JD Reef surfForecast / NSW – Newcastle / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 pm Tuesday 07 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
23.2° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at JD Reef today?

The current surf forecast for JD Reef at 3AM is: 0.8m 9s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.7m 9s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm April 07). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 Apr)3.5ft (1.1m)10s
Afternoon (08 Apr)3.5ft (1.0m)9s
Evening (08 Apr)3ft (0.9m)8s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Tue
07
Wednesday
08
Thursday
09
Friday
10
7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
2
1
2
2
1
1
1
2
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.7
E
0.7
E
0.7
SE
0.8
SSE
1
SSE
1.1
SSE
1.1
S
1
SSE
0.9
SSE
0.9
SE
0.9
SE
0.8
SE
0.8
SE
0.7
E
0.7
E
0.7
ENE
0.7
E
0.5
ENE
0.6
ENE
0.6
ENE
0.8
ENE
0.8
ENE
0.8
ENE
0.8
ENE
Period(s) (?)101099101099988889911915141414141313
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)908883103179210199154129115938583818312679121165163229210201198
Wind
(km/h)
10
N
10
WSW
20
SW
20
WSW
15
WSW
15
SW
15
SE
20
SE
15
ESE
5
N
10
W
5
W
10
NNW
10
NNE
15
ENE
25
NE
20
NE
15
NNE
15
N
15
NNW
15
N
15
N
20
NNE
25
NNE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
oncross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
crossglasscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
on
onononcross-
on
cross-
on
ononon
High Tide
/ height (m)
11:31PM
1.35
12:18PM
0.91
12:23AM
1.29
1:28PM
0.88
1:26AM
1.25
2:50PM
0.89
Low Tide
/ height (m)
4:51PM
0.49
6:28AM
0.42
5:35PM
0.56
7:33AM
0.46
6:34PM
0.61
8:43AM
0.45
Tue
07
Wednesday
08
Thursday
09
Friday
10
Sunrise----6:09-------6:09-------6:11---
Sunset-------5:40-------5:38-------5:37
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C242321191821222221212019182123222222212021273127
Feels °C (?)242219171720202020232120182121202122212020242824
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