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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 06 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
12.2° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Deadman's today?
The current surf forecast for Deadman's at 3AM is: 1.2m 12s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.7m 7s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm May 06). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (07 May) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (07 May) | 4ft (1.2m) | 12s |
| Evening (07 May) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 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. Very mild (max 18°C on Fri afternoon, min 9°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 6 | Thursday 7 | Friday 8 | Saturday 9 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | WNW 16 | WNW 15 | SW 18 | SSW 18 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 13 | |
413 | 393 | 393 | 387 | 374 | 317 | 475 | 290 | 234 | 226 | 222 | 183 | 180 | 118 | 315 | 425 | 138 | 130 | 152 | 207 | 186 | 233 | 261 | 303 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross | off | off | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | |
High Tide | 2:24AM1.57m | 5:33PM1.20m | 3:12AM1.48m | 6:27PM1.24m | 4:12AM1.38m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:35PM0.99m | 10:08AM-0.03m | 9:37PM1.02m | 10:58AM0.03m | 11:00PM0.99m | 11:49AM0.09m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — |
 | 8:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:17 |
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Temp °C | 11 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 14 | 16 | 18 | 16 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 14 | 14 | 16 |
9 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 11 | 10 | 13 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | SW 13 | WNW 16 | WNW 10 | WNW 15 | WNW 15 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | WNW 13 |
 kJ | 413 | 393 | 393 | 387 | 374 | 317 | 475 | 290 | 234 | 226 | 222 | 183 | 180 | 118 | 84 | 98 | 64 | 130 | 123 | 84 | 175 | 184 | 179 | 303 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 15 | WNW 7 | NW 7 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | WNW 16 | SW 13 | WNW 16 | WNW 10 | SW 18 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | W 10 |
| kJ | 217 | 68 | 53 | 208 | 208 | 206 | 206 | 203 | 155 | 123 | 120 | 118 | 85 | 84 | 99 | 83 | 138 | 54 | 152 | 140 | 186 | 233 | 261 | 151 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 20 | SW 14 | SW 14 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | SW 20 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | SW 18 | WNW 17 | NW 17 | NW 16 | SSW 19 | SW 17 | SW 13 | SSW 17 | WNW 9 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 19 | SSW 20 |
| kJ | 15 | 208 | 208 | 50 | 38 | 38 | 15 | 37 | 34 | 31 | 50 | 57 | 70 | 67 | 72 | 47 | 82 | 119 | 34 | 207 | 123 | 186 | 212 | 151 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 7 | NW 7 | — | — | — | — | — | NW 4 | NW 5 | NW 5 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 4 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 5 | NW 5 | NW 5 | NW 4 | NW 5 | NW 5 | NW 5 | NW 6 |
| kJ | 81 | 118 | — | — | — | — | — | 26 | 35 | 30 | 36 | 36 | 32 | 19 | 315 | 425 | 55 | 29 | 17 | 16 | 13 | 25 | 60 | 100 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 192 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 197 | 257 | 197 | 170 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 385 | 257 | 384 | 192 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 257 | 195 | 385 |
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