Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Diamond Street today (28 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 17s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 19s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 17s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Diamond Street at 2AM is: 0.6m 18s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.8m 10s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.6m 14s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm August 27). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 17s |
| Afternoon (28 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 19s |
| Evening (28 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 17s |
Table - waves today at Diamond Street. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 26°C on Fri morning, min 22°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||
Thu 27 | Friday 28 | Saturday 29 | ||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 19 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||
170 | 162 | 192 | 243 | 350 | 169 | 181 | 165 | 322 | 640 | 763 | 763 | 648 | 581 | 567 | 653 | 644 | 636 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-on | glassy | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on |
High Tide | 9:21PM1.87m | 10:13AM1.52m | 9:54PM1.81m | 10:38AM1.60m | 10:30PM1.69m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:19AM-0.07m | 4:09PM0.37m | 4:43AM-0.01m | 4:47PM0.31m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:17 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 26 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 23 |
Feels °C | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 26 | 28 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 25 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | SW 16 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 |
170 | 157 | 120 | 108 | 103 | 78 | 74 | 51 | 322 | 640 | 763 | 763 | 648 | 581 | 567 | 653 | 644 | 636 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 13 | SW 16 | S 8 | W 8 | W 7 | S 8 | W 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 |
128 | 162 | 151 | 243 | 350 | 169 | 113 | 165 | 50 | 43 | 27 | 33 | 23 | 48 | 63 | 65 | 67 | 86 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | SW 18 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 19 | SW 13 | W 8 | S 8 | S 8 | W 7 | S 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | S 8 | S 8 |
21 | 20 | 192 | 87 | 87 | 144 | 181 | 109 | 45 | 49 | 34 | 24 | 33 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 10 | 10 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 62 | 87 | 15 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 130 | 130 | 92 | 51 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 14 |
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