Diamond Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.96° N 74.85° W

Diamond Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 pm 06 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Diamond Beach sea temperature is
24.0° C
0.4° 

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 (06 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 6s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 6s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 5s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Diamond Beach at 8PM is: 1.1m 5s primary swell from a South direction and 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm August 06). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 Aug)2.5ft (0.7m)6s
Afternoon (06 Aug)3ft (0.9m)6s
Evening (06 Aug)3.5ft (1.1m)5s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Warm (max 32°C on Sat afternoon, min 23°C on Fri night). Mainly fresh winds.

Thu
6
Friday
7
Saturday
8
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
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
S
6
0.8
S
6
1
S
5
1.1
S
5
1.1
S
5
1
S
5
0.9
S
6
0.7
SSE
6
0.6
SSE
6
0.6
S
6
0.9
S
4
1.1
S
5
1.2
S
5
1.3
SSW
6
0.7
S
6
0.6
S
6
0.6
S
6
0.6
S
6
0.6
S
6
0.8
S
6
0.6
S
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
22
46
46
60
57
55
54
35
26
23
27
55
71
113
35
27
25
26
26
45
26
Wind (km/h)
20
SSW
20
SSW
20
S
30
S
25
S
20
SSW
20
SW
20
WSW
15
WSW
15
SSW
20
S
30
S
35
W
10
SSW
20
SW
15
WSW
10
WSW
15
SW
10
WSW
20
S
15
SSW
Wind State
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-on
cross
High Tide
2:45PM1.52m
3:17AM1.22m
3:47PM1.54m
4:27AM1.21m
4:56PM1.58m
Low Tide
9:17PM0.26m
9:07AM0.17m
10:29PM0.20m
10:20AM0.15m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
light rain
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
thunderstorm
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:05
6:05
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:05
8:04
8:02
 mm
2
4
1
Temp °C
28
29
30
28
27
28
27
26
28
30
31
29
26
23
23
23
26
30
32
30
28
Feels °C
30
29
30
27
27
29
28
27
30
32
31
28
24
25
24
25
29
32
34
30
29
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