Diamond Street Surf Forecast and Surf Reports

(San Diego County, USA)

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Diamond Street Surf Guide

Diamond Street in San Diego County is an exposed beach break that has fairly consistent surf. Summer offers the best conditions for surfing. Ideal winds are from the east northeast. Most of the surf here comes from groundswells and the best swell direction is from the west. It's sometimes crowded here.

Diamond Street Spot Info

Type:	Rating:	Reliability:	Todays Sea Temp*:
Beach	2	fairly consistent	17.7°C*ocean temperature recorded from satellite

Surfing Diamond Street:

The best conditions reported for surf at Diamond Street occur when a West swell combines with an offshore wind direction from the East-northeast.

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16 Day Forecast

What's the best time of year to surf Diamond Street (for consistent clean waves)?

januaryBest Season: winter

The best time of year for surfing Diamond Street with consistent clean waves (rideable swell with light / offshore winds) is during Winter and most often the month of January. Clean surfable waves are typically found 50% of the time in January while 35% of the time it tends to be blown out. For the remaining 15% of the time it is considered too small by most surfers but may still be OK for beginners and groms at times.

clean

50%

Surfable waves that hold up well for longer rides in prevailing cross-offshore, offshore or light wind conditions.

blown out

35%

Surfable sized waves that are of poorer quality due to prevailing onshore, cross-onshore or windy conditions (may be preferable for kitesurfing).

too small

15%

Waves usually considered too small for good surf. Some wave-magnet breaks may still work though if conditions are right (on occasion).

Explore Diamond Street Location Map

Interactive Diamond Street surf break location map. View information about nearby surf breaks, their wave consistency and rating compared to other spots in the region. Current swell conditions from local buoys are shown along with live wind speed and direction from nearby weather stations. Click icons on the map for more detail. The closest passenger airport to Diamond Street is San Diego International Lindbergh Fld Airport (SAN) in USA, 10 km (6 miles) away (directly). The second nearest airport to Diamond Street is North Island Nas (San Diego) Airport (NZY), also in USA, 12 km (7 miles) away.

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Please note that some surf spot locations are approximate to protect their exact location while others are not shown at close zoom level.

Diamond Street Surf Forecasts:

Hourly Forecast

16 Day Forecast

Todays Surf Summary
Wednesday, 6 May 2026, 07:46 Local Time

m, °C	Wednesday 06
ft, °F	8AM	11AM	2PM	5PM
Wave (m)	SW	SW	SW	SW
Period (s)	16	16	16	15
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	glass	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on

Tides at Diamond Street

Current tide and informaton

For Crown Point, Mission Bay, California, 3 km from Diamond Street.

Next High Water: 02:27pm | 0.88m

Next Low Water: 05:15pm | 0.84m

NEXT	IS AT (local time)	remaining
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Diamond Street Sea Temperature

The water temperature (17.7 °C) at Diamond Street is relatively warm. If the sun does come out as forecast, it should feel warm enough to surf in a summer wetsuit. Effective air temperature of 15.0 °C.

Today, many surfers would wear a summer wetsuit.

Current Temp*: 17.7°C*ocean temperature recorded from satellite