Diamond Beach Surf Forecast and Surf Report

G'day, Rusty here, and I gotta be straight with ya – the surf outlook for the next couple of weeks is a proper struggle. We're looking at a long, dry spell with barely a ripple to get excited about, so don't be in a rush to wax up just yet.

For the next fortnight, the only game in town is Diamond Beach (Diamond-Beach-1). The water temp is sitting at 76°, which is pretty much spot on for this time of year, so that's one small blessing.

The whole first week, from Thursday the 20th of August right through to the end of the month, is a write-off. We're seeing tiny swell, mostly under 2 ft, with weak wave energy in the teens and twenties. The winds are a messy mix of cross and cross-onshore, making for lumpy, poor conditions. There's a brief moment of glass on Saturday afternoon the 22nd, but it's only 2 ft of weak, short-period (4 seconds) junk. Not worth paddling out for.

We get a bit of a tease on Sunday the 23rd and Monday the 24th, with a clean, light offshore wind, but the swell is still pathetic – 0.7 ft to 2 ft. Even with a long-period (12 seconds) groundswell sneaking in on Monday, there's just no energy (combined energy of all swells directed here: 27) to push it. It's a classic case of "clean but empty."

The real action, if you can call it that, doesn't fire up until the very end of the run. On Thursday the 3rd of September, the swell starts to build. That afternoon we see 5 ft from the east with a period of 6 seconds, and the combined energy climbs to 150. It's still a bit messy with cross-onshore winds, but it's the first sign of life.

The standout, and really the only window to consider, is Friday the 4th of September. The morning kicks off with a 7 ft east swell (8-second period) and a solid combined energy of 533. The wind is a light cross-shore from the northeast, keeping it relatively clean. It's a decent size, but at 7 ft, it's pushing into the "experts only" territory, especially for a beach break. The afternoon holds similar size at 6 ft, but the wind swings cross-onshore, so the morning is the pick. The only downside is that Diamond Beach is an inconsistent spot, so don't expect a carnival. It's a bit of a long-range hope, so keep your fingers crossed the forecasts hold.

Honestly, with the persistent small swell and messy wind, this setup looks more interesting for kite surfing than paddle surfing for most of the period. But for the hardcore crew, that Friday the 4th of September morning might just offer a few fun ones.

Rusty.

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