Diamond Beach surfForecast / New Jersey / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Tuesday 05 May 2026 EDT
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Diamond Beach surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Diamond Beach sea temperature is
11.2° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Diamond Beach today?

The current surf forecast for Diamond Beach at 5AM is: 1.1m 6s primary swell from a South direction and 0.2m 9s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00am May 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 May)3.5ft (1.1m)6s
Afternoon (05 May)4.5ft (1.4m)6s
Evening (05 May)6ft (1.9m)7s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Wed night. Warm (max 21°C on Tue afternoon, min 10°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the S on Tue night, calm by Thu afternoon).

Tuesday
5
Wednesday
6
Thursday
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)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
S
6
1.1
S
6
1.1
S
6
1
S
6
1.3
S
6
1.7
S
6
1.8
S
7
1.9
S
7
1.7
S
7
1.6
S
7
1.5
S
6
1.4
S
6
1.4
S
6
1.2
S
6
1
S
6
1.5
S
6
0.9
SSE
7
0.8
SSE
7
0.8
SSE
7
0.7
SSE
7
0.7
SSE
7
0.6
SSE
7
0.5
SSE
7
0.5
SSE
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
86
89
95
80
124
235
280
331
255
220
176
148
143
109
81
187
64
53
54
41
41
35
25
23
Wind (km/h)
25
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
25
SW
30
S
40
S
45
S
40
SSW
40
SSW
35
SSW
35
S
35
SSW
30
S
25
SSW
25
S
25
WSW
20
NW
20
NW
20
NNW
10
N
0
SSE
5
W
15
WNW
30
NW
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
off
High Tide
11:33AM1.18m
11:38PM1.43m
12:18PM1.14m
00:21AM1.38m
1:05PM1.12m
Low Tide
5:10AM0.10m
5:00PM0.26m
5:48AM0.16m
5:35PM0.31m
6:28AM0.22m
6:14PM0.37m
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
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5:56
5:56
5:54
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7:54
7:55
7:57
1
Temp °C
17
17
16
20
21
18
17
17
16
15
15
17
16
17
19
19
14
12
12
12
11
12
12
11
12
13
11
15
15
11
9
10
10
10
9
11
11
14
16
16
11
8
8
9
10
10
9
5
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
8
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
10
0.9
SSE
6
0.9
SSE
7
0.8
SSE
7
0.8
SSE
7
0.7
SSE
7
0.7
SSE
7
0.6
SSE
7
0.5
SSE
7
0.5
SSE
6
Energy kJ
6
6
2
2
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
72
64
53
54
41
41
35
25
23
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
12
0.1
E
12
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
9
Energy kJ
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
12
0.1
E
12
0.1
E
12
0.2
E
10
0.1
SE
8
0.1
SE
7
Energy kJ
3
3
3
7
3
2
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
S
6
1.1
S
6
1.1
S
6
1
S
6
1.3
S
6
1.7
S
6
1.8
S
7
1.9
S
7
1.7
S
7
1.6
S
7
1.5
S
6
1.4
S
6
1.4
S
6
1.2
S
6
1
S
6
1.5
S
6
0.2
NNE
2
Energy kJ
86
89
95
80
124
235
280
331
255
220
176
148
143
109
81
187
1
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
372
372
372
1508
1508
1509
1514
1132
1183
1169
1174
1174
1174
1174
1174
23
0
2
2
2
2
30
32
91
Best forecast wave conditions in New Jersey
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
1
3
3
3
1
2
2
1
2
3
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
3
3
2
1
1
1
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
5
9
9
7
6
6
5
8
5
6
5
5
5
6
6
5
6
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