Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.96° N 74.85° W

Diamond Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 am 06 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Diamond Beach sea temperature is
19.2°C
1.0° 

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 (06 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Oct, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 8s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 8s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 8s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Diamond Beach at 12PM is: 0.3m 8s primary swell from a East direction and 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am October 06). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 Oct)1ft (0.3m)8s
Afternoon (06 Oct)0.5ft (0.2m)8s
Evening (06 Oct)0.5ft (0.2m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Thu afternoon, min 11°C on Tue morning). Wind will be generally light.

Tuesday
6
Wednesday
7
Thursday
8
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
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)
0.3
E
8
0.3
E
8
0.3
E
8
0.2
E
8
0.2
E
8
0.2
E
8
0.2
E
8
0.2
E
8
0.2
E
8
0.2
E
8
0.2
E
7
0.4
SSW
3
0.6
S
3
0.8
S
4
0.9
S
4
0.9
SSW
4
0.9
SSW
4
0.9
SSW
4
0.6
S
4
0.7
SSW
5
0.4
S
5
0.4
S
5
0.4
S
4
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Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
10
11
11
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
8
18
27
31
29
28
14
25
7
7
6
Wind (km/h)
20
N
20
N
15
NNW
15
WNW
15
WNW
10
NW
5
NNW
5
WSW
10
SW
15
SW
15
SSW
20
S
30
S
25
S
25
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
25
SW
15
WSW
10
SW
10
SSW
15
S
5
NNW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
glassy
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
High Tide
5:20AM1.36m
5:39PM1.51m
6:19AM1.46m
6:36PM1.55m
7:11AM1.57m
7:27PM1.57m
Low Tide
11:12AM0.14m
11:54PM0.02m
12:08PM0.07m
00:42AM-0.05m
1:00PM0.01m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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6:32
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Temp °C
14
11
12
14
15
15
15
14
14
14
15
17
17
17
17
17
17
17
19
23
24
24
22
Feels °C
8
6
7
10
11
12
13
12
11
11
11
12
11
12
12
13
13
14
17
22
23
22
22
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