
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Diamond Beach today (16 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 5s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 8s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 4s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Diamond Beach at 5AM is: 0.2m 8s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.3m 5s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.4m 3s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am July 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Jul) | 1ft (0.3m) | 5s |
| Afternoon (16 Jul) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 8s |
| Evening (16 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 4s |
Table - waves today at Diamond Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 35mm), heaviest during Sat night. Warm (max 31°C on Thu night, min 23°C on Sat morning). Winds increasing (calm on Fri afternoon, strong winds from the SW by Sat night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 16 | Friday 17 | Saturday 18 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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) | S 5 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | S 5 | S 4 | S 4 | SSW 4 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | S 5 | S 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SE 14 | SE 14 | SE 3 | S 4 | S 5 | S 6 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
8 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 20 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 36 | 110 | 96 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 10:40AM1.53m | 10:52PM1.73m | 11:34AM1.53m | 11:45PM1.63m | 12:28PM1.52m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:18AM-0.21m | 4:23PM-0.07m | 5:04AM-0.19m | 5:13PM-0.01m | 5:49AM-0.12m | 6:04PM0.07m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 5:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 8:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:22 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 12 | 2 |
Temp °C | 27 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 23 | 23 |
Feels °C | 29 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 32 | 33 | 25 | 23 | 23 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 22 | 26 | 29 | 22 | 22 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 4 | SE 8 | S 4 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | S 5 | S 5 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 3 | SE 8 | — | E 9 | S 5 | SSE 6 |
8 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | — | 2 | 40 | 42 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | — | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 9 | SE 8 | ENE 3 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | — | — | — | SE 8 | SE 14 | — | E 9 | SE 8 | SE 13 |
7 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 3 | — | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | 3 | 7 | — | 2 | 3 | 7 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | ESE 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 8 | — | — | — | E 14 | E 14 | SE 14 | SE 14 | — | E 9 | — | SE 13 | E 8 |
— | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | 4 | 4 | 8 | 7 | — | 2 | — | 7 | 1 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 3 | ENE 3 | E 3 | E 3 | — | S 4 | SSW 4 | — | N 2 | NE 3 | NE 3 | NE 3 | E 3 | E 3 | E 3 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 4 | SSE 3 | SE 3 | S 4 | S 5 | S 6 |
1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | — | 3 | 20 | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 36 | 110 | 96 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 323 | 323 | 323 | 1453 | 1398 | 1166 | 227 | 64 | 1453 | 1001 | 1001 | 2487 | 1001 | 1037 | 1001 | 1318 | 1406 | 1001 | 1009 | 3151 | 2613 | 3 | 123 | 260 |
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