Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.96° N 74.85° W

Diamond Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 am 05 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Diamond Beach sea temperature is
19.5°C
1.2° 

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 (05 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 7s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 7s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Diamond Beach at 9AM is: 0.7m 7s primary swell from a East direction and 0.1m 6s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am October 05). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 Oct)2.5ft (0.7m)7s
Afternoon (05 Oct)1.5ft (0.5m)7s
Evening (05 Oct)1.5ft (0.4m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Mon afternoon, min 11°C on Tue morning). Winds increasing (calm on Tue night, fresh winds from the SSW by Wed night).

Monday
5
Tuesday
6
Wednesday
7
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
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
E
7
0.8
E
7
0.7
E
7
0.6
E
7
0.5
E
7
0.5
E
7
0.4
E
8
0.4
E
8
0.4
E
8
0.3
E
8
0.3
E
8
0.3
E
8
0.2
E
8
0.2
E
8
0.2
E
8
0.2
E
8
0.2
E
8
0.2
E
8
0.2
E
8
0.1
SE
9
0.5
S
3
0.8
S
4
0.9
S
4
1
S
4
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
73
58
43
32
23
25
18
18
19
10
11
11
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
18
28
39
Wind (km/h)
15
N
15
NW
15
NW
25
NW
25
WNW
30
NW
15
NW
20
NNW
25
NNW
25
N
20
N
15
NNW
15
WNW
15
WNW
15
NW
5
NNW
5
WSW
5
WSW
10
SSW
15
SSW
25
S
30
S
30
SSW
30
SSW
Wind State
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
4:14AM1.28m
4:34PM1.49m
5:20AM1.36m
5:39PM1.51m
6:19AM1.46m
6:36PM1.55m
Low Tide
10:08AM0.22m
11:03PM0.09m
11:12AM0.14m
11:54PM0.02m
12:08PM0.07m
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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Temp °C
15
15
15
17
20
20
19
17
15
13
11
11
14
15
15
15
14
14
14
15
17
17
17
17
Feels °C
14
13
13
14
15
14
15
12
9
7
6
6
9
11
11
12
12
12
11
11
12
11
12
12
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