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JD Reef Surf Forecast
/ NSW – Newcastle (55 breaks) / New South Wales (297 breaks) /
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JD Reef surf Forecast / NSW – Newcastle / Australia
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 am Saturday 20 Apr 2024 AEST
Forecast update in hr min s 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 23.7°C (Statistics for 20 Apr 1981-2005 - mean: 22.3 °C max: 24.1 °C min: 20.3 °C)
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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 23.7°C (Statistics for 20 Apr 1981-2005 - mean: 22.3 °C max: 24.1 °C min: 20.3 °C)
How big are the waves at JD Reef today?
The current surf forecast for JD Reef at 8AM is: 1.8m 7s primary swell from a South direction and 0.4m 13s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.3m 10s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 03:00am April 20). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Apr) | 6ft (1.8m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (20 Apr) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 8s |
| Evening (20 Apr) | 10ft (3.0m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at JD Reef. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Update imminent
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| 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 | 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 | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | |
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| Period(s) (?) | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Energy (?) | 368 | 377 | 320 | 303 | 553 | 759 | 943 | 1029 | 836 | 657 | 526 | 369 | 203 | 223 | 186 | 141 | 97 | 169 | 137 | 81 | 83 | 56 | 52 | 74 | 68 | 64 | 85 | 52 | 48 | 92 | 43 | 56 | 51 | 65 | 116 | 106 | 82 | 82 | 84 | 82 | 82 | 84 | 88 | 90 | 181 | 569 | 932 | 971 | 2498 | 2795 | 2008 | 1552 | 1684 | 1892 | 1854 | 2140 | 2096 | 1744 | 1473 | 1252 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | off | off | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off | off | off | off | cross- off | cross | cross- on | on | cross- on | cross | cross- on | on | on | cross- on | on | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off | off | off | cross- off | off | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off |
High Tide / height (m) | 5:48AM 1.29 | 6:29PM 1.27 | 6:27AM 1.29 | 6:59PM 1.36 | 7:05AM 1.28 | 7:29PM 1.44 | 7:41AM 1.26 | 7:59PM 1.50 | 8:18AM 1.22 | 8:30PM 1.54 | 8:54AM 1.18 | 9:03PM 1.55 | 9:33AM 1.12 | 9:39PM 1.55 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 11:46PM 0.47 | 12:12PM 0.27 | 12:28AM 0.40 | 12:41PM 0.25 | 1:07AM 0.33 | 1:10PM 0.24 | 1:45AM 0.27 | 1:38PM 0.25 | 2:23AM 0.23 | 2:07PM 0.27 | 3:00AM 0.21 | 2:37PM 0.30 | 3:40AM 0.21 | 3:10PM 0.34 | 4:22AM 0.23 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 20 | Sunday 21 | Monday 22 | Tuesday 23 | Wednesday 24 | Thursday 25 | Friday 26 | Saturday 27 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | 6:18 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:20 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:20 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:20 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:22 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:22 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:22 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:24 | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | 5:24 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:23 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:22 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:22 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:20 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:19 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:17 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 17 | 16 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 22 | 25 | 25 | 23 | 20 | 17 | 15 | 13 | 16 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 16 |
| Feels °C (?) | 14 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 18 | 22 | 22 | 20 | 14 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 13 |
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