Deadman's surfForecast / CAL – Humboldt / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 am Wednesday 06 May 2026 PDT
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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
12.2° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Deadman's today?

The current surf forecast for Deadman's at 3PM is: 1.2m 13s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.8m 16s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00am May 06). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 May)2.5ft (0.8m)16s
Afternoon (06 May)4ft (1.2m)13s
Evening (06 May)4ft (1.2m)12s

Table - waves today at Deadman's. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Fri afternoon, min 9°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
6
Thursday
7
Friday
8
Sat
9
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
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
5 AM
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
1
1
2
3
3
3
3
2
1
1
1
3
2
2
2
0
0
0
1
2
2
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
SSW
16
0.8
SSW
16
1.2
WNW
13
1.1
WNW
13
1.2
WNW
12
1.2
WNW
12
1.2
WNW
12
1.2
WNW
12
1.1
WNW
12
1.1
WNW
12
1.3
WNW
12
1.1
WNW
11
1
WNW
11
1.3
WNW
11
1
WNW
11
0.9
WNW
11
0.9
WNW
11
0.8
WNW
10
1.2
NW
10
1.4
NW
10
0.5
WNW
16
0.5
WNW
15
0.5
SW
18
0.6
SSW
18
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
310
310
475
390
413
393
393
387
317
317
475
290
234
366
222
183
180
118
286
388
138
128
152
207
Wind (km/h)
5
N
10
WNW
15
WNW
15
WNW
10
NW
5
NE
5
NE
5
NE
0
NNW
10
WNW
15
WNW
15
WNW
10
NW
5
ENE
5
NNW
10
N
10
NNE
20
WNW
25
WNW
25
NW
20
NNW
15
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNE
glassy
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
4:36PM1.20m
2:24AM1.57m
5:33PM1.20m
3:12AM1.48m
6:27PM1.24m
4:12AM1.38m
Low Tide
9:20AM-0.10m
8:35PM0.99m
10:08AM-0.03m
9:37PM1.02m
10:58AM0.03m
11:00PM0.99m
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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6:09
6:09
6:07
6:07
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8:15
8:15
8:16
8:17
Temp °C
11
12
12
12
11
11
11
10
11
12
12
12
11
10
10
9
10
14
16
18
16
11
10
9
10
10
9
9
10
10
10
9
11
10
9
9
9
9
9
7
8
10
11
12
11
7
6
5
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
SSW
16
0.8
SSW
16
1.2
WNW
13
1.1
WNW
13
1.2
WNW
12
1.2
WNW
12
1.2
WNW
12
1.2
WNW
12
1.1
WNW
12
1.1
WNW
12
1.3
WNW
12
1.1
WNW
11
1
WNW
11
1.3
WNW
11
1
WNW
11
0.9
WNW
11
0.9
WNW
11
0.8
WNW
10
0.5
SW
13
0.4
WNW
16
0.6
WNW
10
0.5
WNW
10
0.7
NW
9
0.7
W
11
Energy kJ
310
310
475
390
413
393
393
387
317
317
475
290
234
366
222
183
180
118
84
98
64
54
88
114
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
WNW
11
0.7
WNW
11
0.8
SSW
16
0.7
SW
16
0.7
SW
15
0.8
WNW
7
0.7
NW
7
0.7
SW
14
0.7
SW
14
0.7
SW
14
0.7
SW
14
0.7
SW
14
0.6
SW
14
0.6
SSW
14
0.6
SSW
13
0.6
SSW
13
0.5
SW
13
0.5
SW
13
0.4
WNW
16
0.5
SW
13
0.5
WNW
16
0.5
WNW
15
0.5
WNW
15
0.6
WNW
14
Energy kJ
123
123
310
245
217
68
53
208
208
206
206
203
155
123
120
118
85
84
99
83
138
128
123
140
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
WNW
14
0.8
WNW
14
0.2
NNW
8
0.2
NNW
8
0.1
SW
20
0.7
SW
14
0.7
SW
14
0.7
NW
7
0.6
NW
7
0.6
NW
7
0.1
SW
20
0.2
SSW
19
0.2
SSW
19
0.2
SSW
18
0.3
SW
18
0.3
WNW
17
0.4
NW
7
0.4
NW
16
0.3
SSW
19
0.3
SW
17
0.5
SW
13
0.4
SSW
17
0.5
SW
18
0.6
SSW
18
Energy kJ
120
233
6
6
15
208
208
50
39
37
15
37
34
31
50
57
12
67
72
47
82
119
152
207
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
WNW
7
0.9
WNW
7
1.1
NW
7
0.9
NW
7
0.9
NW
6
0.9
NW
6
1.1
NW
6
0.6
NW
7
0.6
NW
7
0.4
WNW
4
0.6
NW
4
1.2
NW
10
1.4
NW
10
1.1
NW
5
0.7
NW
4
0.9
NW
5
0.5
NW
4
Energy kJ
76
81
118
77
59
64
72
37
36
6
14
286
388
53
20
37
9
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
2
3
3
2
3
2
2
2
1
1
2
1
2
2
2
Distance (km)
1
195
195
195
2
1
1
1
1
197
257
125
154
1
2
2
1
195
195
257
192
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in Humboldt County
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
3
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
2
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
6
9
7
6
5
5
8
5
5
6
7
6
5
7
5
7
5
7
6
6
5
5
5
5
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