Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at JD Reef today (23 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 10s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 8s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 11s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for JD Reef at 10AM is: 1.3m 10s primary swell from a South direction and 0.2m 9s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00am August 23). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Aug) | 4ft (1.2m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (23 Aug) | 4ft (1.2m) | 8s |
| Evening (23 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at JD Reef. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Tue night. Warm (max 22°C on Tue morning, min 13°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NE on Mon afternoon, light winds from the WNW by Tue night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 23 | Monday 24 | Tuesday 25 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | S 12 | S 11 | S 10 | S 9 | S 14 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | NE 5 | NE 6 | S 10 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | S 10 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | S 9 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 6 | 71 | 350 | 340 | 230 | 207 | 244 | 202 | 267 | 200 | 159 | 159 | 123 | 123 | 124 | 88 | 75 | 77 | 85 | 99 | 46 | 111 | 108 | 28 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on |
High Tide | 4:54AM0.89m | 4:58PM1.35m | 5:47AM0.94m | 5:46PM1.42m | 6:29AM1.01m | 6:27PM1.49m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:10PM0.46m | 10:09AM0.54m | 11:58PM0.39m | 11:07AM0.50m | 00:37AM0.32m | 11:56AM0.43m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:30 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 3 |
Temp °C | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 15 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 19 | 22 | 18 | 17 | 16 |
Feels °C | 15 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 19 | 17 | 15 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 6 | S 12 | S 11 | S 10 | S 9 | SSE 8 | S 8 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | NE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | NE 7 |
| kJ | 9 | 71 | 350 | 340 | 230 | 207 | 104 | 202 | 267 | 200 | 159 | 159 | 123 | 123 | 98 | 75 | 75 | 77 | 85 | 99 | 119 | 111 | 108 | 119 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | ENE 9 | S 16 | S 14 | S 12 | S 8 | E 14 | S 19 | ENE 8 | ENE 5 | S 17 | — | SSW 15 | ENE 9 | NE 9 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 |
| kJ | 3 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 81 | 196 | 244 | 78 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 33 | 22 | — | 46 | 8 | 20 | 72 | 48 | 47 | 46 | 29 | 28 | 28 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | E 8 | E 8 | S 18 | — | — | E 14 | E 14 | — | E 13 | S 17 | ENE 8 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | S 18 | S 18 | NE 9 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 |
| kJ | 6 | 1 | 1 | 25 | — | — | 4 | 4 | — | 4 | 24 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 4 | SE 4 | SE 4 | ESE 5 | E 5 | NE 9 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | NE 5 | NE 5 | ENE 5 | NE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 4 | NE 5 | NE 6 | ENE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | — | NE 7 | NNW 2 | NNW 3 | NW 3 |
| kJ | 5 | 13 | 19 | 25 | 25 | 20 | 21 | 37 | 53 | 57 | 45 | 40 | 33 | 54 | 124 | 88 | 63 | 124 | 183 | — | 218 | 1 | 3 | 2 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 110 | 1 | 37 | 37 | 37 | 37 | 37 | 37 | 37 | 14 | 3 | 3 | 232 | 232 | 72 | 37 | 37 | 32 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 20 | 3 |
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