Surf Forecasts:
Dead Man's Land surf forecast from 2 Aug 2026:
- Best quality surf: Tuesday 4 Aug, 6PM (local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 17s period, ESE swell with cross-onshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Thursday 6 Aug, 9AM (local time) - 21ft (6.5m), 18s period, SE swell with 27,340 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Sunday 2 Aug, 6PM (local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 16s period with ESE swell.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Dead Man's Land this week:
The surf forecast for Dead Man's Land over the next 16 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Sunday (Aug 02) at 6PM. The primary swell is predicted to be 1.1m and 16s period with a secondary swell of 0.4m and 9s. The wind is predicted to be glassy as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at Dead Man's Land in the next 16 days are 6.5m 18s and forecast to arrive on Thursday (Aug 06) at 9AM. Winds are predicted to be cross-onshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 0.7m 4s period and expected on Monday (Aug 03) at 3AM.
| Wave Type | Time (JST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 6PM (Sun 2nd Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) 16s |
| Best Surf | 6PM (Tue 4th Aug) | 13ft (4.0m) 17s |
| Most Powerful | 9AM (Thu 6th Aug) | 21ft (6.5m) 18s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Dead Man's Land over the next 16 days.
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Mon afternoon. Warm (max 34°C on Sun morning, min 25°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryHeavy rain (total 21mm), heaviest during Fri night. Warm (max 31°C on Wed afternoon, min 26°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 2 | Monday 3 | Tuesday 4 | Wednesday 5 | Thursday 6 | Friday 7 | Saturday 8 | |||||||||||||||
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Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 18 | ESE 16 | ESE 15 | ESE 16 | ESE 16 | ESE 17 | ESE 16 | ESE 17 | ESE 17 | ESE 17 | SE 17 | SE 17 | SE 18 | SE 17 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | S 16 | S 16 | SSW 16 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 174 | 636 | 621 | 1223 | 1393 | 2437 | 3982 | 5685 | 9953 | 13203 | 15148 | 21226 | 27340 | 26678 | 22202 | 23035 | 17177 | 15101 | 12629 | 10754 | 6158 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | on | glassy | cross-on | glassy | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 8:25PM1.74m | 8:17AM1.67m | 8:51PM1.72m | 9:03AM1.58m | 9:19PM1.69m | 9:59AM1.47m | 9:52PM1.64m | 11:18AM1.36m | 10:35PM1.58m | 1:18PM1.32m | 11:38PM1.53m | 3:21PM1.41m | 1:11AM1.52m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 2:00PM0.31m | 2:22AM0.61m | 2:31PM0.44m | 3:01AM0.57m | 3:03PM0.60m | 3:47AM0.54m | 3:40PM0.78m | 4:44AM0.52m | 4:27PM0.97m | 6:00AM0.50m | 5:43PM1.14m | 7:33AM0.43m | 7:55PM1.22m | ||||||||
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 | 5:13 | — | — | 5:15 | — | — | 5:16 | — | — | 5:16 | — | — | 5:16 | — | — | 5:18 | — | — | 5:18 | — | — |
 | — | 7:01 | — | — | 7:00 | — | — | 7:00 | — | — | 6:59 | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | 6:57 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 15 | 12 | 44 |
Temp °C | 34 | 34 | 30 | 31 | 29 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 27 | 30 | 31 | 27 | 30 | 31 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 |
Feels °C | 37 | 37 | 34 | 35 | 33 | 32 | 33 | 33 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 30 | 30 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 18 | ESE 16 | ESE 15 | ESE 16 | ESE 16 | ESE 17 | ESE 16 | ESE 17 | ESE 17 | ESE 17 | SE 17 | SE 17 | SE 18 | SE 17 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | S 16 | S 16 | SSW 16 |
| kJ | 174 | 636 | 621 | 1223 | 1393 | 2437 | 3982 | 5685 | 9953 | 13203 | 15148 | 21226 | 27340 | 26678 | 22202 | 18410 | 17177 | 15101 | 12629 | 10754 | 6158 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 9 | S 7 | SE 10 | SE 10 | S 8 | SE 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 55 | 4 | 15 | 15 | 5 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 14 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | S 8 | S 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 120 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | N 3 | ENE 4 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | E 8 | E 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 16 | E 10 | — | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | SE 9 |
| kJ | 10 | 8 | 7 | 15 | 56 | 161 | 579 | 726 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 23035 | 1559 | — | 1288 | 1675 | 1517 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 2 | 2 | 0 | 40 | 43 | 19 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 21 | 1721 | 58 | 445 | 458 | 493 | 493 | 458 | 472 | 502 | 458 | 493 |
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