JD Reef surfForecast / NSW – Newcastle / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 am Sunday 22 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
23.7° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at JD Reef today?

The current surf forecast for JD Reef at 3PM is: 0.7m 10s primary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 10:00am March 22). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 14s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.6m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 Mar)1.5ft (0.5m)9s
Afternoon (22 Mar)2.5ft (0.7m)10s
Evening (22 Mar)2.5ft (0.7m)9s

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


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Sunday
22
Monday
23
Tuesday
24
Wed
25
8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
1
0
2
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.4
E
0.5
E
0.6
E
0.7
E
0.7
E
0.7
E
0.6
E
0.7
SE
0.9
ESE
1.1
E
1.3
E
1.2
E
1.2
E
1.2
E
1.1
E
1.1
E
1.1
E
1.2
E
1.2
ENE
1.3
ENE
1.3
ENE
1.4
ENE
1.5
E
1.6
E
Period(s) (?)101010999966777777778889999
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)334868858176533562113144128127128107113124181197246270326380430
Wind
(km/h)
5
SSE
10
SE
15
ESE
15
ESE
10
SE
10
ESE
5
ESE
5
W
0
SSW
10
E
15
E
15
ENE
15
ENE
15
NE
10
NE
5
NNE
10
NNE
10
NE
10
E
15
E
15
E
10
E
5
ESE
5
SW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
glasscross-
off
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
crossglassglassglasscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
onglassoncross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscross-
on
glasscross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
11:22AM
1.31
11:43PM
1.60
12:14PM
1.18
12:33AM
1.56
1:16PM
1.06
1:33AM
1.50
Low Tide
/ height (m)
5:21AM
0.13
5:17PM
0.20
6:16AM
0.18
6:00PM
0.30
7:20AM
0.24
6:51PM
0.40
Sunday
22
Monday
23
Tuesday
24
Wed
25
Sunrise6:56-------6:58-------6:58-------
Sunset---7:02-------7:01-------7:00----
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
11----11--------1-------
Temp. °C212323232322222121222223222222212123232322222120
Feels °C (?)232422232422242323232223222223232223222221222321
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