JD Reef Surf Break

Lat Long: 33.27° S 151.57° E

JD Reef 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 am 18 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's JD Reef sea temperature is
18.6° C
0.3° 

JD Reef surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at JD Reef today (18 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Jul, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 7s period with ESE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 7s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 8s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for JD Reef at 4PM is: 1.3m 7s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.5m 10s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.2m 20s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 09:00am July 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Jul)4ft (1.2m)7s
Afternoon (18 Jul)4.5ft (1.3m)7s
Evening (18 Jul)5ft (1.5m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Sat morning, min 12°C on Mon morning). Wind will be generally light.

Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
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
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
3
3
3
3
3
4
3
3
3
3
3
2
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
ESE
7
1.3
ESE
7
1.3
ESE
7
1.3
ESE
7
1.4
ESE
8
1.6
E
8
1.9
E
11
2.2
E
11
2.2
E
11
2.2
E
11
2.1
E
10
2
E
10
2
E
10
2
E
10
1.9
ENE
11
1.9
ENE
11
1.8
ENE
11
1.7
ENE
11
1.7
ENE
11
1.6
ENE
10
1.6
ENE
10
1.6
ENE
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
114
141
149
181
232
334
795
1191
1165
1107
954
818
882
899
831
831
749
672
672
588
566
510
Wind (km/h)
15
SSE
20
SSE
20
SE
20
SSE
20
SE
20
SE
20
SE
20
SE
20
SE
20
SE
15
SE
15
SE
15
SE
10
ESE
5
ESE
0
ESE
5
WSW
5
WSW
5
E
15
ENE
15
NE
15
N
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
High Tide
11:20AM1.25m
11:15PM1.51m
12:09PM1.27m
00:01AM1.34m
12:59PM1.28m
Low Tide
5:10AM0.04m
5:01PM0.35m
5:51AM0.13m
5:58PM0.42m
6:30AM0.22m
7:01PM0.48m
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:54
6:52
6:52
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:05
5:06
5:06
 mm
Temp °C
16
17
17
17
17
17
17
17
16
16
16
16
15
16
15
14
13
12
14
14
15
14
Feels °C
13
13
13
13
12
12
13
13
12
12
13
14
13
14
14
14
13
12
13
12
13
12
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