Snow-ForecastSnow-ForecastMountain-ForecastMountain-ForecastTide-ForecastTide-ForecastWeather-ForecastWeather-Forecast
Search by country, region, or break
Search by country, region, or break

Quick Links

Surf Forecasts:

Diamond Head surfForecast / NSW – Port Macquarie / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 am Monday 19 Jan 2026 AEDT
Forecast update in hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Diamond Head surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Diamond Head sea temperature is
21.9° C
 (Which is 2.3°C colder than average for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Diamond Head today?

The current surf forecast for Diamond Head at 2PM is: 1.8m 9s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 1.3m 7s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.4m 10s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 10:00am January 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Jan)7.5ft (2.3m)8s
Afternoon (19 Jan)5.5ft (1.7m)9s
Evening (19 Jan)5ft (1.6m)9s

Table - waves today at Diamond Head. (Swell directed towards the surf break)

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent 
12 DaysHourly
Print Table
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
Thu
22
8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
0
0
1
2
1
2
0
1
0
0
1
3
4
4
4
2
1
0
3
4
3
4
Swell
Height Map
See all maps
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2.4
SE
2.3
SE
1.8
SSE
1.7
SSE
1.6
SSE
1.6
SSE
1.5
SSE
1.5
SSE
1.5
SSE
1.5
SSE
1.4
SSE
1.7
SE
1.8
SE
2.1
SE
2.1
SE
2.2
SE
2.2
SE
2.1
SE
2.1
SE
2.3
SE
2.2
SE
2.1
SE
2
SE
2
SE
Period(s) (?)8899999988811111111111111111111111111
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)752702500429386364324324294274242671792104511061090107010471067117611091047915932
Wind
(km/h)
15
SE
15
SE
20
SE
15
SSE
15
SSE
10
SSE
10
SSE
10
S
10
S
15
S
15
SSE
15
S
15
S
10
S
10
SW
10
WSW
15
SW
15
SSW
20
S
20
SSE
10
S
5
W
5
NW
5
NNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		crosscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		crosscross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		glassglasscross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
9:49AM
1.28
10:16PM
0.82
10:27AM
1.29
10:54PM
0.85
11:04AM
1.27
11:33PM
0.88
Low Tide
/ height (m)
4:31PM
0.16
3:47AM
0.19
5:05PM
0.14
4:29AM
0.19
5:39PM
0.13
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
Thu
22
Sunrise6:01-------6:01-------6:03-------
Sunset---7:55-------7:55-------7:55----
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
clear
cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
111---1------11---------
Temp. °C222223232221202020222323211817161923242321181717
Feels °C (?)222121212020192019202020191717151820212021191818
  • Map Icons:
  • Break
  • Live Wave Height (m)
  • Live Wind Speed (km/h)
  • Surf Rating (10 Max)
  • Ocean Swells (m)
  • Wind Speed (km/h)
Map placeholder

Latest Updates

The World’s Most Inconsistent Waves
Ben Mondy

The World’s Most Inconsistent Waves

Huntington, Dribbleton, Virginia, Holland and the Superbank! We recently had a look at the world’s most consistent waves. This was based on the combination of swells and wind directed at 7,000 surf spots, as compiled from our data since 2006. Those stats, represented in easy-to-read graphics, are located under each wave’s spot guides, with historical swell and wind breakdowns available by month, season, and year. There is also an offshore filter, which shows how often the swells come with clean

Read more

Read more

Discover more articles and updates in the Greenroom.

FREE! Surf-Forecast.com widget for your website

The surf report / weather widget below is available to embed on third party websites free of charge and provides a summary of our Diamond Head surf forecast. Simply grab the html code snippet that we provide and paste it into your own site. You can choose your preferred language and metric/imperial units for the surf forecast feed to suit users of your site. Click here to get the code.

View detailed surf forecast for Diamond Head at:
surf-forecast.com

Nearest locationNearest
Nearest locationNearest
Nearest locationNearest