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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 Wednesday 27 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
11.2° C
(Which is 1.0°C colder than average for this time of year)How big are the waves at Deadman's today (28 May):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (28 May, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 18s period with WNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 May, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 17s period with WNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (28 May, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 16s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Deadman's at 2AM is: 1.0m 20s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 2.1m 10s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm May 27). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 May) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 18s |
| Afternoon (28 May) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 17s |
| Evening (28 May) | 6ft (1.8m) | 16s |
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 16°C on Fri afternoon, min 8°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (calm on Thu night, fresh winds from the NW by Sat afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 27 | Thursday 28 | Friday 29 | Saturday 30 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 |   |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | WNW 20 | WNW 18 | WNW 18 | WNW 17 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 15 | WNW 15 | NW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | |
1887 | 880 | 815 | 790 | 1144 | 1354 | 1543 | 1524 | 1713 | 1671 | 1629 | 1258 | 1208 | 2746 | 1809 | 1143 | 756 | 606 | 606 | 596 | 504 | 488 | 1169 | 1169 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | |
High Tide | 9:27PM1.82m | 11:02AM1.23m | 9:58PM1.84m | 11:52AM1.26m | 10:29PM1.86m | 12:38PM1.28m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:35AM-0.11m | 3:50PM0.69m | 5:13AM-0.21m | 4:30PM0.77m | 5:50AM-0.28m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — |
 | 8:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:36 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:37 |
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Temp °C | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 13 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 13 | 16 | 16 |
12 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 9 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | WNW 17 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 15 | WNW 15 | WNW 14 | SSW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 |
 kJ | 1120 | 880 | 800 | 681 | 625 | 524 | 1543 | 1524 | 1713 | 1671 | 1629 | 1258 | 1208 | 1724 | 105 | 1143 | 756 | 606 | 606 | 596 | 504 | 488 | 71 | 105 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | WNW 20 | WNW 20 | WNW 18 | WNW 18 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 8 | NW 9 | NW 9 | SSW 14 | S 21 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 19 | SSW 24 |
| kJ | 236 | 236 | 815 | 790 | 1144 | 1354 | 456 | 365 | 287 | 221 | 132 | 193 | 197 | 105 | 9 | 110 | 118 | 116 | 113 | 110 | 107 | 105 | 37 | 54 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 22 | WNW 21 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | WNW 10 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | — | S 21 | S 21 | S 21 | S 21 | S 26 | SW 18 | S 20 | SSW 19 | SSW 24 | SSW 19 |
| kJ | 185 | 404 | 236 | 180 | 160 | 158 | 156 | 152 | 149 | 147 | 67 | 145 | 145 | — | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 13 | 12 | 30 | 37 | 55 | 36 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 8 | NW 14 | WNW 14 | NW 5 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 12 | NW 12 |
| kJ | 1887 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 343 | 2746 | 1809 | 83 | 227 | 214 | 214 | 211 | 233 | 200 | 1169 | 1169 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 28 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 127 | 127 | 127 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 242 | 264 | 47 | 2 | 28 | 2 | 2 | 264 | 385 | 385 |
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