JD Reef surfForecast / NSW – Newcastle / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 am Sunday 12 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
23.4° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at JD Reef today?

The current surf forecast for JD Reef at 5PM is: 1.3m 14s primary swell from a East direction and 0.3m 11s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.9m 6s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 09:00am April 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Apr)4ft (1.2m)13s
Afternoon (12 Apr)4.5ft (1.3m)13s
Evening (12 Apr)5ft (1.5m)14s

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


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Sunday
12
Monday
13
Tuesday
14
Wed
15
7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
4
4
2
2
0
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.2
E
1.2
E
1.2
E
1.3
E
1.4
E
1.5
E
1.6
E
1.7
E
1.7
E
1.7
E
1.7
E
1.6
E
1.9
S
1.9
S
1.8
S
1.8
S
2
S
2.1
S
2
S
1.9
S
1.7
S
1.5
S
1.4
S
1.3
S
Period(s) (?)131313131414141415141414121111111111101010999
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)495495503595753902103011631229119611791030969920769783932972816694535390318268
Wind
(km/h)
20
W
25
W
20
WSW
20
SW
20
SW
20
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
15
WSW
15
SW
10
SSE
10
SSE
5
NE
0
WSW
10
WNW
10
W
10
WSW
0
SSW
10
ESE
15
E
15
ENE
15
NNE
5
WNW
5
WNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glassglasscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
glasscrosscrosscross-
on
oncrosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
4:52PM
1.06
4:35AM
1.33
5:35PM
1.19
5:25AM
1.38
6:14PM
1.32
Low Tide
/ height (m)
10:36AM
0.33
10:22PM
0.55
11:18AM
0.25
11:19PM
0.45
11:56AM
0.17
12:09AM
0.34
Sunday
12
Monday
13
Tuesday
14
Wed
15
Sunrise6:11-------6:13-------6:13-------
Sunset---5:36-------5:34-------5:32----
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C131620221916141312161818181716151517181919191715
Feels °C (?)7914161311987121516171613121316151616171714
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