Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.96° N 74.85° W

Diamond Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 am 17 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Diamond Beach sea temperature is
19.2°C
2.9° 

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 (17 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 9s period with ESE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 9s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 9s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Diamond Beach at 1PM is: 0.1m 9s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.1m 6s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 07:00am October 17). An open ocean swell of 1.3m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Oct)0.5ft (0.2m)9s
Afternoon (17 Oct)0.5ft (0.1m)9s
Evening (17 Oct)0.5ft (0.1m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Sat morning. Very mild (max 13°C on Mon afternoon, min 7°C on Sat morning). Mainly strong winds.

Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Monday
19
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
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
2
2
2
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Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SSE
6
0.4
SSE
6
0.2
SSE
6
0.1
SE
9
0.1
SE
9
0.1
SE
9
1.3
NE
8
1.3
NE
8
1.4
ENE
8
1.5
ENE
9
1.6
ENE
9
1.6
E
10
1.6
E
10
1.5
E
10
1.5
E
10
1.6
E
11
1.7
E
11
2.3
E
11
2.5
E
11
3
E
11
3
E
12
3.5
E
12
3.5
E
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
22
11
4
3
3
3
200
210
267
344
432
480
494
452
479
564
663
1270
1570
2409
2536
3446
3224
Wind (km/h)
40
N
40
N
45
N
40
N
30
NNE
35
N
35
N
30
N
30
NNE
35
NNE
30
NE
30
NE
30
NE
25
NE
30
NE
30
NE
30
NNE
30
NNE
35
NNE
40
NE
35
NNE
35
N
35
N
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
1:42PM1.31m
2:20AM1.07m
2:35PM1.28m
3:14AM1.08m
3:29PM1.28m
Low Tide
6:36AM0.39m
7:47PM0.34m
7:37AM0.44m
8:51PM0.35m
8:55AM0.45m
9:51PM0.31m
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
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7:09
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6:17
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6:16
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6:15
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 mm
1
5
3
1
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Temp °C
14
10
7
7
9
8
9
7
7
7
10
11
11
11
11
11
11
9
12
13
13
13
12
Feels °C
7
2
-3
-3
1
-1
0
-1
-1
-1
3
3
4
4
5
5
4
2
5
5
5
6
4
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