Disclosed herein is a surface acoustic wave device whose characteristics can be stably maintained against temperature changes. The surface acoustic wave device has an insulating diamond layer (2), which is provided thereon with a part (3) defined by a pair of interdigital electrodes (7, 7') and a piezoelectric layer (8), and a thermistor (4) made of semi-conductive diamond. The thermistor (4) quickly detects the temperature of the device.