Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.96° N 74.85° W

Diamond Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 am 14 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Diamond Beach sea temperature is
18.7°C
1.7° 

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 (14 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (14 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 4s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 5s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 5s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Diamond Beach at 3PM is: 0.5m 5s primary swell from a South direction and 0.1m 7s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00am October 14). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (14 Oct)1.5ft (0.5m)4s
Afternoon (14 Oct)1.5ft (0.5m)5s
Evening (14 Oct)1.5ft (0.4m)5s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 16mm), heaviest on Thu night. Warm (max 27°C on Wed afternoon, min 13°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NW on Wed night, strong winds from the NW by Fri night).

Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
Friday
16
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
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
SSW
4
0.5
S
4
0.5
S
5
0.5
S
5
0.4
SSE
5
0.4
SSE
5
0.4
SSE
5
0.2
E
8
0.2
E
8
0.2
E
8
0.7
ENE
4
0.9
ENE
5
0.7
ENE
6
0.6
E
6
0.6
E
6
0.8
ESE
4
0.9
SSE
4
0.8
SSE
4
0.8
SSE
4
0.8
S
4
1
S
5
1.3
S
5
0.8
S
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
13
9
12
14
10
10
9
5
5
5
16
44
33
23
23
19
31
24
24
22
41
87
43
Wind (km/h)
20
SW
15
WSW
20
WSW
15
W
15
WNW
10
W
10
NW
15
N
25
NNE
25
NNE
25
ENE
25
ENE
20
ENE
15
E
15
ESE
20
SE
20
SSE
20
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
35
SSW
35
NW
Wind State
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
off
High Tide
11:19AM1.51m
11:45PM1.22m
12:03PM1.43m
00:34AM1.15m
12:51PM1.36m
Low Tide
4:41AM0.15m
5:21PM0.13m
5:16AM0.23m
6:03PM0.22m
5:52AM0.31m
6:49PM0.29m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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cloud
light rain
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
light rain
cloud
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
light rain
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6:22
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6:21
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1
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2
4
1
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Temp °C
21
21
24
27
27
27
23
21
16
14
16
15
14
13
15
16
17
19
20
24
24
23
19
Feels °C
19
19
22
26
26
27
24
21
12
9
12
11
10
11
13
14
15
18
19
22
22
19
14
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