Diamond Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.96° N 74.85° W

Diamond Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 am 20 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Diamond Beach sea temperature is
24.2° C
1.0° 

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 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 7s period with SSE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 7s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 6s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Diamond Beach at 7AM is: 0.3m 7s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.2m 2s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am July 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Jul)1ft (0.3m)7s
Afternoon (20 Jul)1.5ft (0.4m)7s
Evening (20 Jul)1.5ft (0.4m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 38mm), heaviest during Tue night. Warm (max 27°C on Wed afternoon, min 20°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the ENE on Mon morning, near gales from the SW by Tue night).

Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
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
1
3
3
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SSE
7
0.4
SSE
7
0.3
SSE
7
0.3
SSE
7
0.4
SE
7
0.4
SSE
6
0.4
SSE
6
0.7
SSE
4
0.8
SSE
4
1.1
SE
5
1.2
SE
5
1
SSE
6
1
SSE
5
1.4
S
6
1.4
S
6
1.4
S
7
1.3
S
8
1.4
S
8
1.5
S
5
1.5
S
8
1.5
S
8
1.8
S
8
2.1
S
8
2.1
S
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
16
18
9
9
11
17
16
11
22
51
85
63
58
132
144
198
187
222
126
284
289
443
569
540
Wind (km/h)
10
NNE
15
NE
15
NE
10
ENE
15
ESE
20
SE
20
SE
25
SE
20
SE
20
SE
15
SSE
25
S
30
S
35
SSE
55
SW
25
SW
35
SW
35
SW
25
SW
25
SW
25
SW
25
SW
15
WSW
15
NNW
Wind State
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
off
High Tide
1:27AM1.40m
2:08PM1.48m
2:17AM1.29m
2:56PM1.44m
3:07AM1.20m
3:45PM1.42m
Low Tide
7:20AM0.06m
7:54PM0.25m
8:10AM0.16m
8:57PM0.30m
9:03AM0.23m
9:58PM0.31m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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clear
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thunderstorm
mod rain
thunderstorm
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thunderstorm
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thunderstorm
rain showers
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:48
5:50
5:50
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:21
8:20
8:19
 mm
1
1
8
4
3
1
5
4
3
7
1
Temp °C
24
22
21
23
24
24
24
23
23
24
25
25
25
26
23
23
24
24
24
26
26
27
26
25
Feels °C
26
23
20
23
24
24
24
21
23
25
27
25
24
25
17
23
23
22
24
26
26
27
27
25
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