2
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Distance (km)
177
68
68
136
142
182
227
37
0
68
68
47
47
20
4
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Newcastle
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
8
5
4
4
4
4
6
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
8
5
5
6
7
8
7
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
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