Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.96° N 74.85° W

Diamond Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 am 15 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's Diamond Beach sea temperature is
18.9°C
2.1° 

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 (15 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 4s period with NE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 5s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 6s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Diamond Beach at 5AM is: 0.3m 5s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.2m 8s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00am October 15). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (15 Oct)2.5ft (0.8m)4s
Afternoon (15 Oct)3ft (0.9m)5s
Evening (15 Oct)2ft (0.6m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Sat morning. Warm (max 24°C on Fri afternoon, min 5°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the E on Thu night, strong winds from the NNW by Sat morning).

Thursday
15
Friday
16
Saturday
17
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
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SSE
5
0.2
E
8
0.8
NE
4
1
ENE
5
0.9
ENE
5
0.7
ENE
6
0.6
E
6
0.8
ESE
4
0.8
ESE
4
0.7
SSE
4
0.5
E
4
0.6
ESE
4
0.6
S
4
1
S
5
1.4
S
5
0.9
SSE
6
0.7
SSE
6
0.6
SSE
7
0.4
SSE
7
0.3
SSE
6
0.2
S
6
0.3
ENE
6
0.3
ENE
6
0.1
SE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
8
5
22
48
50
33
24
19
19
13
10
12
10
42
108
58
41
35
15
8
3
8
8
3
Wind (km/h)
15
NNW
25
NNE
25
NE
25
ENE
25
ENE
20
E
15
E
20
ESE
25
SE
20
S
20
SSW
20
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
30
SSW
35
NW
35
NW
35
NNW
40
NNW
40
NNW
40
NNW
35
NNW
35
N
30
N
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
11:45PM1.22m
12:03PM1.43m
00:34AM1.15m
12:51PM1.36m
1:27AM1.09m
1:42PM1.31m
Low Tide
5:16AM0.23m
6:03PM0.22m
5:52AM0.31m
6:49PM0.29m
6:36AM0.39m
7:47PM0.34m
light rain
clear
clear
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cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
clear
clear
clear
clear
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6:20
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 mm
2
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Temp °C
22
16
14
16
15
15
14
16
17
18
19
20
24
24
22
18
15
14
10
9
12
12
9
7
Feels °C
22
12
10
12
10
11
11
13
14
17
18
19
22
22
18
13
9
8
2
0
3
2
0
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