Diamond Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.96° N 74.85° W

Diamond Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 am 28 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Diamond Beach sea temperature is
24.7°C
1.8° 

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 (28 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with ESE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Diamond Beach at 12PM is: 0.4m 8s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.4m 6s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am August 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)8s
Afternoon (28 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)8s
Evening (28 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Fri afternoon. Warm (max 26°C on Fri afternoon, min 20°C on Sat morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Fri night, fresh winds from the S by Sun afternoon).

Friday
28
Saturday
29
Sunday
30
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)
1
0
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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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SE
9
0.4
ESE
8
0.4
ESE
8
0.4
ESE
8
0.4
ESE
8
0.4
ESE
8
0.4
ESE
8
0.4
ESE
8
0.6
SE
8
0.5
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.3
SE
8
0.6
SSE
3
0.8
S
4
0.9
S
4
0.9
S
4
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
62
28
28
28
28
27
26
26
40
30
23
17
16
16
16
23
17
18
11
8
19
28
28
Wind (km/h)
0
N
5
ESE
5
S
5
SW
10
SW
5
SW
10
NW
20
NNE
25
NNE
20
NNE
20
NE
15
ENE
10
ESE
10
SE
15
SE
15
SSE
15
S
10
S
15
S
25
S
30
S
25
S
20
SSW
Wind State
glassy
on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
9:08AM1.44m
9:20PM1.58m
9:43AM1.49m
9:56PM1.56m
10:18AM1.53m
10:34PM1.51m
Low Tide
2:48AM-0.01m
3:00PM0.08m
3:25AM-0.03m
3:42PM0.06m
4:00AM-0.04m
4:22PM0.06m
part cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:24
6:24
6:26
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:36
7:35
7:32
 mm
1
2
2
Temp °C
24
24
25
26
26
26
26
23
21
20
22
22
22
22
22
23
23
23
24
25
26
25
25
Feels °C
28
26
27
28
28
28
28
22
18
18
20
21
21
23
22
24
24
25
25
24
24
24
25
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