Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.96° N 74.85° W

Diamond Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 am 10 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Diamond Beach sea temperature is
18.6°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 (10 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (10 Oct, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 8s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Oct, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 8s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Diamond Beach at 12PM is: 0.3m 8s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00am October 10). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (10 Oct)1ft (0.3m)8s
Afternoon (10 Oct)1ft (0.3m)8s
Evening (10 Oct)1.5ft (0.4m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 32mm), heaviest during Sun morning. Warm (max 20°C on Sun night, min 15°C on Mon morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the E on Sun morning, light winds from the N by Mon night).

Saturday
10
Sunday
11
Monday
12
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
2
2
0
2
1
0
0
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SE
8
0.3
SE
8
0.3
SE
8
0.2
ESE
8
0.3
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.6
ESE
3
0.9
ESE
4
0.9
ESE
4
1.1
SE
5
1.9
ESE
6
2.2
ESE
8
2.4
ESE
9
1.9
SE
9
1.7
SE
9
1.5
SE
9
1.5
SE
9
1.3
SE
8
1.1
SE
8
0.9
SSE
8
0.8
SSE
8
0.7
SSE
8
0.6
SSE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
9
9
9
6
9
16
8
24
35
62
277
618
864
550
461
343
342
232
171
114
84
55
41
Wind (km/h)
10
NE
15
ENE
15
ENE
15
E
20
E
15
E
25
ESE
30
ESE
25
ESE
30
ESE
45
E
45
ESE
20
SE
10
SSW
10
S
15
SSW
15
W
20
NNE
30
N
30
NNW
25
NW
15
NW
15
NNW
Wind State
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
High Tide
8:39AM1.69m
8:55PM1.53m
9:19AM1.70m
9:36PM1.47m
9:59AM1.66m
10:16PM1.39m
Low Tide
2:09AM-0.08m
2:35PM-0.05m
2:49AM-0.05m
3:19PM-0.04m
3:28AM-0.00m
4:01PM0.00m
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cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
mod rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
light rain
cloud
clear
clear
clear
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7:03
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7:05
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6:28
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6:27
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6:24
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5
9
7
4
1
1
1
1
1
2
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Temp °C
20
19
19
19
19
19
19
19
19
18
18
18
19
20
20
20
19
18
15
15
18
19
17
Feels °C
18
16
16
16
16
17
16
15
16
14
12
12
19
21
22
21
19
17
10
11
15
17
15
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