Diamond Beach Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, let’s get real about the next couple of weeks. To be straight with you, it’s looking pretty bleak out there. We’ve got a long stretch of nothing on the horizon, so if you’re Jonesing for a wave, you might want to find another hobby for a while.

The whole 16-day window is a write-off for any decent surf. The swell is tiny, the periods are short, and the energy is just completely gutless. We are talking weak energy readings all the way through, with values mostly in the 40s, 50s, and 60s, and often dropping below 20. For the first week, it’s just mush. There’s a small bump around the 18th and 19th, but it’s still poor, and by then the winds are howling offshore. Even then, the energy only ticks up to 120, which is still just moderate at best, and the waves are barely 3 feet.

Diamond Beach itself is inconsistent and exposed, so it’s not doing us any favors. The water temp is pretty much average for this time of year, so no surprises there.

Let’s break it down. From the 6th through the 17th, there is nothing. The swell is between 0.3 ft and 3 ft, with periods under 7 seconds, and the winds are mostly cross-shore or cross-on, making it choppy and messy. A couple of mornings look glassy or clean, but with that little swell, it’s just not worth the paddle. The energy is weak, often below 60, and sometimes as low as 5. It’s a dead ocean.

Then on the 18th, we see a slight pulse. Tuesday morning has a clean 3 ft at 5 seconds with light offshore winds. The afternoon picks up a bit to 4 ft, but it’s still short-period windswell and the energy is only at 120. The offshore wind is moderate, so it will be clean, but it’s still not great.

Wednesday the 19th is the closest thing we get to a highlight. Morning has a 3 ft at 7 seconds with moderate offshore winds, and the energy reading is 99, just under that moderate threshold. It’s “surfable” but very ordinary. This is the one time the score isn’t zero, but it’s still only a 1/10. The afternoon drops off again.

So, if you’re desperate, the morning of Wednesday the 19th is your best bet. It’s not going to be great, but it’s the only thing on the board that’s even surfable. After that, it fades back to nothing. This is a blank run, and for this area, that seems to be the norm when it’s this flat. Forecasts can change, but as it stands, I’d be finding something else to do.

Rusty.

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