JD Reef surfForecast / NSW – Newcastle / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 am Wednesday 15 Apr 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
22.5° 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 6AM is: 1.3m 10s primary swell from a South direction and 0.4m 11s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 03:00am April 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (15 Apr)4.5ft (1.3m)10s
Afternoon (15 Apr)4.5ft (1.3m)10s
Evening (15 Apr)4ft (1.2m)10s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Wednesday
15
Thursday
16
Friday
17
1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
2
2
1
1
1
2
2
1
0
1
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.4
S
1.3
S
1.3
S
1.2
S
1.3
S
1.3
S
1.2
S
1.2
S
1.1
S
1
S
1
S
1.1
S
1.1
S
1.1
S
0.9
S
0.8
S
0.8
S
0.7
S
0.7
S
0.6
S
0.6
S
0.6
S
0.1
E
1.8
S
Period(s) (?)99101010101099991010999988888116
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)320293325277325327268251202170170228223205129979569664746432247
Wind
(km/h)
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
W
5
W
10
ESE
15
ESE
10
ESE
5
SE
5
SW
10
WSW
10
WNW
5
NNE
15
ENE
20
ENE
15
NNE
10
W
15
W
15
WNW
15
WNW
15
WNW
5
NW
5
WSW
20
SW
30
SSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrossglassoffcross-
off
crossoncross-
on
cross-
on
oncross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscrossglassoffoff
High Tide
/ height (m)
6:12AM
1.42
6:51PM
1.46
6:58AM
1.44
7:30PM
1.58
7:45AM
1.42
8:09PM
1.68
Low Tide
/ height (m)
12:09AM
0.34
12:32PM
0.11
12:57AM
0.23
1:10PM
0.08
1:45AM
0.13
1:48PM
0.08
Wednesday
15
Thursday
16
Friday
17
Sunrise--6:15-------6:15-------6:16-----
Sunset-----5:31-------5:30-------5:30--
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C171514182019201918171618212121201918182427272419
Feels °C (?)161412161716181918171618191820181614142024251913
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