Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Diamond Beach today (20 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 9s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 8s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 4s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Diamond Beach at 6PM is: 0.4m 8s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.7m 4s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm August 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Aug) | 1ft (0.3m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (20 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 8s |
| Evening (20 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 4s |
Table - waves today at Diamond Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 57mm), heaviest during Thu night. Warm (max 27°C on Thu afternoon, min 20°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the S on Thu afternoon, light winds from the E by Fri night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 20 | Friday 21 | Saturday 22 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 4 | S 5 | SSE 5 | S 5 | SSE 5 | NE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | E 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | E 5 | E 3 | E 4 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||
11 | 7 | 18 | 29 | 21 | 19 | 13 | 9 | 31 | 31 | 28 | 22 | 14 | 9 | 9 | 13 | 11 | 9 | 17 | 33 | 31 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 3:04PM1.37m | 3:25AM1.09m | 3:56PM1.35m | 4:23AM1.07m | 4:53PM1.35m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:12AM0.32m | 9:17PM0.36m | 9:14AM0.37m | 10:19PM0.35m | 10:15AM0.37m | ||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | 7:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:45 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | 1 | 2 | 24 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 2 |
Temp °C | 26 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 24 |
Feels °C | 27 | 26 | 25 | 27 | 24 | 23 | 19 | 19 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 24 | 23 | 25 | 24 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 26 | 26 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | E 7 | S 5 | SSE 5 | S 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ENE 5 | ESE 8 | — | E 4 | SE 4 | ESE 8 | SSE 4 |
11 | 7 | 18 | 1 | 21 | 19 | 13 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 7 | — | 9 | 2 | 6 | 1 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 4 | — | — | — | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 4 | ESE 8 | SSE 4 | — | SE 4 | ESE 8 | SE 13 | ESE 8 |
2 | — | — | — | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 2 | — | 2 | 6 | 7 | 6 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | E 16 | E 6 | E 6 | — | — | E 15 | E 15 | E 15 | SE 14 | SE 14 | SE 14 | SSE 4 | SE 14 | — | ESE 8 | SE 13 | SE 9 | SE 9 |
— | — | — | 5 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 4 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 7 | — | 6 | 7 | 3 | 3 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SSE 5 | SSE 3 | SSE 4 | — | NNE 2 | NE 4 | NE 5 | NE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | E 5 | ENE 5 | — | E 5 | E 3 | SE 4 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 |
— | 4 | 9 | 29 | — | 1 | 13 | 25 | 31 | 31 | 28 | 22 | 14 | 9 | — | 13 | 11 | 3 | 17 | 33 | 31 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 528 | 1453 | 548 | 528 | 597 | 548 | 556 | 556 | 1001 | 3222 | 1158 | 597 | 548 | 502 | 313 | 325 | 325 | 325 | 30 | 20 | 29 |
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