Diamond Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.96° N 74.85° W

Diamond Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 am 17 Jul 2026 (local time)

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Today's Diamond Beach sea temperature is
24.0° 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 (17 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 15s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 8s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 4s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Diamond Beach at 8AM is: 0.1m 15s primary swell from a East direction and 0.3m 4s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am July 17). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Jul)0.5ft (0.1m)15s
Afternoon (17 Jul)0.5ft (0.1m)8s
Evening (17 Jul)1ft (0.3m)4s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 40mm), heaviest during Sat night. Warm (max 29°C on Fri afternoon, min 22°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri morning, near gales from the SW by Sat night).

Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
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
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
S
5
0.3
S
4
0.1
E
15
0.2
S
4
0.2
S
4
0.1
SE
8
0.3
S
4
0.1
E
14
0.1
E
14
0.1
SE
14
0.1
SE
14
0.5
S
3
0.9
S
4
1.4
S
5
1.6
S
6
1
S
6
0.9
S
7
1
S
7
0.7
SSE
7
0.6
SSE
7
0.6
SSE
7
0.5
S
7
0.5
S
7
0.8
SSE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
7
4
4
3
3
3
3
4
4
8
7
7
27
97
152
74
72
91
48
37
38
24
25
67
Wind (km/h)
15
NNE
10
NNE
10
N
5
NNW
10
SW
10
SW
15
SW
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
10
SSW
15
SSE
25
S
25
S
55
SW
15
SSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
20
W
20
NW
15
WNW
20
WNW
15
WNW
15
N
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
11:34AM1.53m
11:45PM1.63m
12:28PM1.52m
00:36AM1.52m
1:19PM1.50m
Low Tide
5:04AM-0.19m
5:13PM-0.01m
5:49AM-0.12m
6:04PM0.07m
6:34AM-0.04m
6:56PM0.17m
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
cloud
light rain
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
mod rain
heavy rain
thunderstorm
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:47
5:48
5:48
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:22
8:22
8:22
 mm
1
2
3
2
7
23
2
Temp °C
28
26
24
26
27
29
28
27
26
25
25
25
27
27
25
23
24
23
24
24
26
28
27
25
Feels °C
26
25
23
27
26
28
27
26
26
25
26
27
27
28
19
25
25
23
25
24
25
27
26
23
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