Surf Forecasts:
Dead Man's Land surf forecast from 8 Aug 2026:
- Best quality surf: Sunday 9 Aug, 6AM (local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 12s period, SSW swell with glassy winds.
- Most powerful swell: Saturday 8 Aug, 3PM (local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 11s period, S swell with 629 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Saturday 8 Aug, 9PM (local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 11s period with SSW 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 Saturday (Aug 08) at 9PM. The primary swell is predicted to be 1.5m and 11s period with a secondary swell of 1.3m and 8s. 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 1.6m 11s and forecast to arrive on Saturday (Aug 08) at 3PM. Winds are predicted to be cross-onshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 0.4m 3s period and expected on Wednesday (Aug 12) at 3AM.
| Wave Type | Time (JST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 9PM (Sat 8th Aug) | 5ft (1.5m) 11s |
| Best Surf | 6AM (Sun 9th Aug) | 5ft (1.5m) 12s |
| Most Powerful | 3PM (Sat 8th Aug) | 5ft (1.6m) 11s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Dead Man's Land over the next 16 days.
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Sat morning. Warm (max 29°C on Sat morning, min 24°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryModerate rain (total 18mm), heaviest on Thu morning. Warm (max 29°C on Tue morning, min 23°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 8 | Sunday 9 | Monday 10 | Tuesday 11 | Wednesday 12 | Thursday 13 | Friday 14 | |||||||||||||||
AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | S 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | S 12 | S 10 | S 10 | S 11 | S 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SE 11 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 792 | 629 | 447 | 436 | 390 | 286 | 296 | 192 | 275 | 250 | 276 | 140 | 249 | 236 | 180 | 131 | 123 | 113 | 86 | 86 | 73 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | cross-on | glassy | on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | on | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | off |
High Tide | 3:21PM1.41m | 1:11AM1.52m | 4:29PM1.55m | 2:42AM1.58m | 5:14PM1.67m | 3:52AM1.69m | 5:51PM1.75m | 4:49AM1.80m | 6:24PM1.81m | 5:39AM1.88m | 6:54PM1.83m | 6:24AM1.90m | 7:22PM1.83m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 7:55PM1.22m | 8:57AM0.31m | 9:34PM1.16m | 10:02AM0.17m | 10:33PM1.05m | 10:55AM0.05m | 11:18PM0.92m | 11:39AM-0.00m | 11:58PM0.78m | 12:20PM0.01m | 00:35AM0.66m | 12:56PM0.09m | 1:12AM0.56m | ||||||||
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 | 5:18 | — | — | 5:18 | — | — | 5:20 | — | — | 5:20 | — | — | 5:20 | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | 5:22 | — | — |
 | — | 6:57 | — | — | 6:55 | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | 6:53 | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | 6:50 | — |
mm | 2 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 4 | — |
Temp °C | 29 | 29 | 26 | 29 | 29 | 26 | 28 | 29 | 27 | 29 | 29 | 25 | 29 | 28 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 25 | 27 | 26 | 25 |
Feels °C | 32 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 28 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 9 | S 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | S 12 | S 10 | S 10 | S 11 | S 10 | SSW 10 | S 10 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 |
| kJ | 515 | 629 | 447 | 436 | 390 | 274 | 296 | 192 | 275 | 250 | 276 | 127 | 249 | 236 | 180 | 131 | 123 | 113 | 86 | 86 | 64 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 13 | SSE 10 | SSW 11 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 11 | E 11 | SSW 11 | SE 13 | E 10 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | SE 11 | ESE 5 |
| kJ | 792 | 327 | 177 | 372 | 281 | 270 | 193 | 141 | 98 | 38 | 37 | 140 | 27 | 18 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 19 | 8 | 31 | 17 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | SE 7 | E 13 | ESE 13 | SW 11 | SSW 12 | SE 14 | SW 11 | SE 13 | E 10 | E 10 | SE 13 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | SE 12 | SE 11 | E 9 | SE 11 |
| kJ | 85 | 71 | 104 | 79 | 339 | 286 | 64 | 90 | 30 | 33 | 27 | 18 | 8 | 26 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 22 | 20 | 6 | 73 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 4 | NE 4 | — | NE 3 | ENE 3 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 4 | — | — | ESE 5 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9 | 6 | — | 2 | 3 | 37 | 28 | 15 | — | — | 8 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 43 | 19 | 0 | 43 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 21 | 385 | 0 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 40 | 246 | 0 |
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