
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Diamond Beach today (16 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 5s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 9s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 9s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for Diamond Beach at 12PM is: 0.2m 9s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.3m 5s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00am September 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 5s |
| Afternoon (16 Sep) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 9s |
| Evening (16 Sep) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Diamond Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Fri afternoon. Warm (max 27°C on Fri afternoon, min 18°C on Wed morning). Winds increasing (calm on Wed morning, fresh winds from the S by Thu afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 16 | Thursday 17 | Friday 18 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 5 | E 5 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 8 | E 8 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | SSW 4 | S 4 | SSW 4 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 |
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8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 21 | 21 | 24 | 17 | 22 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 14 | 14 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 12:45PM1.46m | 1:07AM1.19m | 1:33PM1.39m | 1:59AM1.12m | 2:23PM1.34m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:52AM0.20m | 6:36PM0.25m | 6:31AM0.30m | 7:28PM0.34m | 7:19AM0.38m | 8:33PM0.38m | |||||||||||||||||
6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | 7:06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:02 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 24 | 26 | 27 | 25 | 22 |
Feels °C | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 22 | 23 | 27 | 29 | 30 | 26 | 19 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | SSE 4 | S 4 | E 7 |
8 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 13 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 8 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | SE 9 | E 7 | E 7 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | SSE 4 |
8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 2 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 14 | SE 14 | SE 14 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | E 7 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 |
7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 14 | 14 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | S 3 | S 3 | SSW 3 | SSW 3 | SSW 3 | SSW 3 | S 3 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | SSW 4 | S 4 | SSW 4 | — | — | — | — | ENE 3 |
— | — | — | — | — | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 12 | 21 | 21 | 24 | 17 | 22 | — | — | — | — | 1 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 502 | 553 | 1166 | 1166 | 1166 | 502 | 502 | 502 | 325 | 325 | 144 | 376 | 1166 | 509 | 530 | 260 | 20 | 2 | 289 | 289 | 289 | 1174 | 325 |
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