Diamond Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.96° N 74.85° W

Diamond Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 pm 20 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Diamond Beach sea temperature is
24.2° C
0.9° 

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 (21 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 5s period with SSE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 6s period with NE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 6s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Diamond Beach at 2AM is: 0.6m 5s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.2m 8s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm August 20). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)5s
Afternoon (21 Aug)2.5ft (0.8m)6s
Evening (21 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 71mm), heaviest during Thu night. Warm (max 26°C on Thu night, min 18°C on Fri morning). Mainly fresh winds.

Thu
20
Friday
21
Saturday
22
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
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SE
8
1.1
S
5
0.8
S
5
0.6
SSE
5
0.5
SSE
5
0.4
SSE
5
0.6
NE
6
0.8
NE
6
0.4
ENE
6
0.4
ENE
6
0.4
ENE
6
0.4
ENE
6
0.4
ENE
6
0.4
ENE
6
0.7
ENE
4
0.6
ENE
4
0.8
ENE
4
0.7
ENE
5
0.4
ENE
5
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
18
51
29
20
15
9
19
44
13
14
12
13
13
15
13
15
24
19
9
Wind (km/h)
35
S
35
SSW
5
NNW
25
NNE
20
N
20
N
15
NNE
10
E
15
E
10
E
15
E
10
E
15
ENE
20
ENE
25
E
15
ESE
10
NE
10
NE
5
E
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-on
High Tide
3:04PM1.37m
3:25AM1.09m
3:56PM1.35m
4:23AM1.07m
4:53PM1.35m
Low Tide
9:17PM0.36m
9:14AM0.37m
10:19PM0.35m
10:15AM0.37m
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6:16
6:18
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7:47
7:45
7:45
 mm
1
1
27
3
4
9
15
4
5
Temp °C
27
26
22
20
19
18
21
22
23
23
23
23
23
22
22
22
21
21
21
Feels °C
25
24
25
19
18
16
21
23
24
24
24
25
24
22
21
23
23
23
23
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