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JD Reef surfForecast / NSW – Newcastle / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 pm Saturday 26 Apr 2025 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
23.9° C
 (Which is 2.0°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at JD Reef today?

The current surf forecast for JD Reef at 2AM is: 1.3m 6s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 1.1m 6s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 0.7m 11s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm April 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (27 Apr)4ft (1.2m)7s
Afternoon (27 Apr)5ft (1.6m)10s
Evening (27 Apr)5.5ft (1.7m)8s

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

Hourly12 Days
Newcastle Surf
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Sat
26
Sunday
27
Monday
28
Tuesday
29
Wednesday
30
Thursday
01
Friday
02
Saturday
03
Sun
04
7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
1
1
0
1
2
2
2
2
1
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
0
1
2
2
3
3
4
3
4
3
3
3
2
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
2
1
2
2
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.4
ENE
1.4
ENE
1.3
ENE
0.7
E
0.8
E
1.2
E
1.6
E
1.7
E
1.8
E
1.6
E
1.7
E
1.8
ESE
2.3
ESE
2.4
ESE
2.3
ESE
2.1
ESE
2
ESE
1.7
ESE
1.6
ESE
1.5
ESE
1.4
ESE
1.4
ESE
1.4
E
1.3
E
1.3
E
1.2
E
1.2
E
0.9
E
1.8
SSW
2.3
S
3.5
S
4
S
3.5
S
3.5
S
3.5
S
3.5
S
3.5
S
3.5
S
3.5
S
3.5
SSE
3
SSE
3
SSE
3
SSE
2.5
SSE
2.5
SSE
2.5
SSE
2.5
SSE
2.4
SSE
2.2
SSE
2.2
SE
2.1
SE
2.1
SE
2
SE
1.9
SE
1.9
SE
1.8
SE
1.7
SE
1.6
SE
1.5
SE
1.3
SE
Period(s) (?)76611107108888899999988888899986781010101010101010101010109991010101111111111101010101010
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy (?)15814913610813813550233742733139244875790980970265846336129126427027023926923523010526550915082750249024902573270226422522247323162002159314701238123810791071105810921031954954881813798647569509408320
Wind
(km/h)
20
NE
20
NE
15
NNE
5
WSW
15
SSE
45
SE
25
SE
15
SSW
20
SW
25
SSW
25
SSW
30
SSW
30
SSW
30
SSW
30
S
25
S
15
S
10
SSW
15
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
5
SW
10
SE
10
SE
15
SE
15
S
15
SSW
25
SSW
45
S
40
S
40
S
40
SSW
35
SSW
35
S
30
SSW
35
SSW
30
SW
30
SSW
35
SSW
35
SSW
35
S
25
S
20
SSW
20
SW
20
SW
20
SSW
15
S
20
SSE
15
S
5
SSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
5
W
10
E
10
ENE
10
NE
10
NNE
10
NW
5
WNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on		cross-
on		oncross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		offcross-
off		offoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffcross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		offoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffcross-
off		offoffoffcross-
off		offoffcross-
off		cross-
off		offcross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		glasscross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		oncross-
on		cross
High Tide
/ height (m)
7:10PM
1.64
7:28AM
1.43
7:52PM
1.74
8:20AM
1.37
8:36PM
1.80
9:13AM
1.28
9:22PM
1.80
10:08AM
1.18
10:10PM
1.75
11:06AM
1.08
11:03PM
1.66
12:09PM
1.01
12:01AM
1.55
1:21PM
0.97
1:05AM
1.44
Low Tide
/ height (m)
1:27AM
0.08
1:29PM
0.05
2:20AM
0.00
2:11PM
0.11
3:13AM
-0.03
2:54PM
0.18
4:07AM
-0.01
3:39PM
0.28
5:04AM
0.05
4:27PM
0.37
6:05AM
0.13
5:22PM
0.47
7:11AM
0.21
6:28PM
0.55
Sat
26
Sunday
27
Monday
28
Tuesday
29
Wednesday
30
Thursday
01
Friday
02
Saturday
03
Sun
04
Sunrise----6:22-------6:24-------6:24-------6:26-------6:26-------6:26-------6:28-------
Sunset-------5:17-------5:16-------5:15-------5:15-------5:14-------5:13-------5:12----
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Rain (mm)
13583851-22111---------131596431232211123412--111-----------
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Feels °C (?)192019181712141716151414141717171818161617202020181717139101110111099891091011111010111413151614121314161517171516
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