Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.96° N 74.85° W

Diamond Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 pm 18 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Diamond Beach sea temperature is
19.3°C
3.1° 

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 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 8s period with ENE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 9s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 10s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Diamond Beach at 5PM is: 1.3m 9s primary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm October 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Oct)4.5ft (1.4m)8s
Afternoon (18 Oct)4.5ft (1.3m)9s
Evening (18 Oct)4.5ft (1.3m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Tue afternoon, min 10°C on Mon morning). Mainly fresh winds.

Sun
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
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
0
0
2
3
3
3
3
1
2
1
2
1
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
ENE
9
1.3
E
9
1.3
E
9
1.3
E
10
1.3
E
10
1.3
E
10
1.5
E
10
1.6
E
10
1.9
E
11
2.5
ESE
12
3
E
12
3
E
12
3
E
12
3
E
11
3
E
11
2
E
11
3
ENE
11
1.9
E
11
3
ENE
11
1.9
E
11
2.1
E
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
258
263
275
313
307
305
426
545
856
1778
2846
2749
2229
2223
2213
951
1870
798
1807
826
1030
Wind (km/h)
30
NE
30
NE
25
NE
25
NE
25
NE
25
NE
30
NNE
30
NNE
35
NE
35
NE
35
NE
30
NNE
30
N
30
N
30
N
35
N
35
NNE
35
NNE
30
NNE
25
NNE
30
NNE
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
2:35PM1.28m
3:14AM1.08m
3:29PM1.28m
4:09AM1.12m
4:23PM1.30m
Low Tide
8:51PM0.35m
8:55AM0.45m
9:51PM0.31m
10:03AM0.39m
10:42PM0.24m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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Temp °C
11
12
12
12
12
12
11
10
12
13
13
12
12
12
12
11
14
17
18
16
14
Feels °C
4
5
6
6
6
6
5
4
5
5
6
6
5
5
5
3
6
10
12
10
8
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