Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Diamond Street today (16 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 17s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 17s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 16s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Diamond Street at 6AM is: 0.6m 18s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.5m 8s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm September 15). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 17s |
| Afternoon (16 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 17s |
| Evening (16 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Diamond Street. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Fri afternoon, min 19°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||
Tue 15 | Wednesday 16 | Thursday 17 | ||||||||||||||||
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) | SW 20 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 18 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 121 | 121 | 121 | 207 | 358 | 358 | 342 | 254 | 306 | 306 | 371 | 367 | 299 | 284 | 258 | 255 | 309 | 309 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | glassy | cross-on | glassy | on | on | on | on | cross-on | on | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 1:14AM1.02m | 12:24PM1.56m | 3:12AM0.90m | 1:08PM1.45m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:21PM0.29m | 5:56AM0.77m | 8:32PM0.38m | 5:20AM0.89m | 10:13PM0.41m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 |
Feels °C | 20 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | SSW 18 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 |
| kJ | 76 | 55 | 51 | 207 | 358 | 358 | 342 | 254 | 306 | 306 | 371 | 367 | 299 | 284 | 258 | 255 | 309 | 309 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 5 | SW 21 | SW 21 | SW 21 | SW 21 | SW 21 | SW 21 | SW 21 |
| kJ | 121 | 121 | 121 | 34 | 32 | 20 | 18 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 115 | 116 | 116 | 116 | 162 | 162 | 160 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 20 | SW 12 | SW 18 | SW 16 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | W 5 | S 9 | W 12 | S 8 | S 8 | W 5 | W 5 |
| kJ | 97 | 23 | 83 | 122 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 5 | 14 | 25 | 12 | 12 | 5 | 5 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 12 | W 5 | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 25 | 8 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 45 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 153 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 299 | 14 | 14 | 14 |
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