Diamond Beach surfForecast / New Jersey / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Monday 11 May 2026 EDT
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Diamond Beach surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Diamond Beach sea temperature is
12.5° C
(Which is 1.4°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Diamond Beach today?

The current surf forecast for Diamond Beach at 6AM is: 0.6m 7s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am May 11). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (11 May)2ft (0.6m)7s
Afternoon (11 May)2.5ft (0.7m)6s
Evening (11 May)1.5ft (0.5m)8s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 14mm), heaviest on Wed afternoon. Very mild (max 16°C on Tue afternoon, min 9°C on Mon afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSE on Mon night, strong winds from the S by Wed night).

Monday
11
Tuesday
12
Wednesday
13
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
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
SE
7
0.7
SE
7
0.6
SE
7
0.9
ENE
5
0.8
ENE
5
0.5
SE
8
0.5
SE
8
0.6
E
6
0.4
SE
8
0.5
E
6
0.5
E
6
0.5
E
6
0.5
E
8
0.4
ESE
8
0.4
ESE
8
0.4
ESE
8
0.7
S
4
1
S
4
1.1
S
5
1.2
S
5
1.5
S
6
1.4
S
6
1.6
S
6
1.8
S
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
62
49
31
39
33
30
30
31
14
21
21
21
33
21
20
19
14
35
50
68
133
134
177
280
Wind (km/h)
15
NE
30
N
30
NE
25
NE
15
NE
10
ENE
5
SSE
10
SSW
15
WNW
15
N
20
N
15
NW
15
WNW
10
W
25
S
25
S
30
S
30
S
35
S
40
S
35
S
30
SSW
45
S
45
SSE
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
on
cross
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
3:46AM1.30m
4:29PM1.31m
4:46AM1.31m
5:24PM1.43m
5:47AM1.35m
6:18PM1.56m
Low Tide
10:06AM0.19m
10:40PM0.29m
10:56AM0.12m
11:36PM0.18m
11:44AM0.05m
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:50
5:48
5:48
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:00
8:01
8:02
1
1
1
2
3
3
1
Temp °C
16
13
11
10
11
9
10
10
12
10
9
12
14
16
14
12
12
13
14
16
16
15
15
15
14
8
5
5
8
6
8
7
8
6
4
7
9
12
8
6
6
7
8
9
9
10
7
8
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
SE
7
0.7
SE
7
0.6
SE
7
0.6
SE
7
0.5
SE
8
0.5
SE
8
0.5
E
6
0.6
E
6
0.4
SE
8
0.5
E
6
0.5
E
6
0.5
E
6
0.5
E
8
0.4
ESE
8
0.4
ESE
8
0.4
ESE
8
0.3
ESE
7
0.3
E
7
0.3
E
7
0.3
E
7
0.3
E
8
0.2
E
7
0.2
E
7
0.2
E
7
Energy kJ
62
49
31
31
30
30
17
31
14
21
21
21
33
21
20
19
11
9
9
9
10
4
4
4
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SE
11
0.1
SE
11
0.1
SE
12
0.1
SE
12
0.1
SE
12
0.1
SE
12
0.5
SE
8
0.2
ESE
11
0.4
E
6
0.2
ESE
11
0.2
ESE
11
0.2
ESE
11
0.2
ESE
11
0.2
ESE
11
0.2
ESE
11
0.2
ESE
11
0.2
ESE
10
0.2
ESE
10
0.2
ESE
10
0.2
ESE
10
0.1
SE
10
0.2
ESE
10
0.2
ESE
10
Energy kJ
5
5
5
5
6
5
30
13
11
12
12
12
12
12
11
11
11
11
10
10
4
10
10
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SE
16
0.1
E
16
0.1
E
15
0.1
SE
12
0.1
SE
15
0.2
ESE
11
0.1
E
15
0.1
E
14
0.1
S
5
0.1
S
6
0.1
E
12
Energy kJ
10
5
4
5
8
12
4
4
1
1
3
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
N
3
0.8
NE
4
0.9
ENE
5
0.8
ENE
5
0.6
E
6
0.3
W
2
0.4
NW
3
0.4
NNW
3
0.2
NNW
3
0.3
SW
2
0.5
S
3
0.7
S
4
0.7
S
4
1
S
4
1.1
S
5
1.2
S
5
1.5
S
6
1.4
S
6
1.6
S
6
1.8
S
7
Energy kJ
2
20
39
33
24
1
2
3
1
1
4
12
14
35
50
68
133
134
177
280
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
5
208
208
201
210
346
59
28
30
32
98
32
3
28
548
509
261
529
529
530
1381
1381
1151
261
Best forecast wave conditions in New Jersey
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
2
1
2
2
1
2
2
2
1
1
1
2
2
2
3
2
2
1
2
1
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
6
5
4
5
5
5
9
9
6
9
9
9
9
9
8
9
9
9
7
6
5
9
8
9
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