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Deadman's surfForecast / CAL – Humboldt / USA
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 pm Friday 12 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
13.1° C
(Which is 1.1°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 3AM is: 1.3m 12s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.2m 13s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm December 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (PST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (13 Dec) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (13 Dec) | 3ft (0.9m) | 11s |
| Evening (13 Dec) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Deadman's. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 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 | 1 PM | 4 PM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 699 | 566 | 514 | 437 | 368 | 337 | 273 | 153 | 350 | 280 | 268 | 199 | 196 | 191 | 181 | 206 | 194 | 151 | 148 | 136 | 127 | 106 | 99 | 133 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | glass | glass | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | glass | on | glass | glass | cross- off | off | off | off | cross- off | on | glass | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | glass | cross- off | glass |
High Tide / height (m) | 5:31PM 1.31 | 6:25AM 1.79 | 7:00PM 1.25 | 7:01AM 1.85 | 8:15PM 1.26 | 7:35AM 1.90 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 11:32PM 0.50 | 1:11PM 0.55 | 12:18AM 0.67 | 2:04PM 0.36 | 1:04AM 0.81 | 2:50PM 0.20 | ||||||||||||||||||
Fri 12 | Saturday 13 | Sunday 14 | Monday 15 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | 7:28 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:30 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:30 | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4:51 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4:51 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4:51 |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 17 |
| Feels °C (?) | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 13 | 12 | 15 |
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