Dead Zone Surf Break

Lat Long: 44.52° N 1.26° W

Dead Zone WaveFinder

Issued: 1 am 23 Aug 2026 (local time)

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Today's Dead Zone sea temperature is
25.1°C
3.5° 

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


Dead Zone surf forecast from 23 Aug 2026:

  • Best quality surf: Thursday 27 Aug, 11AM (local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 9s period, WNW swell with cross-offshore winds.
  • Most powerful swell: Friday 28 Aug, 5PM (local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 11s period, WNW swell with 3,208 kJ wave energy.
  • Next surfable swell (1★+): Sunday 23 Aug, 5AM (local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 8s period with NW swell.

Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Dead Zone this week:

The surf forecast for Dead Zone over the next 16 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Sunday (Aug 23) at 5AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.7m and 8s period with a secondary swell of 0.4m and 9s. The wind is predicted to be offshore as the swell arrives.

The most powerful waves expected at Dead Zone in the next 16 days are 3.5m 11s and forecast to arrive on Friday (Aug 28) at 5PM. Winds are predicted to be 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 24) at 2AM.

Wave TypeTime (CEST) & Date Wave Height & Period
Next good surf (1 star+) 5AM (Sun 23rd Aug)2.5ft (0.7m) 8s
Best Surf11AM (Thu 27th Aug)5ft (1.6m) 9s
Most Powerful 5PM (Fri 28th Aug)11ft (3.5m) 11s

Table - best surf conditions forecast for Dead Zone over the next 16 days.


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