Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.96° N 74.85° W

Diamond Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 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 (19 Oct):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 9s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 10s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Diamond Beach at 12AM is: 1.2m 10s primary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm October 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Oct)--
Afternoon (19 Oct)4.5ft (1.3m)9s
Evening (19 Oct)4ft (1.2m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Tue afternoon, min 10°C on Tue morning). Mainly strong winds.

Sun
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
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
3
3
1
2
1
1
0
1
1
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
E
9
1.2
E
10
1.2
E
10
1.2
E
10
1.3
E
10
1.5
E
10
1.8
E
11
2.5
ESE
12
2.5
ESE
12
3
E
12
3
E
11
1.8
ESE
11
3
E
11
1.7
E
11
2.5
E
11
1.8
E
11
1.8
E
10
1.8
E
10
1.9
E
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
230
262
268
262
314
452
755
1587
2013
2177
2472
836
1850
694
1574
714
687
700
795
Wind (km/h)
25
NE
25
NE
20
NE
25
NE
25
NNE
30
NNE
35
NE
35
NE
35
NE
30
NNE
25
NNE
30
N
30
NNE
30
NNE
35
NNE
35
NE
30
NNE
30
NE
35
NE
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
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
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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Temp °C
12
12
12
12
11
11
12
14
13
12
12
12
11
10
13
15
16
15
14
Feels °C
6
6
7
7
5
5
5
7
6
6
6
6
4
3
5
8
9
9
6
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