Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.96° N 74.85° W

Diamond Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 pm 08 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's Diamond Beach sea temperature is
18.7°C
0.9° 

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 (08 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 4s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 4s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Oct, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 4s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Diamond Beach at 7PM is: 0.3m 4s primary swell from a South direction and 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm October 08). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 Oct)3ft (0.9m)4s
Afternoon (08 Oct)1.5ft (0.4m)4s
Evening (08 Oct)1ft (0.3m)4s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Sun morning. Warm (max 24°C on Thu afternoon, min 17°C on Fri morning). Winds increasing (calm on Fri night, fresh winds from the ESE by Sun morning).

Thu
8
Friday
9
Saturday
10
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
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
S
4
0.4
S
4
0.3
S
4
0.3
S
4
0.2
S
4
0.1
SE
9
0.1
SE
9
0.3
SE
7
0.3
SE
7
0.3
SE
7
0.3
SE
7
0.3
SE
8
0.3
SE
8
0.3
SE
8
0.3
SE
8
0.3
SE
8
0.3
SE
8
0.2
ESE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.5
ESE
8
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Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
9
6
3
3
2
3
3
8
8
7
7
11
10
10
9
9
9
6
15
16
35
Wind (km/h)
20
W
15
WNW
10
WNW
5
N
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NW
10
NW
15
WNW
10
W
10
N
5
N
5
N
10
N
10
NE
15
ENE
15
E
15
E
20
E
20
E
Wind State
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
7:27PM1.57m
7:57AM1.65m
8:12PM1.57m
8:39AM1.69m
8:55PM1.53m
Low Tide
1:00PM0.01m
1:26AM-0.08m
1:49PM-0.03m
2:09AM-0.08m
2:35PM-0.05m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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Temp °C
19
22
24
23
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20
18
17
17
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21
20
20
19
19
18
18
18
18
18
19
Feels °C
16
18
21
21
18
17
15
14
14
15
18
17
18
17
16
15
15
15
14
15
16
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