Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.96° N 74.85° W

Diamond Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 am 19 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Diamond Beach sea temperature is
19.1°C
3.0° 

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 (19 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 10s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Oct, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 12s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Oct, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 12s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Diamond Beach at 9AM is: 1.2m 10s primary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00am October 19). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Oct)4ft (1.2m)10s
Afternoon (19 Oct)8ft (2.4m)12s
Evening (19 Oct)7ft (2.2m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Tue afternoon, min 9°C on Wed night). Mainly strong winds.

Monday
19
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
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
2
0
2
3
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
E
10
1.2
E
10
1.2
E
10
1.7
E
11
2.4
ESE
12
2.1
E
12
2.1
E
12
3
E
12
1.9
ESE
12
3
E
11
1.8
E
11
1.9
E
11
1.8
E
10
1.8
E
10
1.8
E
10
1.9
E
10
2
E
11
2
E
11
2
E
11
2
E
11
2
E
11
1.9
E
11
3
ENE
11
1.7
E
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
260
273
296
686
1487
1269
1312
2296
905
2141
750
810
700
689
700
780
883
883
917
932
969
875
1905
695
Wind (km/h)
20
NE
25
NNE
30
NNE
35
NE
35
NNE
35
NE
35
NNE
30
NNE
30
NNE
30
NNE
30
NNE
35
NNE
35
NNE
35
NNE
30
NNE
35
NE
35
NNE
40
NNE
40
NNE
40
NNE
40
NNE
35
NNE
30
NNE
30
N
Wind State
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
3:14AM1.08m
3:29PM1.28m
4:09AM1.12m
4:23PM1.30m
5:03AM1.20m
5:18PM1.34m
Low Tide
8:55AM0.45m
9:51PM0.31m
10:03AM0.39m
10:42PM0.24m
10:59AM0.31m
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Temp °C
12
11
10
13
14
13
12
12
12
11
11
13
16
16
15
14
13
12
11
12
12
12
12
11
Feels °C
7
5
4
6
7
6
5
6
6
4
5
6
9
9
9
7
5
4
3
4
4
5
5
4
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