Diamond Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.96° N 74.85° W

Diamond Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 am 12 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Diamond Beach sea temperature is
25.5° C
1.8° 

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 (12 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 6s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 6s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 6s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Diamond Beach at 9AM is: 0.1m 8s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.2m 6s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 01:00am August 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Aug)0.5ft (0.2m)6s
Afternoon (12 Aug)0.5ft (0.2m)6s
Evening (12 Aug)1ft (0.3m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 30°C on Thu afternoon, min 23°C on Wed morning). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
12
Thursday
13
Friday
14
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
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
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
SSE
5
0.2
S
6
0.2
S
6
0.2
S
6
0.2
S
6
0.1
SE
8
0.3
S
6
0.5
S
3
0.7
S
4
0.9
SSW
4
0.6
S
4
0.4
S
4
0.4
S
4
0.3
S
5
0.2
S
5
0.2
S
5
0.2
S
5
0.2
S
5
0.2
S
5
0.2
SSE
5
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
13
0.2
S
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
3
3
3
3
3
3
6
4
12
24
12
6
6
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
3
3
Wind (km/h)
10
NW
10
NNW
10
N
10
NNW
10
W
10
WSW
15
S
20
S
25
SSW
15
WSW
15
W
15
WNW
15
WNW
20
WNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNE
15
NE
10
NNE
10
NE
10
ESE
10
SSE
15
SSE
10
S
Wind State
off
off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
High Tide
8:38AM1.52m
8:53PM1.78m
9:27AM1.58m
9:41PM1.75m
10:16AM1.61m
10:29PM1.68m
Low Tide
2:18AM-0.14m
2:22PM-0.08m
3:07AM-0.18m
3:14PM-0.09m
3:53AM-0.19m
4:04PM-0.07m
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:09
6:09
6:11
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:58
7:57
7:55
 mm
Temp °C
24
23
23
25
27
28
27
26
25
24
24
25
28
30
30
29
27
25
24
24
26
25
25
25
Feels °C
25
25
25
26
27
26
25
26
25
25
25
26
28
28
30
30
26
24
23
23
27
25
25
26
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