Surf Break

Lat Long: 31.72° S 152.80° E

Diamond Head 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 4 pm 20 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Diamond Head sea temperature is
19.8°C
0.3° 

Diamond Head 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 Head today (20 Oct):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 8s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 8s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Diamond Head at 8PM is: 1.3m 8s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.4m 7s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.2m 7s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm October 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Oct)--
Afternoon (20 Oct)4.5ft (1.3m)8s
Evening (20 Oct)4.5ft (1.3m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 62mm), heaviest during Thu afternoon. Warm (max 20°C on Tue afternoon, min 17°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Tue
20
Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
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
1
1
2
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
ENE
8
1.2
ENE
8
1.3
ENE
8
1.4
ENE
8
1.5
ENE
8
1.6
ENE
8
1.6
ENE
8
1.6
ENE
8
2
ENE
8
2.5
ENE
7
2.5
ENE
8
2.4
ENE
8
2.4
ENE
8
2.2
ENE
7
2.5
ENE
7
2.4
ENE
7
2.4
ENE
7
2.1
ENE
7
1.9
ENE
7
1.7
ENE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
186
165
204
220
257
291
291
311
428
675
803
653
620
537
632
603
603
455
372
302
Wind (km/h)
15
ENE
15
NE
15
NNE
10
NNE
10
N
5
NNE
5
NE
15
ENE
15
ENE
15
ENE
15
ENE
15
ENE
15
E
15
ENE
20
ENE
20
ENE
25
ENE
20
NE
15
NNE
10
NNE
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
4:41PM0.97m
5:52AM0.75m
5:37PM0.98m
6:34AM0.83m
6:26PM0.99m
Low Tide
11:50PM0.28m
11:18AM0.40m
00:27AM0.22m
12:17PM0.33m
rain showers
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
light rain
rain showers
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
light rain
cloud
cloud
rain showers
light rain
light rain
heavy rain
heavy rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
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6:03
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6:01
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7:02
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7:04
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7:04
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 mm
1
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1
1
1
3
3
—
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1
4
4
13
15
7
1
1
Temp °C
20
20
17
17
17
17
18
19
19
18
18
18
18
18
18
18
17
17
18
18
Feels °C
18
18
15
16
17
17
19
18
18
17
17
17
17
18
16
16
15
15
17
18
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