Diamond Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.96° N 74.85° W

Diamond Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 am 20 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Diamond Beach sea temperature is
23.8°C
3.2° 

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 (20 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 7s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 7s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 7s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Diamond Beach at 3PM is: 0.6m 7s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.9m 4s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 07:00am September 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Sep)3.5ft (1.1m)7s
Afternoon (20 Sep)2ft (0.6m)7s
Evening (20 Sep)2ft (0.6m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 17mm), heaviest on Tue night. Warm (max 24°C on Sun afternoon, min 16°C on Tue afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Sun night, near gales from the ENE by Tue afternoon).

Sunday
20
Monday
21
Tuesday
22
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
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
ESE
7
1.1
SE
7
0.8
ESE
7
0.7
ESE
7
0.6
ESE
7
0.6
ESE
7
0.5
ESE
7
0.5
ESE
8
0.5
ESE
8
0.6
ESE
8
0.4
ESE
8
1.1
ENE
5
1.1
ENE
6
1.1
ENE
6
1.3
E
6
1.4
E
6
1.4
E
7
1.5
E
7
1.7
E
7
1.8
E
7
2
E
8
1.9
E
8
1.9
E
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
117
116
67
54
42
42
31
32
33
39
23
62
69
69
114
151
173
202
266
338
463
476
488
Wind (km/h)
25
SE
25
SSE
25
S
25
S
30
S
20
SSW
15
WSW
10
WNW
15
NNE
25
NE
30
NE
30
ENE
30
NE
30
ENE
35
ENE
35
ENE
35
ENE
40
ENE
45
ENE
45
ENE
50
ENE
45
ENE
45
ENE
Wind State
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
3:49AM1.07m
4:13PM1.31m
4:49AM1.10m
5:10PM1.35m
5:46AM1.17m
6:04PM1.40m
Low Tide
9:39AM0.43m
10:36PM0.33m
10:39AM0.38m
11:25PM0.26m
11:31AM0.30m
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part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
part cloud
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cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:43
6:45
6:46
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:00
6:58
6:57
 mm
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
Temp °C
22
22
22
23
24
24
23
22
21
19
20
19
18
19
18
18
19
18
18
17
16
16
16
Feels °C
19
19
19
20
22
24
24
24
21
17
17
15
14
15
13
13
14
12
11
10
7
8
8
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