Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.96° N 74.85° W

Diamond Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 am 13 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Diamond Beach sea temperature is
18.5°C
1.3° 

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 (13 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 7s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Oct, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 7s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 4s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Diamond Beach at 4AM is: 0.4m 7s primary swell from a South direction and 0.4m 7s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.3m 6s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am October 13). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 Oct)1.5ft (0.4m)7s
Afternoon (13 Oct)1ft (0.3m)7s
Evening (13 Oct)2.5ft (0.8m)4s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Wed night. Warm (max 28°C on Wed afternoon, min 14°C on Thu morning). Wind will be generally light.

Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
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
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
SE
8
0.4
SE
7
0.4
SE
7
0.4
SE
7
0.3
SE
7
0.5
S
3
0.7
S
4
0.8
S
4
0.8
SSW
4
0.8
SSW
4
0.6
S
5
0.6
S
5
0.5
S
6
0.4
SSE
6
0.4
SSE
6
0.4
SSE
5
0.2
E
8
0.2
E
8
0.6
NE
3
0.9
ENE
4
0.9
ENE
5
0.7
ENE
5
0.6
E
6
0.7
E
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
28
14
13
12
7
4
13
20
24
24
18
21
15
10
10
10
5
5
7
28
34
29
23
31
Wind (km/h)
10
NW
10
WNW
10
W
10
SW
15
S
20
S
20
SSW
25
SSW
20
SW
20
SW
15
SW
15
WSW
15
W
10
WNW
10
NW
10
NNW
15
N
25
NNE
25
NNE
20
ENE
25
ENE
20
ENE
15
ESE
15
SE
Wind State
off
off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
on
High Tide
10:38AM1.60m
10:59PM1.30m
11:19AM1.51m
11:45PM1.22m
12:03PM1.43m
Low Tide
4:05AM0.06m
4:41PM0.06m
4:41AM0.15m
5:21PM0.13m
5:16AM0.23m
6:03PM0.22m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
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Temp °C
18
18
18
19
21
22
22
21
21
21
21
23
27
28
25
23
21
16
14
15
15
14
15
16
Feels °C
18
18
18
19
19
20
20
18
19
19
20
22
26
28
26
24
21
12
9
11
10
10
12
14
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