Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.96° N 74.85° W

Diamond Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 am 24 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Diamond Beach sea temperature is
16.8°C
1.4° 

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 (24 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 10s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 10s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 10s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Diamond Beach at 5AM is: 1.2m 10s primary swell from a East direction and 0.9m 10s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.2m 9s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am October 24). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Oct)4ft (1.2m)10s
Afternoon (24 Oct)2.5ft (0.8m)10s
Evening (24 Oct)2.5ft (0.7m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Mon afternoon, min 11°C on Sun morning). Wind will be generally light.

Saturday
24
Sunday
25
Monday
26
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
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
E
10
1.2
E
10
1.2
E
10
0.8
E
10
0.8
E
10
0.7
E
10
0.7
E
10
0.6
E
10
0.6
E
11
0.6
E
11
0.6
E
11
0.5
E
11
0.5
E
12
0.4
E
12
0.4
E
12
0.4
E
12
0.4
E
11
0.4
ESE
11
0.4
E
11
0.3
E
11
0.4
SE
9
0.5
SE
9
0.5
SE
9
0.6
SE
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
200
290
290
138
141
104
102
78
85
88
89
63
65
43
43
41
40
40
37
21
21
39
38
72
Wind (km/h)
15
E
15
ENE
15
NE
10
NE
10
ENE
10
E
5
ESE
5
E
0
NNE
10
N
10
N
10
NNW
5
WNW
5
WSW
5
SSW
5
SW
10
WNW
10
NW
10
NW
15
WNW
15
WNW
15
WNW
10
NW
15
NNW
Wind State
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
on
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
High Tide
7:21AM1.56m
7:42PM1.48m
8:02AM1.67m
8:25PM1.50m
8:42AM1.74m
9:09PM1.49m
Low Tide
00:49AM-0.00m
1:24PM0.02m
1:31AM-0.05m
2:11PM-0.05m
2:14AM-0.09m
2:59PM-0.10m
clear
part cloud
part cloud
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
13
13
12
12
13
13
13
13
12
12
11
11
13
14
14
14
13
12
12
12
14
17
17
17
Feels °C
9
9
8
9
11
11
11
12
11
9
8
9
11
12
12
12
10
9
9
9
11
14
14
13
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