Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.96° N 74.85° W

Diamond Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 am 09 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's Diamond Beach sea temperature is
18.4°C
0.6° 

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 (09 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Oct, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 7s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Oct, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 7s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Oct, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 8s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Diamond Beach at 1PM is: 0.3m 7s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00am October 09). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Oct)1ft (0.3m)7s
Afternoon (09 Oct)1ft (0.3m)7s
Evening (09 Oct)1ft (0.3m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 43mm), heaviest during Sun afternoon. Warm (max 21°C on Fri afternoon, min 17°C on Sun afternoon). Winds increasing (calm on Fri afternoon, fresh winds from the ESE by Sun morning).

Friday
9
Saturday
10
Sunday
11
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
3
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SE
9
0.3
SE
7
0.3
SE
7
0.3
SE
7
0.3
SE
7
0.3
SE
8
0.3
SE
8
0.3
SE
8
0.3
SE
8
0.3
SE
8
0.3
SE
8
0.2
ESE
8
0.3
SE
8
0.5
E
8
0.6
ESE
3
0.3
SE
8
0.8
ESE
4
0.9
ESE
4
1.3
SE
5
1.6
SE
6
1.9
SE
7
2.1
SE
8
2.3
SE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
3
8
7
7
7
11
10
10
9
9
9
6
9
32
9
11
18
32
87
182
352
530
834
Wind (km/h)
10
NNW
5
NNW
10
W
10
WNW
5
SW
5
N
10
N
10
NNE
10
NE
10
NE
15
ENE
20
ENE
20
E
20
E
20
E
25
ESE
25
ESE
35
ESE
40
ESE
35
ESE
35
ESE
20
SSW
15
SW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
High Tide
7:57AM1.65m
8:12PM1.57m
8:39AM1.69m
8:55PM1.53m
9:19AM1.70m
9:36PM1.47m
Low Tide
1:49PM-0.03m
2:09AM-0.08m
2:35PM-0.05m
2:49AM-0.05m
3:19PM-0.04m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
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cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
heavy rain
heavy rain
light rain
light rain
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6:28
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6:27
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1
5
20
11
4
2
Temp °C
19
19
19
20
21
21
20
20
19
19
18
18
18
18
19
19
19
18
18
17
18
20
20
Feels °C
16
17
17
17
19
19
17
17
16
16
14
14
15
14
16
15
15
13
13
12
14
19
21
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