Diamond Street Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, grab a coffee and sit down for this one, because it’s a bit of a flat spell for us here at Diamond Street. The water temp is sitting at 71° which is a touch warmer than we’d normally expect for this time of year, so that’s something.

We’re coming off a run of pretty poor conditions. From Wednesday the 19th right through the rest of the week, it’s one of those frustrating stretches where the swell is tiny and the wind is mostly cross-onshore or onshore. The combined energy is weak, with readings mostly in the low hundreds (like 384, 353, 296) which just doesn’t have much push. The swell is mostly from the SW, around 1 ft to 3 ft, with a long period of 16 seconds on Wednesday. That long period means the waves are slow and fat, not really doing much on a beach break like Diamond Street. It’s really a kite surfer’s kind of setup right now, not for paddle boards.

The weekend of the 22nd and 23rd stays flat and weak. Light breezes and no real improvement. The combined energy drops to 126 on Saturday morning, just a whisper.

Monday the 24th through to the end of that week is a similar story – tiny SW swell, light to gentle cross-onshore winds, and energy levels still under 400. A few marginal sessions pop up on the 25th and 29th, but it’s nothing to get excited about.

The first real glimmer of hope comes on Saturday the 29th of August. The morning session shows a bump in swell to 3 ft from the SW, with a period of 17 seconds, and the combined energy jumps to 677 – that’s the first moderate reading we’ve seen. The wind is still cross-onshore, but it’s a light breeze, so you might get a few cleaner ones. This is the only standout in the whole 16-day window. The swell direction is SW, which is not the optimum W direction we’d like, but it’s the best on offer.

Sunday the 30th keeps similar energy around 580, with 4 ft SW swell, but the wind is onshore, so it’s a bit of a wash.

After that, it’s back to the same flat, onshore pattern through the first few days of September. The energy drops back to the 200-300 range, and conditions are marginal at best.

So, if you’re itching to get wet, the morning of Saturday the 29th is your best bet. It’s the only real pulse of energy in a long, quiet outlook. Don’t expect perfection, but it’s the only time the swell gets above 3 ft.

Rusty.

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