Diamond Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.96° N 74.85° W

Diamond Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 pm 23 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Diamond Beach sea temperature is
24.8°C
1.6° 

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 (23 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 8s period with ESE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 12s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 6s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Diamond Beach at 8PM is: 0.4m 6s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm August 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Aug)0.5ft (0.2m)8s
Afternoon (23 Aug)0.5ft (0.1m)12s
Evening (23 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 27°C on Sun afternoon, min 20°C on Tue morning). Wind will be generally light.

Sun
23
Monday
24
Tuesday
25
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
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
E
8
0.2
E
8
0.2
ESE
8
0.4
SE
6
0.4
SSE
6
0.4
SSE
6
0.4
SSE
6
0.2
ESE
12
0.3
SE
12
0.3
SE
12
0.3
SE
12
0.3
SE
11
0.2
ESE
11
0.3
SE
11
0.3
SE
11
0.3
SE
11
0.3
SE
11
0.3
SE
11
0.3
SE
11
0.2
ESE
11
0.3
SE
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
6
6
6
9
14
14
14
14
22
21
21
20
12
19
18
18
18
18
18
11
18
Wind (km/h)
20
W
10
W
15
W
15
SSW
15
WSW
15
NW
10
NNW
10
NNW
5
WNW
5
W
5
E
15
SE
5
NW
15
NNW
15
N
15
NNW
15
WNW
15
WNW
10
WSW
5
SSW
10
NW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
off
off
off
glassy
glassy
glassy
on
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
off
High Tide
5:49PM1.39m
6:21AM1.14m
6:42PM1.45m
7:11AM1.22m
7:27PM1.51m
Low Tide
11:10AM0.33m
00:01AM0.25m
12:00PM0.28m
00:46AM0.18m
12:47PM0.22m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
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>
6:20
6:20
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:43
7:42
7:39
 mm
Temp °C
23
25
27
27
26
23
23
23
23
25
25
25
24
23
21
20
22
23
25
25
24
Feels °C
23
25
26
25
24
22
22
22
23
25
25
22
24
21
19
18
20
21
24
25
24
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