Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Deadman's today (27 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 15s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 8s period with WNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 14s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Deadman's at 8AM is: 0.6m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.8m 9s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00am August 27). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (27 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (27 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 8s |
| Evening (27 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Deadman's. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Sat afternoon, min 11°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the N on Thu night, fresh winds from the NW by Sat afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 27 | Friday 28 | Saturday 29 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | NW 8 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 17 | SW 16 | SSW 20 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
186 | 176 | 174 | 134 | 193 | 254 | 169 | 167 | 164 | 244 | 177 | 343 | 351 | 274 | 298 | 424 | 315 | 254 | 352 | 887 | 877 | 877 | 717 | 539 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | off | 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 |
High Tide | 12:12PM1.57m | 11:29PM1.89m | 12:37PM1.64m | 00:11AM1.84m | 1:02PM1.71m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:43AM-0.02m | 5:34PM0.67m | 6:13AM0.02m | 6:14PM0.55m | 6:41AM0.11m | 6:54PM0.44m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 7:55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:52 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 15 | 15 | 19 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 17 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 17 | 20 | 21 | 17 | 12 |
Feels °C | 14 | 14 | 14 | 17 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 15 | SW 15 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | SW 14 | SW 15 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | SSW 16 | SSW 17 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SW 14 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 |
186 | 176 | 88 | 113 | 132 | 171 | 76 | 61 | 61 | 120 | 59 | 343 | 351 | 274 | 181 | 424 | 315 | 167 | 352 | 887 | 877 | 877 | 717 | 539 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 12 | WNW 7 | SW 15 | SW 15 | S 12 | W 12 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 16 | S 12 | S 12 | SW 13 | SSW 20 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 18 | SW 14 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | W 10 | S 10 |
69 | 42 | 174 | 134 | 78 | 66 | 169 | 167 | 164 | 208 | 177 | 70 | 67 | 88 | 298 | 85 | 88 | 254 | 167 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 17 | 7 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | W 11 | S 12 | SW 18 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | S 19 | SW 13 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | — | — | S 9 | W 12 |
98 | 93 | 92 | 86 | 60 | 75 | 82 | 66 | 63 | 66 | 91 | 62 | 61 | 190 | 87 | 39 | 35 | 31 | 17 | 17 | — | — | 7 | 11 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 7 | WNW 5 | NW 4 | NW 5 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | NW 5 | NW 5 | NW 5 | NW 8 | NW 5 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 7 |
46 | 39 | 15 | 33 | 193 | 254 | 47 | 27 | 12 | 244 | 30 | 83 | 135 | 184 | 136 | 100 | 109 | 102 | 102 | 131 | 233 | 239 | 141 | 116 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 195 | 257 | 384 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 195 | 264 | 385 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 195 | 385 | 385 | 384 | 2 |
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