Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.96° N 74.85° W

Diamond Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 pm 24 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Diamond Beach sea temperature is
22.8°C
2.7° 

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 (25 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Sep, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 12s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Sep, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 12s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Sep, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 12s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Diamond Beach at 1AM is: 2.4m 12s primary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm September 24). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (25 Sep)10ft (3.0m)12s
Afternoon (25 Sep)13ft (4.0m)12s
Evening (25 Sep)11ft (3.5m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 55mm), heaviest during Sat morning. Very mild (max 19°C on Fri afternoon, min 12°C on Sat morning). Mainly near gales.

Thu
24
Friday
25
Saturday
26
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
1
1
2
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0
0
1
0
1
1
1
1
0
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.5
E
12
2.5
E
12
2.5
E
12
2.4
E
12
2.4
E
12
3
E
12
4
E
12
4
E
12
4
E
12
3.5
E
12
4
ENE
12
2.4
E
13
2.3
E
13
2.3
E
12
2.3
E
12
2.1
E
12
2
E
12
1.8
E
12
1.6
E
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1934
1790
1790
1652
1610
2667
4378
4539
4634
3319
5208
1892
1701
1607
1494
1207
1076
857
632
Wind (km/h)
45
NE
45
NE
40
NE
40
NNE
40
NNE
40
NNE
40
NNE
40
NNE
40
NNE
45
NNE
50
N
45
N
45
N
40
N
45
NNW
45
NNW
40
NNW
35
NNW
35
NNW
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
High Tide
7:34PM1.52m
7:58AM1.48m
8:13PM1.56m
8:34AM1.58m
8:51PM1.57m
Low Tide
1:30AM0.03m
1:51PM0.07m
2:09AM-0.03m
2:35PM0.02m
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cloud
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cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
mod rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
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6:52
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1
4
8
8
4
4
3
1
Temp °C
16
16
16
15
14
15
16
18
19
16
13
13
13
12
13
13
13
13
13
Feels °C
7
8
8
8
6
7
8
10
10
7
3
4
4
4
5
5
5
6
7
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