Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.96° N 74.85° W

Diamond Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 am 26 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Diamond Beach sea temperature is
21.2°C
1.4° 

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 (26 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 12s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Sep, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 12s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Sep, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 11s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Diamond Beach at 7AM is: 2.5m 12s primary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00am September 26). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Sep)8ft (2.4m)12s
Afternoon (26 Sep)6.5ft (2.0m)12s
Evening (26 Sep)5.5ft (1.7m)11s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 38mm), heaviest during Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 17°C on Mon afternoon, min 14°C on Sat morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the N on Sat morning, light winds from the WNW by Mon night).

Saturday
26
Sunday
27
Monday
28
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)
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
4.5
ENE
13
2.5
E
13
2.5
E
12
2.2
E
12
2
E
12
1.9
E
12
1.8
E
12
1.6
E
11
1.4
E
11
1.2
E
11
1
E
10
0.8
E
10
0.7
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.4
E
9
0.4
ESE
9
0.4
ESE
9
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
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
6164
2021
1857
1401
1122
997
865
632
465
323
200
123
83
40
26
28
28
27
26
26
26
24
24
24
Wind (km/h)
55
N
55
N
50
N
45
N
45
NNW
45
NNW
35
NNW
35
NNW
35
NNW
30
NW
35
NW
35
WNW
40
WNW
45
WNW
40
WNW
35
NW
35
WNW
30
WNW
25
WNW
25
WNW
25
WNW
20
NW
20
NW
15
WNW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
High Tide
8:34AM1.58m
8:51PM1.57m
9:10AM1.65m
9:31PM1.54m
9:48AM1.69m
10:13PM1.49m
Low Tide
2:09AM-0.03m
2:35PM0.02m
2:48AM-0.06m
3:20PM-0.02m
3:27AM-0.06m
4:04PM-0.02m
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light rain
light rain
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light rain
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light rain
light rain
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light rain
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light rain
light rain
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 mm
4
1
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1
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2
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4
6
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7
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Temp °C
14
14
14
14
14
14
14
14
14
15
15
15
15
15
16
16
16
15
16
16
16
17
16
17
Feels °C
4
4
5
6
6
6
7
8
8
10
9
9
9
7
9
10
11
10
12
13
13
14
14
16
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