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Deadman's surfForecast / CAL – Humboldt / USA
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 pm Monday 15 Dec 2025 PSTForecast 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
13.0° C
(Which is 1.0°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 10PM is: 2.0m 11s primary swell from a West direction and 0.4m 13s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm December 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (PST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 Dec) | - | - |
| Afternoon (15 Dec) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 11s |
| Evening (15 Dec) | 6ft (1.9m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Deadman's. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | |
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Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 9 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 99 | 372 | 615 | 907 | 1480 | 1638 | 1629 | 1469 | 1302 | 1186 | 1215 | 1269 | 1437 | 1539 | 1494 | 1369 | 1174 | 976 | 909 | 973 | 797 | 959 | 843 | 651 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross | glass | glass | cross | glass | glass | glass | glass | cross | cross | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | on | cross- on | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off | glass | cross | cross |
High Tide / height (m) | 9:17PM 1.31 | 8:08AM 1.95 | 10:09PM 1.36 | 8:41AM 1.99 | 10:55PM 1.41 | 9:15AM 2.02 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 2:50PM 0.20 | 1:50AM 0.91 | 3:30PM 0.06 | 2:34AM 0.98 | 4:07PM -0.04 | 3:16AM 1.03 | ||||||||||||||||||
Monday 15 | Tuesday 16 | Wednesday 17 | Thursday 18 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:31 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:31 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:31 |
| Sunset | - | 4:51 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4:52 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4:52 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | 1 | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 9 | 7 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 12 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 |
| Feels °C (?) | 9 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 8 |
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