Diamond Beach Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, surfers. Rusty here. Let’s get into it.

Right off the bat, I gotta be straight with you: we’ve got a pretty grim outlook for the next couple of weeks at Diamond Beach. There’s no real standout session in this whole 16-day window. The swell is small, the wind is messy, and the scores across the board are flat. It’s going to be a tough run for anyone looking for a proper wave.

The forecast kicks off Thursday the 10th with weak, short-period S swell at 2ft and a 6-second period. The wind is a cross-off from the W at 12 mph, which keeps the surface clean, but with combined swell energy sitting at just 35, there’s hardly any power. It’s what I’d call a knee-high dribbler. Thursday afternoon sees a slight bump to 3ft from the SSW, and energy creeps up to 102 – still marginal – but the conditions are only “ordinary” at best.

Friday the 11th is more of the same: small, weak, and a cross-on wind in the afternoon that’ll put a bit of a crinkle on it. Saturday and Sunday are a write-off with onshore winds and rain showers. Sunday afternoon does offer a brief window of clean, offshore wind from the WNW at 6 mph, but the swell is tiny at 2ft from the SE with only 5-second intervals and 30 units of energy. You’d be fighting for a waist-high slop at best.

From Monday the 14th through to the 20th, it’s a desert. The swell drops to barely 1ft, periods are short or inconsistent, and the wind is either cross, cross-on, or straight on. There’s a brief moment on Saturday the 19th with a fresh NW offshore at 22 mph, but the swell is a pathetic 1ft from the NE. You might get a clean little ripple, but it’s not surfable. Sunday the 20th sees a 0.7ft ESE swell with a 12-second period – long-period but tiny, and the wind is clean in the morning. Still, you’re looking at flatness.

The only glimmer comes around Tuesday the 22nd. Swell builds to 4ft from the E, period at 7 seconds, and energy jumps to 158. That’s a moderate energy reading, but the wind is cross-on from the E at 12 mph, making it choppy. Wednesday the 23rd pushes up to 6ft from the E with a 10-second period and energy of 942 – that’s strong wave energy. But again, the wind is a fresh cross-on at 19 mph, so it’s lumpy and messy. That’s a session for experienced surfers only, and even then, it’s going to be a battle.

After that, it drops back down into weak, choppy, and messy conditions through the 24th and 25th. A strong breeze from the NE on the 25th with 2ft E swell and 86 energy means it’s likely more interesting for kite surfing than paddle surfing.

Overall, there’s nothing here to get excited about. This is a long, quiet stretch. It tends not to stay this poor for long, so keep an eye on the charts, but for now, leave the board at home.

- Rusty

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