Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.96° N 74.85° W

Diamond Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 am 27 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Diamond Beach sea temperature is
20.3°C
0.7° 

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 (27 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 10s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 9s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Diamond Beach at 6AM is: 1.3m 10s primary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00am September 27). An open ocean swell of 1.1m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (27 Sep)3.5ft (1.1m)10s
Afternoon (27 Sep)2.5ft (0.7m)9s
Evening (27 Sep)1.5ft (0.4m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 56mm), heaviest during Sun morning. Warm (max 21°C on Tue afternoon, min 15°C on Sun morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WNW on Sun afternoon, light winds from the WNW by Mon night).

Sunday
27
Monday
28
Tuesday
29
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
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
E
11
1.3
E
11
1.2
E
10
1
E
10
0.8
E
9
0.6
E
9
0.4
ESE
9
0.4
ESE
9
0.8
ENE
5
0.4
ESE
9
0.4
ESE
9
0.4
ESE
9
0.4
ESE
9
0.4
E
9
0.4
E
9
0.4
E
9
0.3
ESE
9
0.3
ESE
9
0.4
ESE
9
0.4
E
8
0.4
E
8
0.3
E
8
0.4
ESE
8
0.4
ESE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
524
379
282
183
101
56
28
27
33
27
26
26
26
24
25
25
16
15
25
23
22
12
24
26
Wind (km/h)
35
NW
40
NW
45
WNW
45
WNW
45
WNW
40
NNW
40
N
30
NNW
30
NW
30
NNW
25
NNW
25
NW
20
NW
20
NNW
15
NNW
10
NW
10
WNW
15
W
15
WNW
15
NW
15
WNW
10
WNW
10
SW
15
SW
Wind State
off
off
off
off
cross-off
off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross
cross
High Tide
9:10AM1.65m
9:31PM1.54m
9:48AM1.69m
10:13PM1.49m
10:29AM1.69m
11:00PM1.42m
Low Tide
2:48AM-0.06m
3:20PM-0.02m
3:27AM-0.06m
4:04PM-0.02m
4:06AM-0.04m
4:49PM-0.00m
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mod rain
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6:46
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 mm
4
11
17
25
8
3
1
1
1
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Temp °C
14
14
15
15
16
17
17
17
17
16
15
15
15
16
15
16
16
17
16
18
19
21
21
20
Feels °C
8
7
8
8
8
12
11
13
14
12
11
12
12
14
13
15
15
16
14
16
17
21
20
19
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