Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.96° N 74.85° W

Diamond Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 pm 11 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Diamond Beach sea temperature is
18.5°C
1.1° 

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 (12 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 8s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 8s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 8s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Diamond Beach at 1AM is: 1.5m 9s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.7m 7s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm October 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Oct)4ft (1.2m)8s
Afternoon (12 Oct)2.5ft (0.8m)8s
Evening (12 Oct)2.5ft (0.7m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Sun night. Warm (max 28°C on Wed afternoon, min 15°C on Mon morning). Wind will be generally light.

Sun
11
Monday
12
Tuesday
13
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)
1
0
0
0
2
0
0
0
1
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.3
SE
8
1.7
SE
9
1.6
SE
9
1.4
SE
9
1.4
SE
9
1.3
SE
8
1.1
SE
8
0.9
SSE
8
0.8
SSE
8
0.7
SSE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.5
SE
8
0.4
SE
7
0.4
SE
7
0.4
SE
7
0.3
SE
7
0.6
S
3
0.8
S
4
0.9
S
4
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
754
437
376
311
300
256
158
114
82
54
21
28
14
13
12
7
7
18
28
Wind (km/h)
15
SSE
15
S
20
S
10
S
15
WSW
25
N
30
NNW
20
NNW
15
NW
15
NW
15
NW
10
NW
10
WNW
5
WSW
10
SW
15
S
20
S
20
SSW
25
SSW
Wind State
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
9:36PM1.47m
9:59AM1.66m
10:16PM1.39m
10:38AM1.60m
10:59PM1.30m
Low Tide
3:19PM-0.04m
3:28AM-0.00m
4:01PM0.00m
4:05AM0.06m
4:41PM0.06m
light rain
rain showers
light rain
light rain
part cloud
light rain
light rain
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
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6:27
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6:24
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6:23
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 mm
1
1
4
1
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2
3
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Temp °C
20
20
20
21
20
16
15
17
20
21
20
19
18
18
19
21
21
22
21
Feels °C
21
20
20
23
21
13
11
14
19
20
20
19
18
19
19
20
18
20
18
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