Diamond Beach, New Jersey Weather
Diamond Beach, New Jersey — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, tide predictions, marine conditions and a solunar fishing forecast, soil and crop conditions for Diamond Beach, Cape May County.
Tides, marine forecast and fishing conditions near Diamond Beach. Tide source:
Full aviation weather for Diamond Beach is published on the Cape May County Airport (KWWD) page, 7 km away. It carries the current METAR decoded into plain language — surface wind, visibility, cloud layers and ceiling, temperature and dewpoint, and altimeter setting — alongside the raw observation as transmitted. 6 airfields within reach of Diamond Beach have their own pages, listed below.
The Terminal Aerodrome Forecast (TAF) is shown across its full validity period, with each change group broken out so you can see when conditions are expected to shift. Flight category is derived automatically — VFR, MVFR, IFR or LIFR — from reported ceiling and visibility, with runway details and field elevation alongside. Observations update roughly hourly and forecasts several times a day.
Other airports near Diamond Beach: Woodbine Municipal Airport (KOBI) 29 km · Ocean City Municipal Airport (K26N) 40 km · Millville Municipal Airport (KMIV) 49 km · Delaware Coastal Airport (KGED) 53 km · Dover Civil Air Terminal/Dover Air Force Base (KDOV) 56 km
Conditions reported at KWWD describe the airfield itself. Weather 7 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Diamond Beach specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Diamond Beach.
About Diamond Beach, New Jersey
Diamond Beach unfurls like a pale ribbon of sand against the vast, indifferent canvas of the Atlantic. It lies 28.7 miles south of Cumberland, NJ (from Cumberland, NJ: bearing 170°T), and is situated 3.4 miles east of Lower. Here, the air carries a constant, salty kiss, a ceaseless whisper from the ocean’s depths that softens the edges of the world. The landscape is a study in subtle shifts: dunes, crowned with resilient sea grass that dances in the persistent breeze, give way to a shoreline that shifts and reforms with every incoming tide. The sky above is a boundless dome, often painted with the bruised purples and fiery oranges of a dramatic sunset, casting a fleeting, ephemeral beauty upon the water and the weathered pilings that mark the edge of the land. This stretch of coast, long a sanctuary for those seeking solace from the inland bustle, has seen its share of history and transformation. The legacy of maritime endeavors, from fishing fleets to the grander ambitions of seaside resorts, is subtly present in the weathered clapboard of older structures and the enduring scent of brine. The local economy, once deeply rooted in the bounty of the sea, now leans more toward the tourism that draws visitors to its inviting shores, their footsteps momentarily disturbing the quietude that otherwise reigns. Diamond Beach, in its unassuming way, holds a quiet dignity, a place where the relentless rhythm of the waves offers a constant, timeless counterpoint to the fleeting concerns of human endeavor.
Live animated radar for Diamond Beach and surroundings — RainViewer.
NOAA GOES-16 GEOCOLOR — live animated loop updated every 10 minutes. Shows cloud cover, storm systems and weather patterns across the continental US.
Source: NOAA/NESDIS GOES-East · Public domain · Auto-updates on page reload
| Location | Diamond Beach, Cape May County, New Jersey |
| Coordinates | 38.959557°N, 74.852391°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 08260 |
| Area Code | 609, 640 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Diamond Beach, New Jersey Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Diamond Beach, New Jersey, including current conditions, a 24-hour hourly forecast, 7-day outlook, NWS extended text forecast, precipitation radar and NOAA GOES-16 satellite imagery. Aviation weather — live METAR observations and TAF forecasts — is published separately on the pages for the nearest reporting airports, linked from the aviation section above. Additional sections may include tide predictions, wave height, wave direction and sea-surface temperature, a barometric pressure trend, and a solunar-based fishing forecast with a fishing-conditions rating for coastal localities, and soil temperature, crop weather and live USGS river gauge data for agricultural areas near a monitored waterway. All data updates automatically on every page visit.
Location data for Diamond Beach includes coordinates 38.959557°N, 74.852391°W, situated in Cape May County. ZIP code 08260. Telephone area code: 609, 640. Timezone: Eastern Time (America/New_York).
Weather data is sourced from the NOAA National Weather Service (NWS) and the open-source Open-Meteo API. River and stream data is sourced from the USGS National Water Information System. Tide predictions are sourced from NOAA CO-OPS; marine and solunar data are modeled from Open-Meteo and public sunrise/moon calculations and should be treated as a general guide alongside on-the-water conditions. Radar is provided by RainViewer. Satellite imagery is sourced from NOAA/NESDIS GOES-East and is public domain.
