Diamond Street Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, I’ve had a look at that data, and I gotta be straight with you—it’s a tough read for us here at Diamond Street. We’ve got a solid 16-day window, but honestly, it’s looking pretty bleak for any decent paddle surfing. The whole period is plagued by poor surf conditions, with scores that are basically rock bottom. We’re looking at a long, dry spell with hardly anything to get excited about.

The skinny of it is: we’ve got small, wind-affected swell from the SW pretty much the whole way through. The wave energy is moderate at best, hovering around the 200s and 300s (moderate wave energy), with only a couple of brief moments pushing into the 500s (moderate wave energy) around Saturday the 15th and Sunday the 16th. Even then, it’s all cross-onshore wind, which is gonna leave things choppy and messy.

For the first week, from Monday the 10th right through to Friday the 21st, there’s just nothing that’s clean. The water temp on Monday afternoon the 10th was a balmy 76°, which is much warmer than normal for this time of year—a full 8° warmer than average. Weird, but that’s not gonna help the waves.

The best the swell gets is around Saturday the 15th and Sunday the 16th, where we might see a bump to 4ft from the SW, but the period is around 15-16 seconds. That’s a nice long groundswell, which is usually a good sign, but with a constant cross-onshore breeze it’ll be a bumpy, lumpy mess. A long period like that can also make a beach break like this fat and close out. Not worth the paddle out.

Look, this is a beginner-friendly spot that’s *fairly consistent*, but even the consistency is letting us down here. The wind is almost always from the W or WNW, onshore or cross-onshore, which just ruins what little swell we have. For kite-surfing, that steady side-wind might be fun, but for a regular surfer, it’s a no-go.

The second week, from the 22nd onward, it just gets smaller and weaker. The swell drops to 1ft to 2ft with energy falling into the low 200s. There’s really nothing to chase.

So, I hate to say it, but there are no standout days here. If you’re desperate, maybe keep an eye on Thursday morning the 13th or Saturday morning the 15th, where it was “marginal” instead of just “poor,” but I wouldn’t hold my breath. It’s one of those blank runs that’s sadly normal for this area when the wind doesn’t play ball.

Stay tuned, sometimes forecasts change, but right now, I’d say save your energy.

Rusty

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