Dead Man's Land Surf Forecast

/ Shikoku (17 surf breaks) /

Japan (129 surf breaks) / Lat Long: (33.62° N 134.39° E)

Surf Forecasts:

Dead Man's Land surfForecast / Shikoku / Japan

48hr Weather and Surf, issued 2 am Friday 15 May 2026 JST

Forecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent

Dead Man's Land surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Today's Dead Man's Land sea temperature is 19.7° C
(Which is 1.0°C colder than average for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Dead Man's Land today?

The current surf forecast for Dead Man's Land at 7AM is: 0.6m 10s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.5m 9s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.5m 3s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 02:00am May 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (JST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (15 May)	2.5ft (0.8m)	9s
Afternoon (15 May)	2ft (0.6m)	10s
Evening (15 May)	4ft (1.2m)	8s

Table - waves today at Dead Man's Land. (Swell directed towards the surf break)

Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Warm (max 25°C on Sun afternoon, min 18°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.
	Friday 15								Saturday 16								Sunday 17
	12 AM	3 AM	6 AM	9 AM	12 PM	3 PM	6 PM	9 PM	12 AM	3 AM	6 AM	9 AM	12 PM	3 PM	6 PM	9 PM	12 AM	3 AM	6 AM	9 AM	12 PM	3 PM	6 PM	9 PM
Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	0	0	0	1	1	2	2	2	0	0	1	0	1	1	1	1	0	0	1	1	1
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 10	E 9	ESE 10	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 10	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 9	E 7	E 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 9	ESE 8
Wave Graph
kJ	67	60	65	98	69	71	192	202	217	181	163	131	108	100	93	91	91	91	78	76	90	78	84	59
Wind (km/h)	NNW	N	N	ENE	E	SE	SE	SE	ESE	NNW	WSW	SSE	SE	SSE	S	W	WNW	NW	NNW	ENE	ENE	SSE	SW	W
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-on	on	cross-on	cross-on	on	glassy	glassy	glassy	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross-off	off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-on	cross-on	glassy	cross-off	off
High Tide			4:02AM1.77m				5:13PM1.78m				4:37AM1.83m					6:02PM1.84m			5:13AM1.86m					6:52PM1.85m
Low Tide	10:08PM0.69m				10:37AM0.17m				10:53PM0.75m				11:19AM0.01m				11:37PM0.81m					12:01PM-0.09m


	—	5:01	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:01	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:01	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:54	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:55	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:55	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	18	16	17	21	22	21	20	19	19	18	18	21	22	22	21	18	18	18	18	22	24	25	22	20
Feels °C	17	14	16	20	21	21	21	19	21	20	20	21	21	21	21	18	18	18	18	22	23	25	23	21
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 10	E 9	ESE 10	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 6	ESE 7	ESE 8	ESE 9	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 9	ESE 8
kJ	67	60	65	98	69	42	68	202	217	164	137	131	108	100	93	91	91	91	78	76	90	78	84	59
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 10	ESE 10	E 9	SE 12	ESE 6	ESE 10	ESE 9	SE 11	SE 11	SE 11	SE 11	SE 11	SE 11	SE 11	SE 10	SE 10	SE 10	SE 10	SE 10	SE 10	SE 14	SE 10	SE 11	ESE 10
kJ	67	38	42	21	12	71	42	20	19	19	19	19	18	18	17	16	17	16	16	16	8	16	19	34
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 7	SE 11	SE 11	S 7	SE 11	SE 11	ESE 11	SE 16	SE 16	SE 15	SE 15	SE 15	SE 15	SE 15	SE 15	S 6	SE 14	SE 14	SE 14	SE 14	SE 10	—	—	SE 11
kJ	4	19	20	4	20	20	12	10	10	9	9	9	9	9	9	1	8	8	8	8	4	—	—	18
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NE 3	NNE 3	NE 3	NE 3	NE 3	—	ESE 8	—	ESE 5	E 7	E 8	—	—	ESE 7	—	—	—	—	—	NNE 2	—	NNE 3	—	—
kJ	2	3	5	6	3	—	192	—	58	181	163	—	—	73	—	—	—	—	—	1	—	2	—	—
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Dead Man's Land Shikoku	Dead Man's Land Shikoku	Dead Man's Land Shikoku	Tainohama Shikoku	Gomoda Shikoku	Hashikui Bay Shikoku	Hashikui Bay Shikoku	Hashikui Bay Shikoku	Dead Man's Land Shikoku	Dead Man's Land Shikoku	Dead Man's Land Shikoku	Hashikui Bay Shikoku	Hashikui Bay Shikoku	Takegashima Shikoku	Takegashima Shikoku	Dead Man's Land Shikoku	Dead Man's Land Shikoku	Dead Man's Land Shikoku	Dead Man's Land Shikoku	Tainohama Shikoku	Tainohama Shikoku	Dead Man's Land Shikoku	Dead Man's Land Shikoku	Dead Man's Land Shikoku
Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	1	2	2	2	1	1	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
Distance (km)	0	0	0	21	40	19	19	19	0	0	0	19	19	11	11	0	0	0	0	21	21	0	0	0
Best forecast wave conditions in Shikoku	Niyodo Rivermouth	Niyodo Rivermouth	Niyodo Rivermouth	Niyodo Rivermouth	Gomoda	Hashikui Bay	Yasuda Rivermouth	Niyodo Rivermouth	Niyodo Rivermouth	Niyodo Rivermouth	Kaifu Rivermouth	Niyodo Rivermouth	Hashikui Bay	Takegashima	Niyodo Rivermouth	Niyodo Rivermouth	Niyodo Rivermouth	Niyodo Rivermouth	Niyodo Rivermouth	Niyodo Rivermouth	Tainohama	Nunoshima	Niyodo Rivermouth	Niyodo Rivermouth
Rating (10 max)	1	2	2	1	1	1	2	2	2	2	2	1	1	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
Best forecast wave conditions in Japan	Niyodo Rivermouth Shikoku	Niyodo Rivermouth Shikoku	Niyodo Rivermouth Shikoku	Niyodo Rivermouth Shikoku	Mera Chiba	Uchiboso Chiba	Yasuda Rivermouth Shikoku	Niyodo Rivermouth Shikoku	Niyodo Rivermouth Shikoku	Niyodo Rivermouth Shikoku	Kaifu Rivermouth Shikoku	Niyodo Rivermouth Shikoku	Onjuku Chiba	Takegashima Shikoku	Niyodo Rivermouth Shikoku	Niyodo Rivermouth Shikoku	Niyodo Rivermouth Shikoku	Niyodo Rivermouth Shikoku	Niyodo Rivermouth Shikoku	Niyodo Rivermouth Shikoku	Amatu Chiba	Nunoshima Shikoku	Niyodo Rivermouth Shikoku	Niyodo Rivermouth Shikoku
Rating (10 max)	1	2	2	1	2	1	2	2	2	2	2	1	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	1	1	1
Header Global	Trial Harbour Australia	Trial Harbour Australia	Trial Harbour Australia	Trial Harbour Australia	J-Bay South Africa	Boneyards South Africa	Dias Beach South Africa	Brak River South Africa	Boneyards South Africa	Cyclops Australia	Eerste Steen South Africa	Cape St Martin South Africa	Cape St Martin South Africa	Van Stadens Mouth South Africa	Bullies Australia	Easter Reef Australia	Easter Reef Australia	Easter Reef Australia	Easter Reef Australia	Trial Harbour Australia	Beach Road South Africa	Moss Landing United States	Trial Harbour Australia	Fullers United States
Rating (10 max)	5	5	5	5	6	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	5	5	5	5	5	4	5	5	8

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