Diamond Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.96° N 74.85° W

Diamond Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 pm 16 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Diamond Beach sea temperature is
23.6° C
0.7° 

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 (16 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 5s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 4s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 4s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Diamond Beach at 4PM is: 0.4m 3s primary swell from a South direction and 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm July 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Jul)1ft (0.3m)5s
Afternoon (16 Jul)1ft (0.3m)4s
Evening (16 Jul)2.5ft (0.7m)4s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 53mm), heaviest during Sat night. Warm (max 30°C on Thu afternoon, min 24°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNE on Fri morning, fresh winds from the SW by Sat night).

Thu
16
Friday
17
Saturday
18
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
1
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
S
5
0.1
SE
8
0.4
S
3
0.7
S
4
0.7
S
5
0.4
SSE
5
0.4
SSE
5
0.3
SSE
5
0.3
SSE
5
0.3
SSE
5
0.3
S
5
0.3
S
5
0.3
SSE
5
0.4
SSE
5
0.1
SE
14
0.3
SSE
3
0.5
SSE
3
0.9
SSE
4
1.3
S
5
1.7
S
6
1.1
S
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
4
3
3
18
23
7
7
5
5
5
4
4
5
8
8
3
7
28
83
178
88
Wind (km/h)
10
S
10
SSW
15
S
20
WSW
20
WSW
15
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNE
5
NNE
5
SSE
15
SE
15
SSE
15
S
15
S
15
S
10
S
15
SE
30
SSE
10
WSW
30
SSE
20
SW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-off
on
cross
High Tide
10:40AM1.53m
10:52PM1.73m
11:34AM1.53m
11:45PM1.63m
12:28PM1.52m
Low Tide
4:23PM-0.07m
5:04AM-0.19m
5:13PM-0.01m
5:49AM-0.12m
6:04PM0.07m
clear
clear
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thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
rain showers
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
mod rain
thunderstorm
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:47
5:48
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:22
8:22
8:22
 mm
2
3
1
2
4
8
29
1
Temp °C
27
29
30
28
28
28
26
25
26
26
26
25
25
25
25
25
25
26
25
24
24
Feels °C
29
30
31
29
29
27
24
23
26
26
25
25
25
25
25
27
27
26
28
24
25
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