Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.96° N 74.85° W

Diamond Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 pm 15 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's Diamond Beach sea temperature is
18.9°C
2.1° 

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 (15 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 4s period with NE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 5s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 6s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Diamond Beach at 8PM is: 0.7m 6s primary swell from a East direction and 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.1m 5s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm October 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (15 Oct)2.5ft (0.7m)4s
Afternoon (15 Oct)3.5ft (1.0m)5s
Evening (15 Oct)2.5ft (0.7m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Fri night. Warm (max 25°C on Fri afternoon, min 5°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the E on Thu night, strong winds from the N by Sat morning).

Thu
15
Friday
16
Saturday
17
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
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
ENE
5
1.1
ENE
5
0.8
ENE
6
0.7
E
6
0.8
E
4
0.8
ENE
5
0.5
E
5
0.6
S
4
0.5
ESE
5
0.5
E
5
1
S
5
1.2
S
5
0.9
SSE
6
0.8
SSE
6
0.6
SSE
7
0.4
SSE
7
0.2
ESE
9
0.2
S
6
0.2
SSE
7
0.3
ENE
7
0.1
SE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
28
62
43
35
19
28
12
10
12
13
43
73
54
45
35
15
8
3
5
10
3
Wind (km/h)
25
ENE
25
ENE
20
E
15
E
20
ESE
20
SE
15
S
20
SSW
25
SSW
20
SSW
25
SSW
25
SW
30
NNW
30
NW
35
NNW
40
N
35
N
35
N
35
NNW
35
N
35
N
Wind State
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
12:03PM1.43m
00:34AM1.15m
12:51PM1.36m
1:27AM1.09m
1:42PM1.31m
Low Tide
6:03PM0.22m
5:52AM0.31m
6:49PM0.29m
6:36AM0.39m
7:47PM0.34m
clear
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part cloud
part cloud
light rain
part cloud
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
clear
clear
clear
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1
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1
2
2
2
1
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Temp °C
16
15
15
16
16
17
18
19
20
24
25
22
16
14
13
9
10
11
12
9
7
Feels °C
12
10
11
14
12
14
17
18
19
23
24
20
10
9
6
0
2
2
3
0
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