Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.96° N 74.85° W

Diamond Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 pm 23 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Diamond Beach sea temperature is
17.1°C
1.5° 

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 (23 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 9s period with ENE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 9s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 9s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Diamond Beach at 8PM is: 1.2m 9s primary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm October 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Oct)4.5ft (1.3m)9s
Afternoon (23 Oct)4ft (1.2m)9s
Evening (23 Oct)3.5ft (1.1m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 14°C on Sun night, min 10°C on Mon morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NE on Fri afternoon, calm by Sun night).

Fri
23
Saturday
24
Sunday
25
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
1
2
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
ENE
9
1.2
ENE
9
1.2
ENE
9
1.2
E
9
1.1
E
9
1
E
10
1
E
10
1.4
E
10
1.6
ENE
10
0.8
E
10
0.8
E
10
0.7
E
10
0.7
E
10
0.6
E
11
0.6
E
11
0.6
E
11
0.5
E
11
0.5
E
12
0.5
E
12
0.4
E
12
0.4
E
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
238
227
238
220
185
192
208
384
454
141
135
102
108
85
88
91
64
67
68
44
42
Wind (km/h)
25
NE
30
NE
25
NE
25
ENE
20
ENE
15
ENE
15
ENE
15
NE
15
NE
10
E
10
E
10
ESE
5
ESE
5
NE
10
NNE
10
N
5
NNW
5
WSW
5
SSW
5
SSW
5
W
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
High Tide
6:57PM1.44m
7:21AM1.56m
7:42PM1.48m
8:02AM1.67m
8:25PM1.50m
Low Tide
12:36PM0.11m
00:49AM-0.00m
1:24PM0.02m
1:31AM-0.05m
2:11PM-0.05m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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Temp °C
13
13
12
12
13
13
13
12
12
13
13
13
12
12
12
11
11
13
13
14
13
Feels °C
7
6
6
7
8
9
9
8
9
10
11
11
10
11
10
8
9
11
11
12
10
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