Diamond Beach surfForecast / New Jersey / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Tuesday 05 May 2026 EDT
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Diamond Beach surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Diamond Beach sea temperature is
11.2° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Diamond Beach today?

The current surf forecast for Diamond Beach at 3AM is: 1.6m 7s primary swell from a South direction and 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm May 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 May)5ft (1.5m)6s
Afternoon (06 May)4.5ft (1.4m)6s
Evening (06 May)3.5ft (1.1m)6s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Wed afternoon. Very mild (max 19°C on Wed night, min 10°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SSW on Tue night, light winds from the SW by Fri afternoon).

Tue
5
Wednesday
6
Thursday
7
Fri
8
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
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.7
S
6
1.8
S
7
1.7
S
7
1.7
S
7
1.5
S
6
1.5
S
6
1.4
S
6
1.5
S
6
1.2
S
6
1.1
S
6
1.5
S
6
0.8
SSE
6
0.8
SSE
7
0.7
SSE
7
0.5
SSE
6
0.5
SSE
6
0.5
SSE
6
0.4
SSE
6
0.4
SSE
6
0.4
SSE
6
0.2
ESE
9
0.3
SSE
6
0.3
ESE
8
0.3
ESE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
235
280
248
248
187
170
144
167
112
100
181
48
51
38
23
23
23
15
15
13
8
8
14
15
Wind (km/h)
40
S
40
SSW
40
SSW
35
SSW
35
SSW
35
SSW
30
SSW
35
SSW
25
SSW
20
SSW
30
NW
20
NW
20
NNW
15
NW
10
NNW
15
NW
15
WSW
15
W
25
W
25
WNW
20
N
15
NNW
15
WNW
10
SW
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
off
off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross
High Tide
11:38PM1.43m
12:18PM1.14m
00:21AM1.38m
1:05PM1.12m
1:08AM1.34m
1:54PM1.12m
Low Tide
5:00PM0.26m
5:48AM0.16m
5:35PM0.31m
6:28AM0.22m
6:14PM0.37m
7:15AM0.26m
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
part cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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5:56
5:54
5:54
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7:54
7:55
7:57
7:58
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
19
17
17
16
15
16
17
16
17
19
15
13
12
11
11
11
11
12
12
11
10
10
12
14
12
10
11
10
10
11
12
11
13
17
11
9
8
7
8
6
7
8
7
5
5
6
7
10
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
10
1
S
6
0.8
SSE
6
0.8
SSE
7
0.7
SSE
7
0.5
SSE
6
0.5
SSE
6
0.5
SSE
6
0.4
SSE
6
0.4
SSE
6
0.4
SSE
6
0.3
SSE
6
0.3
SSE
6
0.3
SSE
6
0.3
ESE
9
Energy kJ
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
86
48
51
38
23
23
23
15
15
13
7
8
8
15
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
12
0.1
E
12
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
10
0.1
SE
9
0.2
ESE
9
0.2
ESE
9
0.2
ESE
9
0.2
ESE
8
0.3
ESE
8
0.3
SSE
6
Energy kJ
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
8
8
8
7
14
8
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
12
0.1
E
12
0.2
E
9
0.1
SE
8
0.1
SE
9
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
8
0.2
E
9
0.1
SE
11
0.2
E
9
0.1
E
9
Energy kJ
3
3
7
3
3
2
2
1
6
5
6
2
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.7
S
6
1.8
S
7
1.7
S
7
1.7
S
7
1.5
S
6
1.5
S
6
1.4
S
6
1.5
S
6
1.2
S
6
1.1
S
6
1.5
S
6
0.4
WNW
3
0.4
NW
3
0.4
NW
3
0.2
WNW
3
0.4
SSW
3
0.4
SW
3
0.6
W
3
0.7
WNW
4
0.6
WNW
4
0.3
WNW
3
0.2
W
3
Energy kJ
235
280
248
248
187
170
144
167
112
100
181
3
2
3
1
3
3
8
15
8
2
1
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
3
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
1509
596
553
1132
1174
1174
1174
1174
182
50
7
2
5
2
91
85
156
131
102
85
98
98
98
142
Best forecast wave conditions in New Jersey
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
3
3
3
1
1
1
1
2
3
3
3
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
7
9
9
6
6
4
7
6
5
5
5
6
6
6
6
7
7
7
6
7
8
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