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JD Reef

Lat Long: 33.27° S 151.57° E

JD Reef Surf Photo: 'dawn patrol' by bird

Issued: 3 am 03 Aug 2026 (local time)

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Today's JD Reef sea temperature is

17.9° C

0.5°

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

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3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	SE	WNW	SE
	11 s	cross	10 s

Open ocean wave model on 2 August at 7 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from JD Reef around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	SE	NW	SE
	10 s	glass	10 s

Open ocean wave model on 2 August at 10 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from JD Reef around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	SE	N	SE
	10 s	on	10 s

Open ocean wave model on 2 August at 1 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from JD Reef around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	SE	N	SE
	10 s	on	10 s

Open ocean wave model on 2 August at 4 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from JD Reef around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	SE	NW	SE
	10 s	cross	10 s

Open ocean wave model on 2 August at 7 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from JD Reef around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	ESE	NW	ESE
	10 s	cross	10 s

Open ocean wave model on 2 August at 10 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from JD Reef around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	ESE	NW	ESE
	10 s	cross- on	10 s

Open ocean wave model on 3 August at 1 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from JD Reef around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	ESE	NW	ESE
	10 s	cross	10 s

Open ocean wave model on 3 August at 4 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from JD Reef around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	ESE	NNW	ESE
	10 s	glass	10 s

Open ocean wave model on 3 August at 7 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from JD Reef around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	ESE	NNW	ESE
	10 s	cross- on	10 s

Open ocean wave model on 3 August at 10 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from JD Reef around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	ESE	NNW	ESE
	10 s	cross- on	10 s

Open ocean wave model on 3 August at 1 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from JD Reef around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	E	NW	ESE
	10 s	cross	10 s

Open ocean wave model on 3 August at 4 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from JD Reef around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	E	W	ESE
	10 s	cross- off	10 s

Open ocean wave model on 3 August at 7 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from JD Reef around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	E	WSW	SE
	10 s	cross- off	8 s

Open ocean wave model on 3 August at 10 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from JD Reef around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	E	W	SSW
	10 s	cross- off	6 s

Open ocean wave model on 4 August at 1 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from JD Reef around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	SW	W	SW
	4 s	cross- off	6 s

Open ocean wave model on 4 August at 4 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from JD Reef around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	SW	W	SW
	5 s	cross- off	6 s

Open ocean wave model on 4 August at 7 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from JD Reef around the time the photo was taken

Image captured 2 hours and 42 minutes after low water (rising ordinary tide). Tide height was 0.6m (1.9 ft). Range 1.93m (6.3 ft). Toggle tide graph

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Photo taken at: 7:42 am 3 Aug 2007