Surf spot

Diamond Street

Forecast conditions and map view for Diamond Street in USA, California, San Diego County. Open the interactive surf map to inspect wind, waves, and nearby spots.

Country: USA, California, San Diego County
Coordinates: 32.7988, -117.2599

Metric
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Wave height (m)	0.7	0.7	0.7	0.6	0.7	0.8	0.7	0.7	0.7	0.7	0.7	0.7	0.6	0.7	0.6	0.9	0.9	1	1	1.1	1.1	1.1	1.1	1	0.9	1	1.1	1.2	1	1	0.9	0.9	0.7	0.8	0.8	0.8	0.8	0.8	0.7	0.6	0.6	0.6	0.6	0.6	0.6	0.6	0.6	0.6	0.7	0.6	0.6	0.6	0.6	0.5	0.5	0.6
Wave direction	SSW	WSW	SSW	SSW	S	SSW	S	SW	SW	SSW	SSW	SSW	WSW	W	WSW	W	W	W	W	W	W	W	W	WNW	WNW	WNW	W	W	WNW	WNW	WNW	WSW	WSW	W	W	WNW	WNW	W	WNW	SSW	SSW	SSW	SSW	SSW	SSW	SSW	SSW	SSW	SSW	SSW	SSW	SSW	SSW	SSW	SSW	S
Wave period (s)	13.1	12.4	11.8	10.8	11.9	12.4	12	11.8	11.8	11.3	11.2	11.1	8.7	7.2	11.2	4.5	4.8	5	5.3	5.3	5.7	6	5.8	6	6.2	5.7	5.8	6	6.2	6	6	5.5	4.7	5.5	6.2	6.3	6.2	5.8	7.2	9.8	9.7	9.6	11.7	13.6	13.3	13	12.8	12.6	12.2	13.3	13.2	13.1	12.9	12.8	10.1	8.6
Wave energy (kJ)	148	134	122	89	140	197	149	121	152	111	109	107	58	47	79	32	40	49	55	69	77	92	81	68	68	66	83	99	83	66	60	47	23	36	44	46	48	42	50	73	63	62	85	124	119	122	126	129	129	111	109	107	104	95	59	46
Wind speed (km/h)	14.2	14.8	16.2	21.3	20	15.6	10.5	11.2	8.8	6.7	6.4	12.2	15	13.1	10.4	9	5.4	7.3	8.7	16.6	15.5	13.8	9.8	10.1	9.2	11.4	11.1	15.1	17.6	13.5	8.9	8.4	8.5	6.2	7.9	12.2	14.5	11.4	9.3	6.4	4.7	3.4	3.7	10.2	15.9	12.9	10.2	8.3	6.6	6.4	5.4	10.5	16.4	15	12.4	8
Wind direction	SCross-on	SCross-on	SCross-on	SSWCross-on	SSWCross-on	SSWCross-on	SSWCross-on	SCross-on	SCross-on	SWCross-on	SWOnshore	SWOnshore	WSWOnshore	WOnshore	WNWCross-on	WOnshore	SWOnshore	WSWOnshore	SCross-on	SSWCross-on	SWOnshore	SWOnshore	SSWCross-on	SSWCross-on	SSWCross-on	SSWCross-on	SSWCross-on	SSWCross-on	SWOnshore	SWCross-on	SWCross-on	SCross-on	SWCross-on	SCross-on	SSWCross-on	SWOnshore	SWOnshore	WSWOnshore	WSWOnshore	SWOnshore	WSWGlassy	WSWGlassy	WGlassy	WSWOnshore	WOnshore	WNWOnshore	WNWCross-on	NWCross-on	WNWCross-on	WNWCross-on	WNWCross-on	WOnshore	WOnshore	WNWCross-on	WNWCross-on	WNWCross-on

Diamond Street is a well-known surf spot in Pacific Beach, San Diego County, California. It’s a beach break with sand-bottom waves that can handle a range of conditions, making it a popular and often crowded local spot.

What it’s like

Wave type: Mostly soft, rideable beach-break peaks
Best swell: Usually works best on south and southwest swells
Best wind: Typically offshore or light northeast/east winds
Tide: Often better around mid to low tide, though it can work at other tides depending on swell size
Crowds: Can be busy, especially on good summer surf days

Surf character

Diamond Street is generally a fun, accessible wave rather than a heavy or highly powerful one. It can offer: - quick, punchy peaks on bigger days - mellow, forgiving waves for intermediate surfers - occasional decent barrels when the sandbars line up and conditions are right

Things to know

Because it’s a beach break, conditions can change a lot with shifting sandbars.
The spot can get closeouty when the swell gets too large or winds turn onshore.
It’s popular with longboarders, shortboarders, and local surfers, so expect competition for waves.

Overall

Diamond Street is a classic San Diego beach-break surf spot: convenient, fun, and variable, with the best days offering fast, playful waves and the average days being more mellow and crowded.