Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.96° N 74.85° W

Diamond Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 pm 11 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's Diamond Beach sea temperature is
18.5°C
1.1° 

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 (11 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 6s period with ESE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Oct, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 8s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Oct, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 9s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Diamond Beach at 7PM is: 2.0m 8s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 1.8m 9s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 1.6m 8s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm October 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (11 Oct)5ft (1.6m)6s
Afternoon (11 Oct)7ft (2.1m)8s
Evening (11 Oct)5.5ft (1.7m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 26mm), heaviest during Sun afternoon. Warm (max 23°C on Wed morning, min 14°C on Mon morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the ESE on Sun afternoon, calm by Mon night).

Sun
11
Monday
12
Tuesday
13
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
2
0
0
0
2
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.8
ESE
6
2.1
SE
8
2
SE
8
1.8
SE
9
1.6
SE
9
1.5
SE
9
1.5
SE
9
1.3
SE
9
1.1
SE
8
0.9
SSE
8
0.8
SE
9
0.7
SSE
8
0.6
SSE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SSE
8
0.4
SE
7
0.4
SE
7
0.4
ENE
6
0.5
S
7
0.7
S
4
0.9
SSW
4
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
280
532
532
475
412
336
342
243
158
117
109
55
40
20
22
14
14
14
23
12
28
Wind (km/h)
45
ESE
45
ESE
30
SE
20
S
25
SSW
10
S
15
W
25
NNE
30
NNW
25
NNW
15
NW
15
NW
10
NNW
5
NNW
5
WSW
10
SW
10
SW
15
S
20
S
25
SSW
25
SSW
Wind State
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
9:19AM1.70m
9:36PM1.47m
9:59AM1.66m
10:16PM1.39m
10:38AM1.60m
10:59PM1.30m
Low Tide
3:19PM-0.04m
3:28AM-0.00m
4:01PM0.00m
4:05AM0.06m
4:41PM0.06m
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
light rain
light rain
rain showers
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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6:27
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6:24
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6:23
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 mm
4
5
2
4
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3
5
1
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Temp °C
18
19
20
20
20
21
20
17
14
16
20
21
19
18
18
18
19
21
22
22
20
Feels °C
12
14
17
20
19
23
21
14
9
13
19
20
18
18
19
18
19
20
20
20
17
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