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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 10 pm Saturday 09 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
13.0° C
(Which is 1.2°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 6AM is: 1.3m 11s primary swell from a West direction and 0.7m 17s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm May 09). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (10 May) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 18s |
| Afternoon (10 May) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 11s |
| Evening (10 May) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Deadman's. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Sun afternoon, min 10°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 9 | Sunday 10 | Monday 11 | Tuesday 12 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 2 PM | 5 PM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    | |||||||||||||||||||||
WNW 12 | WNW 12 | W 12 | W 11 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | SSW 17 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | SSW 15 | |
276 | 318 | 441 | 411 | 404 | 364 | 297 | 286 | 291 | 363 | 376 | 464 | 387 | 380 | 431 | 431 | 431 | 540 | 524 | 430 | 380 | 303 | 303 | 249 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross | |
High Tide | 7:09PM1.30m | 5:30AM1.30m | 7:43PM1.40m | 6:56AM1.26m | 8:13PM1.52m | 8:15AM1.27m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:22AM0.89m | 12:38PM0.15m | 1:30AM0.70m | 1:25PM0.22m | 2:28AM0.46m | 2:11PM0.30m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | — | — |
 | 8:17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:21 |
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Temp °C | 13 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 17 | 20 | 19 | 14 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 13 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 |
12 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 13 | 15 | 13 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 11 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 |
 kJ | 276 | 318 | 441 | 411 | 358 | 364 | 297 | 286 | 291 | 363 | 376 | 370 | 387 | 380 | 431 | 431 | 431 | 540 | 524 | 430 | 380 | 303 | 303 | 249 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 10 | W 10 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | NW 7 | NW 7 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | NW 6 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 |
| kJ | 151 | 117 | 261 | 264 | 404 | 364 | 204 | 123 | 180 | 246 | 270 | 464 | 79 | 67 | 226 | 291 | 49 | 402 | 322 | 318 | 207 | 188 | 188 | 242 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 20 | SSW 20 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 19 | SSW 15 | SW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SW 11 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | S 14 | S 16 | SSW 16 | S 16 | S 16 | NW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | S 14 |
| kJ | 166 | 258 | 137 | 216 | 14 | 14 | 123 | 86 | 104 | 142 | 140 | 5 | 322 | 251 | 4 | 5 | 326 | 5 | 5 | 21 | 8 | 15 | 8 | 16 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 5 | NW 5 | NW 5 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NNW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 7 | — | NW 7 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | — | — | — | NW 6 | NW 6 |
| kJ | 73 | 41 | 35 | 36 | 52 | 77 | 101 | 124 | 95 | 55 | 73 | 66 | 216 | — | 73 | 65 | 145 | 109 | 80 | — | — | — | 39 | 14 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 195 | 282 | 385 | 154 | 2 | 28 | 1 | 1 | 182 | 195 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 197 |
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