Diamond Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.96° N 74.85° W

Diamond Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 pm 17 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Diamond Beach sea temperature is
24.0° C
1.1° 

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 (18 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 3s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Jul, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 5s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 6s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Diamond Beach at 12AM is: 0.1m 14s primary swell from a East direction and 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.4m 3s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm July 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Jul)2ft (0.6m)3s
Afternoon (18 Jul)4ft (1.2m)5s
Evening (18 Jul)4.5ft (1.4m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 29mm), heaviest during Sat night. Warm (max 28°C on Fri night, min 21°C on Sun night). Mainly strong winds.

Fri
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
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
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
S
4
0.3
S
4
0.1
E
14
0.1
E
14
0.1
SE
14
0.5
S
3
0.8
S
4
1.1
S
4
1.4
S
5
1.5
S
6
1.2
S
6
1.2
S
7
0.9
S
7
0.7
S
7
0.6
S
6
0.5
S
7
0.5
S
7
0.5
S
7
0.4
SSE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
3
3
4
4
8
7
18
48
100
133
106
130
72
43
31
22
24
26
17
Wind (km/h)
10
WSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
S
20
S
25
S
30
S
10
SSW
40
WSW
25
W
20
W
20
NW
20
NW
20
NW
15
WNW
15
NNW
15
ESE
Wind State
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-on
High Tide
11:45PM1.63m
12:28PM1.52m
00:36AM1.52m
1:19PM1.50m
Low Tide
5:13PM-0.01m
5:49AM-0.12m
6:04PM0.07m
6:34AM-0.04m
6:56PM0.17m
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
light rain
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
cloud
thunderstorm
mod rain
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:48
5:48
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:22
8:22
8:22
 mm
1
2
3
4
8
11
Temp °C
29
28
27
25
25
24
26
28
28
26
25
25
24
24
24
26
27
27
24
Feels °C
28
27
26
24
24
25
28
28
28
30
22
25
25
24
23
24
25
26
24
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