Surf Forecasts:
Dead Man's Land surf forecast from 23 Oct 2026:
- Best quality surf: Saturday 24 Oct, 3AM (local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 14s period, SSW swell with glassy winds.
- Most powerful swell: Sunday 25 Oct, 9AM (local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 12s period, SSW swell with 1,751 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Saturday 24 Oct, 3AM (local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 14s 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 (Oct 24) at 3AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 1.8m and 14s period with a secondary swell of 1.4m and 9s. Another secondary swell of 2.0m and 9s is also forecast. 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 2.5m 12s and forecast to arrive on Sunday (Oct 25) at 9AM. Winds are predicted to be cross-offshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 1.7m 6s period and expected on Tuesday (Oct 27) at 9PM.
| Wave Type | Time (JST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 3AM (Sat 24th Oct) | 6ft (1.8m) 14s |
| Best Surf | 3AM (Sat 24th Oct) | 6ft (1.8m) 14s |
| Most Powerful | 9AM (Sun 25th Oct) | 8ft (2.5m) 12s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Dead Man's Land over the next 16 days.
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 20mm), heaviest during Mon morning. Warm (max 26°C on Sun morning, min 21°C on Fri afternoon). Wind will be generally light. | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryHeavy rain (total 25mm), heaviest during Mon afternoon. Warm (max 25°C on Mon night, min 10°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Fri 23 | Saturday 24 | Sunday 25 | Monday 26 | Tuesday 27 | Wednesday 28 | Thursday 29 | ||||||||||||||
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 12 | S 7 | SSW 11 | ESE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SSW 7 | S 8 | SSW 8 | SE 9 | NNE 4 | SE 11 | SE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 10 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1208 | 1155 | 1355 | 1667 | 1548 | 1751 | 285 | 260 | 127 | 139 | 84 | 337 | 233 | 87 | 23 | 20 | 29 | 29 | 44 | 41 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | cross | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | glassy |
High Tide | 4:04PM1.69m | 4:23AM1.67m | 4:29PM1.76m | 5:05AM1.78m | 4:55PM1.82m | 5:48AM1.85m | 5:23PM1.86m | 6:31AM1.87m | 5:53PM1.87m | 7:15AM1.84m | 6:24PM1.86m | 8:04AM1.76m | 6:59PM1.81m | |||||||
Low Tide | 10:16PM0.52m | 10:24AM0.54m | 10:47PM0.32m | 11:00AM0.56m | 11:19PM0.16m | 11:35AM0.63m | 11:55PM0.03m | 12:11PM0.71m | 00:33AM-0.03m | 12:48PM0.82m | 1:14AM-0.03m | 1:26PM0.93m | 1:59AM0.04m | |||||||
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 | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | 6:16 | — | — |
 | 5:20 | — | — | 5:19 | — | — | 5:17 | — | — | 5:16 | — | — | 5:15 | — | — | 5:15 | — | — | 5:14 | — |
mm | — | 5 | — | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | 9 | 14 | 9 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 21 | 22 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 26 | 26 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 25 | 24 | 25 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 11 | 16 | 17 | 16 |
Feels °C | 23 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 28 | 30 | 26 | 24 | 23 | 25 | 27 | 25 | 13 | 11 | 13 | 7 | 14 | 15 | 16 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | ESE 9 | SSW 12 | S 7 | SSW 11 | SSW 8 | SE 10 | ESE 6 | ESE 9 | S 8 | SSW 8 | SE 9 | ESE 10 | SE 11 | SE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 10 |
| kJ | 1208 | 1155 | 1355 | 1667 | 180 | 976 | 285 | 260 | 77 | 139 | 43 | 71 | 233 | 87 | 23 | 20 | 29 | 29 | 44 | 41 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 9 | — | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | SSE 7 | ESE 10 | SSW 8 | SE 9 | — | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | S 7 | SSW 7 | SW 7 | NE 4 | — | S 10 |
| kJ | 161 | 266 | 443 | 267 | — | 111 | 88 | 57 | 127 | 75 | 84 | — | 48 | 33 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 2 | — | 2 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SW 17 | SW 16 | — | — | — | ESE 9 | SE 7 | N 4 | — | — | NNE 5 | N 6 | — | S 7 | — | — | S 7 | — |
| kJ | — | — | 687 | 776 | — | — | — | 98 | 9 | 9 | — | — | 9 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | — | — | — | SSW 14 | SSW 12 | — | NE 3 | NE 4 | NE 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 7 | N 5 | NE 5 | NNE 7 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | N 4 | — | — |
| kJ | 307 | — | — | — | 1548 | 1751 | — | 6 | 16 | 4 | 43 | 337 | 53 | 6 | 26 | 18 | 11 | 8 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 368 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 15 | 15 | 281 | 336 | 6 |
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