Diamond Street Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright folks, Rusty here. Let’s be straight with you – this forecast for Diamond Street is a long, tough stretch. We’re looking at a 16-day run starting on July 2nd, and the honest truth is there isn’t a single day that qualifies as a proper standout. The surf quality is poor to marginal for the entire period, so keep the expectations in check.

Right from the start, on Thursday morning July 2nd, we’ve got a small 3ft SW swell, but it’s cross-on wind and the energy is weak (400). The water is running at 68°F, which is a touch warmer than usual for this time of year. That’s about the only positive thing I can say. This grim pattern of small, cross-on junk continues through the first week. The combined swell energy stays in the high hundreds, never breaking into anything meaningful, and those long periods (17-20 seconds) are wasted here as the swell is too small and the wind is never clean. By Tuesday July 7th, the wind finally swings more onshore from the WSW, but we’re still stuck with marginal surf and a tiny 3 to 4ft swell. The wind is light, but those numbers just don’t get the heart pumping.

Into the second week it’s more of the same. July 9th Thursday morning is the best this break will see, a marginal 2/10 day with a 3ft SW swell and a touch of light cross-on. The combined energy sits at 626 – moderate, but nothing to get excited about. From there it’s a long, slow decline. By the time we hit July 15th and 16th, the swell drops to a pathetic 2ft, and the combined energy falls below 300. Even the offshore winds on a few afternoons can’t save this. Honestly, this setup looks more interesting for a kite surfer than a paddle surfer on many of these days, given the strong cross-on winds and lack of any real power.

I know it’s a rough outlook, but when a break is rated as fairly consistent, blank runs like this aren’t the norm. Forecasts can change.

Rusty.

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