Surf-Forecast | Diamond Beach Surf Guide

Lat Long: 38.96° N 74.85° W

Issued: 12 pm 02 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Diamond Beach sea temperature is

16.3°C

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

Diamond Beach Surf Guide

Diamond Beach in New Jersey is an exposed beach break that only works when conditions are just right with no particular seasonal pattern. Offshore winds blow from the northwest. Most of the surf here comes from groundswells and the ideal swell direction is from the southeast. Waves at the beach break both left and right. Surfable at all stages of the tide. It's sometimes crowded here. Watch out for dangerous rips.

Diamond Beach Spot Info

Type:	Rating:	Reliability:	Todays Sea Temp*:
Beach	2	inconsistent	16.3°C*ocean temperature recorded from satellite

Surfing Diamond Beach:

The best conditions reported for surf at Diamond Beach occur when a Southeast swell combines with an offshore wind direction from the Northwest.

Hourly Forecast

16 Day Forecast

What's the best time of year to surf Diamond Beach (for consistent clean waves)?

septemberBest Season: summer

The best time of year for surfing Diamond Beach with consistent clean waves (rideable swell with light / offshore winds) is during Summer and most often the month of September. Clean surfable waves are typically found 32% of the time in September while 55% of the time it tends to be blown out. For the remaining 13% of the time it is considered too small by most surfers but may still be OK for beginners and groms at times.

clean

32%

Surfable waves that hold up well for longer rides in prevailing cross-offshore, offshore or light wind conditions.

blown out

55%

Surfable sized waves that are of poorer quality due to prevailing onshore, cross-onshore or windy conditions (may be preferable for kitesurfing).

too small

13%

Waves usually considered too small for good surf. Some wave-magnet breaks may still work though if conditions are right (on occasion).

Explore Diamond Beach Location Map

Interactive Diamond Beach surf break location map. View information about nearby surf breaks, their wave consistency and rating compared to other spots in the region. Current swell conditions from local buoys are shown along with live wind speed and direction from nearby weather stations. Click icons on the map for more detail. The closest passenger airport to Diamond Beach is Cape May Co (Wildwood) Airport (WWD) in USA, 8 km (5 miles) away (directly). The second nearest airport to Diamond Beach is Millville Muni Airport (MIV), also in USA, 50 km (31 miles) away.

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Live Wave Height (m)
Live Wind Speed (km/h)
Surf Rating (10 Max)
Ocean Swells (m)
Wind Speed (km/h)

Please note that some surf spot locations are approximate to protect their exact location while others are not shown at close zoom level.

Diamond Beach Surf Forecasts:

Hourly Forecast

16 Day Forecast

Todays Surf Summary
Monday, 2 November 2026, 20:10 Local Time

m, °C	Monday 02			Tue
ft, °F	4PM	7PM	10PM	1AM
Wave (m)	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE
Period (s)	8	8	8	10
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross

Tides at Diamond Beach

Current tide and informaton

For Swain Channel, Taylor Sound, New Jersey, 3 km from Diamond Beach.

Next High Water: 03:01am | 1.33m

Next Low Water: 08:41pm | 0.09m

NEXT	IS AT (local time)	remaining
high tide
low tide

Diamond Beach Sea Temperature

The Diamond Beach water temperature is rather cool (16.3 °C) and the air temperature will feel about the same. A good quality spring wetsuit with optional neoprene boots should suffice. No need for wetsuit gloves.

Today, many surfers would wear a spring wetsuit and neoprene boots.