Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Diamond Beach today (20 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 9s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 8s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 4s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Diamond Beach at 1AM is: 0.3m 9s primary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm August 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Aug) | 1ft (0.3m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (20 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 8s |
| Evening (20 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 4s |
Table - waves today at Diamond Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 51mm), heaviest during Thu night. Warm (max 28°C on Wed night, min 20°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Thu morning, fresh winds from the NE by Thu night). | |||||||||||||||||||
Wed 19 | Thursday 20 | Friday 21 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | S 4 | S 4 | ENE 4 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | NE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | E 5 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
22 | 21 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 7 | 7 | 18 | 17 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 42 | 42 | 28 | 20 | 18 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross | on | on | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 2:16PM1.42m | 2:32AM1.15m | 3:04PM1.37m | 3:25AM1.09m | 3:56PM1.35m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:13PM0.33m | 8:12AM0.32m | 9:17PM0.36m | 9:14AM0.37m | 10:19PM0.35m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
7:49 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:45 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 21 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 28 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 23 | 21 | 22 | 20 | 21 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 24 |
Feels °C | 27 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 28 | 24 | 19 | 22 | 19 | 20 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 21 | 26 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | S 4 | S 4 | ENE 4 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | S 5 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 |
22 | 21 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 7 | 7 | 18 | 17 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 8 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 5 | — | — | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 4 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 9 | S 5 | S 4 | SSE 4 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 7 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 2 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 6 | — | S 4 | E 6 | — | E 15 | E 15 | E 15 | SE 14 | SE 14 |
1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 4 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 8 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 5 | SSE 3 | W 2 | NE 3 | N 2 | NNE 4 | NE 4 | NE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | E 5 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 12 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 10 | 21 | 42 | 42 | 28 | 20 | 18 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 546 | 144 | 546 | 144 | 201 | 273 | 210 | 153 | 548 | 548 | 548 | 74 | 556 | 556 | 1001 | 3222 | 419 | 1001 | 548 |
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