Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.96° N 74.85° W

Diamond Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 pm 04 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 (04 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 6s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 7s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 7s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Diamond Beach at 6PM is: 1.2m 7s primary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm October 04). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (04 Oct)4.5ft (1.4m)6s
Afternoon (04 Oct)4.5ft (1.3m)7s
Evening (04 Oct)3.5ft (1.1m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 19°C on Mon afternoon, min 12°C on Tue morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NE on Sun afternoon, calm by Tue night).

Sun
4
Monday
5
Tuesday
6
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
1
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)
1.3
E
7
1.3
E
7
1.2
E
7
1.1
E
7
0.9
E
7
0.8
E
7
0.8
E
7
0.7
E
7
0.6
E
7
0.5
E
7
0.5
E
8
0.4
E
8
0.4
E
8
0.4
E
8
0.3
E
8
0.3
E
8
0.3
E
8
0.3
E
8
0.3
ENE
8
0.2
E
8
0.2
E
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
145
153
134
110
72
57
57
43
32
23
31
19
19
19
11
11
11
10
11
4
4
Wind (km/h)
30
ENE
30
NE
25
NE
25
NE
15
NNE
15
N
15
NW
10
NW
20
WNW
25
NW
30
NW
20
NNW
20
NNW
20
NNW
20
NNW
20
N
20
NNW
15
NW
15
WNW
10
NNW
5
NW
Wind State
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
glassy
High Tide
3:27PM1.49m
4:14AM1.28m
4:34PM1.49m
5:20AM1.36m
5:39PM1.51m
Low Tide
8:53AM0.26m
10:03PM0.16m
10:08AM0.22m
11:03PM0.09m
11:12AM0.14m
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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Temp °C
17
16
17
17
17
16
15
15
17
19
19
18
17
15
14
12
13
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16
16
15
Feels °C
14
12
14
15
16
15
14
14
14
14
13
13
12
10
9
7
8
10
12
13
13
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