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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 Thursday 21 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
9.0° C
(Which is 3.0°C colder than average for this time of year)How big are the waves at Deadman's today?
The current surf forecast for Deadman's at 1AM is: 1.8m 10s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.5m 15s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm May 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (22 May) | 6ft (1.9m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (22 May) | 6ft (1.8m) | 10s |
| Evening (22 May) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Deadman's. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 14°C on Thu afternoon, min 10°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 21 | Friday 22 | Saturday 23 | Sun 24 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 8 | NW 9 | NW 10 | SW 16 | WNW 10 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | NW 16 | NW 16 | |
634 | 640 | 589 | 535 | 589 | 589 | 687 | 701 | 636 | 586 | 359 | 675 | 490 | 186 | 157 | 201 | 201 | 255 | 255 | 258 | 258 | 258 | 264 | 261 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross | cross | cross-on | on | |
High Tide | 5:10PM1.42m | 3:39AM1.66m | 6:06PM1.47m | 4:54AM1.46m | 6:57PM1.54m | 6:20AM1.30m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:05PM0.87m | 11:00AM-0.22m | 11:32PM0.79m | 11:55AM-0.04m | 00:54AM0.63m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — |
 | — | — | 8:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:30 | — | — | — | — | 8:31 |
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Temp °C | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 |
12 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | WNW 10 | NW 9 | NW 8 | NW 8 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | NW 8 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | NW 8 |
 kJ | 634 | 640 | 589 | 535 | 589 | 589 | 687 | 701 | 636 | 586 | 359 | 275 | 277 | 186 | 157 | 135 | 183 | 196 | 75 | 132 | 124 | 96 | 75 | 77 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 19 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 18 | SSW 18 | SW 18 | WNW 10 | NW 10 | NNW 9 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NNW 8 | SW 16 | WNW 10 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | NW 8 | WNW 9 |
| kJ | 184 | 113 | 115 | 116 | 116 | 54 | 112 | 154 | 209 | 154 | 135 | 160 | 168 | 142 | 142 | 137 | 58 | 255 | 107 | 258 | 258 | 258 | 57 | 76 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 15 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | SW 18 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 18 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SSW 15 | SW 16 | SW 16 | NNW 8 | SW 16 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NW 16 | NW 16 |
| kJ | 80 | 54 | 54 | 54 | 53 | 52 | 154 | 109 | 109 | 109 | 152 | 106 | 109 | 109 | 156 | 201 | 201 | 36 | 255 | 52 | 37 | 37 | 264 | 261 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 9 | NW 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 528 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 675 | 490 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 242 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 140 | 140 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 57 | 168 |
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