JD Reef surfForecast / NSW – Newcastle / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 am Saturday 21 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
23.5° 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 7AM is: 0.7m 6s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 04:00am March 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Mar)2.5ft (0.7m)7s
Afternoon (21 Mar)2ft (0.6m)6s
Evening (21 Mar)1.5ft (0.5m)8s

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


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Saturday
21
Sunday
22
Monday
23
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
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.6
SE
0.6
SE
0.7
SE
0.7
SE
0.7
SE
0.6
SE
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.4
E
0.4
E
0.5
E
0.6
E
0.6
E
0.6
E
0.6
E
0.6
E
0.9
ESE
0.9
ESE
1
ESE
1
E
1
E
1.1
E
1.1
E
Period(s) (?)6676668981110101099995666777
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)26314341392337383637334868626156533953828186111111
Wind
(km/h)
0
WSW
5
WSW
10
WSW
5
SSE
10
ESE
15
SE
15
SE
15
SE
10
S
15
SSW
15
S
15
SSE
15
SE
15
ESE
15
E
15
E
10
E
10
ENE
5
ENE
10
E
15
E
15
E
15
E
15
E
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
glasscross-
off
cross-
off
glasscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
10:34AM
1.43
10:58PM
1.60
11:22AM
1.31
11:43PM
1.60
12:14PM
1.18
Low Tide
/ height (m)
4:31AM
0.12
4:38PM
0.12
5:21AM
0.13
5:17PM
0.20
6:16AM
0.18
6:00PM
0.30
Saturday
21
Sunday
22
Monday
23
Sunrise--6:56-------6:56-------6:58-----
Sunset-----7:04-------7:02-------7:01--
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
rain showers
rain showers
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
thunderstorm
rain showers
Rain (mm)
---------1111--111111-11
Temp. °C212020222223232322212123232322222221212222232222
Feels °C (?)232121242323232322202123232322222322222222232121
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