Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.96° N 74.85° W

Diamond Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 am 16 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's Diamond Beach sea temperature is
19.4°C
2.8° 

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 (16 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 9s period with ESE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 5s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 5s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Diamond Beach at 7AM is: 0.2m 10s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.4m 5s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 0.2m 6s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.5m 3s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 01:00am October 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Oct)0.5ft (0.2m)9s
Afternoon (16 Oct)1.5ft (0.4m)5s
Evening (16 Oct)3.5ft (1.0m)5s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Sat morning. Warm (max 24°C on Fri afternoon, min 6°C on Sun morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSW on Fri morning, strong winds from the NE by Sun night).

Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
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
ENE
5
0.6
SSE
4
0.2
ESE
9
0.6
SSW
4
0.4
ESE
5
0.9
S
4
1
S
5
0.8
SSE
5
0.7
SSE
6
0.5
SSE
6
0.4
SSE
6
0.2
ESE
9
0.2
S
6
0.1
SE
9
1.4
NE
8
1.6
NE
8
1.8
NE
8
2
ENE
9
2.1
ENE
9
2.2
E
10
2.2
E
11
2.2
E
11
2.2
E
11
2.3
E
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
32
10
9
10
8
30
43
36
29
21
13
8
3
3
221
300
418
589
739
1055
1137
1151
1151
1232
Wind (km/h)
25
SE
15
S
20
SSW
20
SSW
25
SSW
25
SW
25
SSW
30
NNW
35
NNW
35
N
40
N
40
N
40
N
35
NNE
35
N
40
N
40
NNE
40
NNE
40
NNE
40
NE
40
NE
40
NE
40
NE
40
NE
Wind State
on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
00:34AM1.15m
12:51PM1.36m
1:27AM1.09m
1:42PM1.31m
2:20AM1.07m
2:35PM1.28m
Low Tide
5:52AM0.31m
6:49PM0.29m
6:36AM0.39m
7:47PM0.34m
7:37AM0.44m
8:51PM0.35m
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light rain
cloud
light rain
clear
clear
clear
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
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cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
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7:11
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6:20
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6:17
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 mm
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2
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1
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Temp °C
17
18
19
19
23
24
22
17
16
13
10
7
7
10
11
8
8
7
6
9
10
11
11
11
Feels °C
14
17
18
18
22
22
20
13
10
6
2
-2
-2
1
2
-2
-2
-3
-4
-1
1
2
3
3
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