Diamond Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.96° N 74.85° W

Diamond Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 am 08 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Diamond Beach sea temperature is
24.5° 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 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 5s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Diamond Beach at 12PM is: 0.4m 9s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.5m 5s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 07:00am August 08). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)9s
Afternoon (08 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)8s
Evening (08 Aug)3.5ft (1.0m)5s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 31°C on Sat afternoon, min 23°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Saturday
8
Sunday
9
Monday
10
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
1
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)
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.9
S
5
1.1
S
5
1.1
S
6
0.9
SSE
7
0.7
SSE
7
0.6
S
6
0.5
S
6
0.4
SSE
6
0.7
S
6
0.6
S
5
0.7
S
5
0.4
SSE
5
0.4
SSE
5
0.4
SSE
5
0.4
SSE
6
0.5
S
6
0.8
S
4
0.7
S
4
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
27
28
27
24
23
41
65
91
75
47
28
18
11
30
16
24
7
8
10
12
18
19
16
Wind (km/h)
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
SSW
15
SW
25
SSW
20
WSW
15
W
20
WSW
20
WSW
15
W
10
SW
15
SSW
10
SW
10
SSW
10
WSW
5
W
0
NE
5
SW
10
SW
15
SSW
10
S
10
S
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
4:27AM1.21m
4:56PM1.58m
5:39AM1.25m
6:05PM1.64m
6:46AM1.34m
7:08PM1.71m
Low Tide
10:20AM0.15m
11:33PM0.12m
11:26AM0.09m
00:31AM0.02m
12:28PM0.03m
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:05
6:05
6:07
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:02
8:01
8:00
 mm
Temp °C
25
25
27
31
31
30
26
24
23
23
26
29
30
31
30
28
27
26
27
29
30
30
30
Feels °C
26
26
27
32
31
30
25
24
23
23
28
31
31
31
31
29
29
29
30
31
31
32
32
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