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Diamond Beach surfForecast / New Jersey / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Monday 20 Apr 2026 EDT
Forecast update in hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Diamond Beach surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Diamond Beach sea temperature is
12.2° C
(Which is 4.4°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Diamond Beach today?

The current surf forecast for Diamond Beach at 7AM is: 0.2m 8s primary swell from a East direction and 0.2m 7s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 01:00am April 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Apr)0.5ft (0.2m)8s
Afternoon (20 Apr)0.5ft (0.2m)7s
Evening (20 Apr)0.5ft (0.2m)7s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.3
SE
0.3
SE
0.3
E
0.2
E
0.2
E
0.2
E
0.2
E
0.2
E
0.2
E
0.1
SE
0.1
SE
0.1
SE
0.3
NE
0.2
ENE
0.2
ENE
0.3
ENE
0.7
S
1.1
S
1.3
S
1.1
SSW
0.8
S
0.6
S
0.5
S
0.4
SSE
Period(s) (?)778877777999558844556666
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)7710444444333436111248887438211511
Wind
(km/h)
15
NNW
10
NNW
0
SW
15
SW
20
WNW
35
NW
25
NW
30
NW
20
N
25
NNE
25
N
20
N
15
NNW
5
SW
10
S
25
S
30
S
35
S
40
SSW
30
SSW
20
W
20
WSW
15
W
15
WNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
glasscross-
off
offoffoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
10:41PM
1.77
11:23AM
1.41
11:36PM
1.70
12:23PM
1.35
12:36AM
1.62
1:25PM
1.31
Low Tide
/ height (m)
5:03AM
-0.15
5:01PM
-0.04
5:55AM
-0.08
5:53PM
0.05
6:53AM
0.01
6:53PM
0.15
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Sunrise---6:16-------6:13-------6:13----
Sunset------7:40-------7:40-------7:42-
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
clear
Rain (mm)
--------------------11--
Temp. °C1099910910109543678778101111121514
Feels °C (?)656541322-2-3-40330-1-124681212
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