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Deadman's Surf Forecast
/ CAL – Humboldt (25 breaks) / California (404 breaks) /
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Deadman's surfForecast / CAL – Humboldt / USA
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 pm Friday 08 May 2026 PDTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Deadman's surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Deadman's sea temperature is
13.4° C
(Which is 1.7°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Deadman's today?
The current surf forecast for Deadman's at 11PM is: 0.5m 15s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.5m 10s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm May 08). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (08 May) | - | - |
| Afternoon (08 May) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 10s |
| Evening (08 May) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Deadman's. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Sun afternoon, min 10°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 8 | Saturday 9 | Sunday 10 | Mon 11 | |||||||||||||||||||||
2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
NW 10 | NW 10 | WNW 16 | WNW 15 | SW 18 | SSW 18 | WNW 14 | W 10 | SSW 19 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | W 12 | W 11 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | SSW 17 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | |
315 | 425 | 138 | 130 | 152 | 207 | 186 | 200 | 248 | 249 | 276 | 318 | 441 | 411 | 404 | 364 | 297 | 286 | 291 | 363 | 370 | 464 | 380 | 373 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | |
High Tide | 6:27PM1.24m | 4:12AM1.38m | 7:09PM1.30m | 5:30AM1.30m | 7:43PM1.40m | 6:56AM1.26m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:00PM0.99m | 11:49AM0.09m | 00:22AM0.89m | 12:38PM0.15m | 1:30AM0.70m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — |
 | — | — | 8:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:19 | — | — | — | — | 8:20 |
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Temp °C | 15 | 17 | 16 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 17 | 20 | 19 | 15 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 13 | 17 |
10 | 13 | 12 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 13 | 15 | 13 | 11 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 14 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | WNW 16 | WNW 10 | WNW 15 | WNW 15 | WNW 14 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 |
 kJ | 84 | 98 | 64 | 130 | 123 | 140 | 141 | 200 | 177 | 186 | 276 | 318 | 441 | 411 | 358 | 364 | 297 | 286 | 291 | 363 | 370 | 370 | 380 | 373 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 16 | SW 13 | WNW 16 | WNW 10 | SW 18 | W 11 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 13 | W 10 | W 10 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | NW 6 | SW 16 |
| kJ | 99 | 83 | 138 | 54 | 152 | 60 | 186 | 180 | 210 | 249 | 151 | 117 | 261 | 264 | 404 | 364 | 204 | 123 | 180 | 246 | 270 | 464 | 79 | 251 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 19 | SW 17 | SW 13 | SSW 17 | WNW 9 | SSW 18 | SW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 19 | SSW 20 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 20 | SSW 20 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 19 | SSW 15 | SW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SW 11 | SSW 16 | SSW 18 |
| kJ | 36 | 47 | 82 | 119 | 49 | 207 | 154 | 186 | 248 | 151 | 166 | 203 | 137 | 216 | 14 | 14 | 123 | 86 | 104 | 142 | 140 | 5 | 322 | 61 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 5 | NW 5 | NW 5 | NW 5 | NW 5 | NW 5 | NW 5 | NW 5 | NW 5 | NW 5 | NW 5 | NW 5 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 5 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NNW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 7 | NW 7 |
| kJ | 315 | 425 | 74 | 36 | 17 | 13 | 13 | 22 | 58 | 80 | 65 | 41 | 34 | 39 | 44 | 61 | 94 | 110 | 88 | 55 | 75 | 83 | 216 | 86 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 257 | 385 | 47 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 195 | 195 | 384 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 28 | 2 | 195 | 282 | 385 | 154 | 28 | 28 | 1 | 1 | 192 |
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