Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.96° N 74.85° W

Diamond Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 am 03 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Diamond Beach sea temperature is
19.6°C
1.2° 

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 (03 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (03 Oct, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 11s period with ESE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 5s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 6s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Diamond Beach at 12PM is: 0.3m 11s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.2m 4s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.6m 4s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am October 03). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (03 Oct)1ft (0.3m)11s
Afternoon (03 Oct)3ft (0.9m)5s
Evening (03 Oct)3ft (0.9m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 14mm), heaviest on Sun night. Warm (max 21°C on Mon afternoon, min 13°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Saturday
3
Sunday
4
Monday
5
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
1
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
ESE
11
0.3
ESE
11
0.3
ESE
11
0.9
ENE
5
0.9
ENE
5
0.9
ENE
6
1
E
6
1
E
6
1.1
E
6
1.2
E
6
1.2
E
6
1.2
E
7
1.1
E
7
1.3
E
7
0.9
ESE
8
0.8
ESE
8
0.8
E
8
0.7
E
8
0.6
E
8
0.6
E
8
0.5
E
8
0.5
E
8
0.5
E
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
24
23
23
36
42
53
62
67
88
102
120
131
124
181
94
79
78
60
44
45
31
31
31
Wind (km/h)
20
N
20
NNE
20
NE
25
NE
25
NE
25
ENE
25
ENE
20
ENE
25
ENE
25
ENE
25
E
25
E
15
E
10
E
5
NE
10
NW
15
NW
20
NNW
20
NNW
20
NW
25
NNW
25
NNW
20
NNW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
High Tide
2:02AM1.25m
2:21PM1.51m
3:08AM1.24m
3:27PM1.49m
4:14AM1.28m
4:34PM1.49m
Low Tide
7:32AM0.23m
8:53PM0.20m
8:53AM0.26m
10:03PM0.16m
10:08AM0.22m
light rain
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:56
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
6:56
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
6:58
—
—
—
—
—
—
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
—
—
—
—
6:38
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
6:37
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
6:36
—
—
 mm
1
—
—
1
2
1
1
1
—
1
1
—
2
3
1
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
Temp °C
18
16
17
17
16
17
17
17
17
17
17
18
19
19
19
19
17
17
17
20
21
18
17
Feels °C
15
13
14
12
13
14
14
14
14
14
14
16
19
20
21
20
16
15
15
17
16
12
12
  • Map Icons:
  • Break
  • Live Wave Height (m)
  • Live Wind Speed (km/h)
  • Surf Rating (10 Max)
  • Ocean Swells (m)
  • Wind Speed (km/h)
Map placeholder
How to use the Wavefinder 

FREE! Surf-Forecast.com widget for your website

The surf report / weather widget below is available to embed on third party websites free of charge and provides a summary of our Diamond Beach surf forecast. Simply grab the html code snippet that we provide and paste it into your own site. You can choose your preferred language and metric/imperial units for the surf forecast feed to suit users of your site. Click here to get the code.


Nearest locationNearest