Diamond Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.96° N 74.85° W

Diamond Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 pm 18 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Diamond Beach sea temperature is
24.2° C
1.2° 

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 (18 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 3s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 4s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 6s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Diamond Beach at 4PM is: 1.2m 5s primary swell from a South direction and 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.1m 13s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm July 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Jul)1.5ft (0.5m)3s
Afternoon (18 Jul)3.5ft (1.0m)4s
Evening (18 Jul)4.5ft (1.3m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Sat night. Warm (max 28°C on Sat afternoon, min 21°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the S on Sat afternoon, light winds from the NE by Sun night).

Sat
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
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
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
S
3
0.9
S
4
1.3
S
5
1.5
S
5
1
S
6
1.1
S
6
0.8
S
7
0.7
S
7
0.6
S
7
0.5
S
7
0.5
S
7
0.5
S
7
0.4
SSE
7
0.4
SSE
7
0.4
SSE
7
0.4
SSE
7
0.3
SSE
7
0.3
SSE
7
0.3
SSE
7
0.4
SSE
7
0.5
SSE
3
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
8
27
80
129
62
91
57
45
35
26
27
28
18
17
17
18
10
10
9
17
6
Wind (km/h)
25
S
30
S
40
S
30
WSW
15
WSW
30
SW
25
WSW
20
WNW
20
NW
20
NW
20
NW
15
NW
15
NNE
10
NE
10
N
10
NNE
10
NE
15
SE
20
SSE
20
SSE
25
SSE
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
on
on
on
on
High Tide
12:28PM1.52m
00:36AM1.52m
1:19PM1.50m
1:27AM1.40m
2:08PM1.48m
Low Tide
6:04PM0.07m
6:34AM-0.04m
6:56PM0.17m
7:20AM0.06m
7:54PM0.25m
part cloud
thunderstorm
part cloud
thunderstorm
light rain
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:48
5:48
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:22
8:22
8:21
 mm
2
2
1
3
1
Temp °C
25
27
28
24
24
23
24
24
25
27
27
27
24
23
21
21
23
24
24
24
24
Feels °C
25
27
26
23
25
22
24
25
24
26
24
25
23
24
21
20
22
23
22
23
22
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