Diamond Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.96° N 74.85° W

Diamond Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 am 29 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Diamond Beach sea temperature is
24.6°C
1.9° 

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 (29 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 5s period with NE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Diamond Beach at 8AM is: 0.4m 8s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.2m 6s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.6m 4s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am August 29). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (29 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)8s
Afternoon (29 Aug)2.5ft (0.7m)5s
Evening (29 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Warm (max 25°C on Sun afternoon, min 20°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light.

Saturday
29
Sunday
30
Monday
31
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
Height Map
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Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
ESE
8
0.4
ESE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.7
NE
5
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.3
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.6
SSE
3
0.8
S
4
0.9
S
4
0.9
SSW
4
0.6
S
4
0.3
SE
8
0.3
SE
8
0.3
SE
8
0.3
SE
8
0.3
SE
8
0.3
SE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
26
26
16
16
22
16
16
16
17
18
18
11
18
8
18
28
29
13
10
10
10
9
9
9
Wind (km/h)
15
NNE
25
NNE
25
NNE
15
NE
5
ENE
10
SSE
10
S
10
S
5
S
10
S
10
SSW
10
SSW
20
S
30
S
25
S
25
SSW
20
SSW
0
NW
15
NE
15
NNE
10
NE
5
SE
5
ESE
10
SSE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
glassy
on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
glassy
cross
cross-off
cross
glassy
on
cross-on
High Tide
9:43AM1.49m
9:56PM1.56m
10:18AM1.53m
10:34PM1.51m
10:57AM1.56m
Low Tide
3:25AM-0.03m
3:42PM0.06m
4:00AM-0.04m
4:22PM0.06m
4:34AM-0.03m
5:04PM0.08m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:24
6:26
6:26
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:35
7:32
7:31
 mm
Temp °C
24
21
20
21
23
22
22
23
23
23
23
23
24
25
25
24
24
24
22
22
23
23
23
23
Feels °C
24
18
16
19
23
21
22
23
24
23
24
23
23
23
24
23
25
28
24
24
26
27
26
25
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