Deadman's surfForecast / CAL – Humboldt / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 am Monday 20 Apr 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
11.1° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)

How big are the waves at Deadman's today?

The current surf forecast for Deadman's at 3PM is: 2.2m 12s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.7m 13s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00am April 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Apr)4.5ft (1.3m)14s
Afternoon (20 Apr)7ft (2.2m)12s
Evening (20 Apr)6ft (1.9m)12s

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


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Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thu
23
8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM
Rating
(10 max)
3
4
4
4
3
3
2
3
3
0
0
1
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
2
3
3
3
4
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.2
WNW
1.7
WNW
2.2
WNW
2.1
WNW
2
WNW
1.8
WNW
1.7
WNW
1.6
WNW
1.4
WNW
1.4
WNW
1.3
WNW
1.3
WNW
1.3
WNW
1.1
WNW
1.1
WNW
0.6
WNW
0.8
WNW
0.9
WNW
0.9
WNW
1
WNW
1
WNW
1
WNW
1
WNW
1.5
WNW
Period(s) (?)141312121212111111111110101010151515141414141414
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)5851026143812521121857704615460452359333320255245146242334316357407419413829
Wind
(km/h)
5
ESE
15
E
10
ESE
5
ESE
10
SE
15
ESE
15
SE
10
E
10
ESE
15
S
10
SSW
10
W
5
WNW
5
W
0
SW
10
SE
10
SSE
15
SSW
10
SW
10
WSW
5
NW
5
NE
10
NE
10
NE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
off
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
on
glassglasscrosscrosscross-
on
oncross-
on
glassoffoffoff
High Tide
/ height (m)
3:13PM
1.40
1:52AM
2.01
4:19PM
1.33
2:44AM
1.91
5:32PM
1.30
3:47AM
1.76
Low Tide
/ height (m)
8:21AM
-0.48
7:49PM
0.82
9:18AM
-0.42
8:42PM
0.91
10:21AM
-0.32
9:55PM
0.96
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thu
23
Sunrise6:31-------6:30-------6:28-------
Sunset---7:59--------8:00-------8:00---
heavy rain
mod rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
139642111222111----------
Temp. °C1010111112111111111212121111101010111111111098
Feels °C (?)9710101078899101091098888810875
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