Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.96° N 74.85° W

Diamond Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 pm 22 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Diamond Beach sea temperature is
17.3°C
1.6° 

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


How big are the waves at Diamond Beach today (22 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 11s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 11s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 10s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Diamond Beach at 5PM is: 1.2m 10s primary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm October 22). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 Oct)5ft (1.5m)11s
Afternoon (22 Oct)4.5ft (1.3m)11s
Evening (22 Oct)3.5ft (1.1m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Thu afternoon, min 11°C on Fri morning). Wind will be generally light.

Thu
22
Friday
23
Saturday
24
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
2
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
1
1
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
E
11
1.3
E
11
1.2
E
10
1.1
E
10
1
E
10
0.9
E
10
0.8
E
10
1.3
ENE
10
1.3
ENE
10
1.4
E
9
1.3
E
10
1.2
E
10
1
E
10
1.3
ENE
10
0.9
E
11
0.9
E
11
0.8
E
11
0.8
E
11
0.7
E
11
0.7
E
11
0.7
E
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
475
389
308
247
196
156
121
295
322
311
306
268
196
363
178
178
144
144
114
114
116
Wind (km/h)
20
NNW
15
NNW
15
NW
15
NNW
20
N
25
N
25
NNE
25
NNE
25
NE
25
NE
25
ENE
20
ENE
20
ENE
15
ENE
10
NE
15
NNE
15
NNE
5
E
5
SSE
5
SSE
0
SSE
Wind State
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
High Tide
6:09PM1.38m
6:39AM1.44m
6:57PM1.44m
7:21AM1.56m
7:42PM1.48m
Low Tide
11:49AM0.21m
00:08AM0.07m
12:36PM0.11m
00:49AM-0.00m
1:24PM0.02m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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Temp °C
13
16
18
17
14
13
12
11
12
13
12
12
12
12
12
11
11
12
12
12
12
Feels °C
7
11
13
12
9
8
6
5
6
7
6
7
7
8
9
7
7
10
10
10
11
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