Surf Forecast Surf Report

JD Reef surfForecast / NSW – Newcastle / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 am Saturday 05 Apr 2025 AEDT
Forecast update in hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
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
24.3° C
(Which is 1.4°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 11AM is: 0.9m 8s primary swell from a South direction and 0.4m 9s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 10:00am April 05). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 Apr)3ft (0.9m)8s
Afternoon (05 Apr)3.5ft (1.0m)8s
Evening (05 Apr)5ft (1.6m)6s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Saturday
05
Sunday
06
Monday
07
Tuesday
08
Wednesday
09
Thursday
10
Friday
11
Saturday
12
8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.9
SSE
0.9
S
0.9
S
1
S
1.6
SSE
2.2
SSE
2.5
S
2.3
S
1.8
S
1.5
S
1.2
S
1.4
S
1.3
S
1.2
S
1.1
S
0.8
S
0.4
S
0.8
S
1.2
SSW
0.5
S
0.5
S
0.8
S
1.4
S
1.5
S
1.7
S
1.8
S
1.9
S
1.6
S
1.8
S
1.7
S
1.6
S
1.3
S
1.2
S
1.1
S
1
S
1
S
0.9
S
0.8
S
0.8
S
0.9
S
0.8
S
0.8
S
0.9
SSE
0.7
SSE
0.6
S
0.5
S
1
E
0.9
E
0.8
E
0.8
E
0.9
E
1
E
1
E
1.1
E
1.1
E
1.1
E
1.2
E
1.2
E
1.3
E
1.3
E
Period(s) (?)8888691010998101099916881111811111111101012111110109999991212121111111166667777899988
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy (?)10110310412719571115501066551343210402320246189998476187646589457517676714708504902726573338271210164157122969422817717118612185576859485385104100124153177215210239234
Wind
(km/h)
25
W
15
W
20
S
25
SSE
20
SSE
10
S
5
WSW
10
WNW
15
NW
15
NW
5
NW
10
E
10
SSW
15
W
20
W
15
W
15
W
20
WSW
15
SSE
15
ESE
15
SE
20
SE
15
SE
10
SE
5
S
10
SE
15
ESE
15
ESE
20
E
15
ENE
10
NNE
5
NNE
5
NNE
10
NE
20
ENE
30
ENE
30
NE
25
NE
10
N
5
NNW
5
NW
5
NE
15
ENE
20
ENE
20
ENE
15
NNE
10
NW
5
WNW
5
WNW
5
NE
10
E
15
ENE
15
ENE
15
NE
5
N
5
SW
5
S
5
ESE
10
ESE
15
ESE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glasscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrossoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
crosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
onglassglassoncross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
ononglasscrossglasscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
oncrosscrosscrossglasscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
glassoffglasscrosscrosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
3:56PM
0.93
3:46AM
1.38
5:15PM
0.98
4:59AM
1.36
6:13PM
1.06
5:59AM
1.36
6:56PM
1.15
6:48AM
1.36
7:32PM
1.24
7:29AM
1.36
8:03PM
1.32
8:06AM
1.34
8:33PM
1.40
8:42AM
1.31
Low Tide
/ height (m)
9:46AM
0.31
9:03PM
0.58
11:00AM
0.31
10:30PM
0.58
11:58AM
0.29
11:41PM
0.53
12:43PM
0.27
12:38AM
0.46
1:19PM
0.24
1:24AM
0.39
1:49PM
0.23
2:04AM
0.33
2:17PM
0.22
2:42AM
0.28
2:45PM
0.23
Saturday
05
Sunday
06
Monday
07
Tuesday
08
Wednesday
09
Thursday
10
Friday
11
Saturday
12
Sunrise7:07-------7:07-------7:09-------7:09-------7:09-------7:11-------7:11-------7:11---
Sunset---6:45-------6:43-------6:42-------6:40-------6:38-------6:37-------6:37-------6:36
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Rain (mm)
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Feels °C (?)131718171617171614172224211614131317191818171717191817171818182019201717171819191921201918181818182020201920221921222222
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