Diamond Beach Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, Rusty here again, but switching to feet and Fahrenheit.

First off, I’ll level with you – this 16-day stretch for Diamond Beach is a tough one. There’s nothing that’s going to get your heart pumping. The end of August and the first few days of September are basically a blank run, with a solid week of nothing worth paddling out for. The swell is tiny, the wind is mostly wrong, and the energy is weak. The only flicker of hope comes on the morning of Wednesday 2nd September, but even that’s just a "surfable but ordinary" moment.

Let’s go through it.

From Sunday 30th August through Tuesday 1st September, forget it. Swell heights are between 1.0 and 2 feet, periods are short – 3 to 8 seconds – and the wind is cross or cross-on. The combined swell energy is weak, sitting between 13 and 22. The water temp is a touch warmer than normal at 76° for the first session, but that doesn’t matter when there’s no waves.

Wednesday 2nd September morning is the only time in the first week that’s even worth mentioning. The swell is still just 2 feet from the SE, but the period stretches to 11 seconds, giving it a little more push. The wind is light cross-off from the WNW, so it’s clean. The combined energy is 83 (moderate), but it’s still small. For a beginner, it might be a go, but don’t expect much.

After that, it’s back to poor conditions through the rest of the week and into the weekend. Thursday 3rd, Friday 4th, Saturday 5th, and Sunday 6th September all show tiny swell (1.0 to 3 feet) with short periods and mostly cross or onshore winds. The energy is weak, and the surf quality is poor. Nothing to pack the car for.

Then we hit the second week. Monday 7th September afternoon shows a bump in combined energy to 155 (moderate), with a 2-foot SE swell and 11-second period, but the wind is cross-on from the east at 12 mph, making it choppy. Tuesday 8th sees a similar story – 3 to 3 feet from the SE and SSE, but again, onshore winds and choppy conditions. The energy is still moderate (80 to 98), but it’s not clean.

The rest of the week from Wednesday 9th to Friday 11th September is a repeat of small, poor surf with onshore winds. The combined energy drops back to weak levels (14 to 57). The only real standout in the entire 16 days is the morning of Saturday 12th September. The swell is still only 1.0 foot from the SE, but the period is 10 seconds, and the wind is glassy – offshore from the north at just 3 mph. That’s as clean as it gets, but the swell is tiny. The energy is weak at 26. For a longboard or a foamie, it might be a fun, glassy morning, but it’s not a proper surf.

Sunday 13th and Monday 14th September are poor again, with small swell and mixed winds.

So, the honest truth: there is no standout session in this 16-day window. The best on offer is the Wednesday 2nd September morning for its clean conditions and slightly longer period, or the glassy Saturday 12th September morning for the peace and quiet. Neither is what you’d call a good surf. For a beach break like Diamond Beach, the lack of consistency is normal for this area when the patterns are this flat. Keep an eye on the forecasts – it tends not to stay this poor for long.

Rusty.

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