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Deadman's surfForecast / CAL – Humboldt / USA
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 pm Tuesday 16 Dec 2025 PSTForecast 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 1.0°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 7PM is: 2.1m 12s primary swell from a West direction and 0.6m 11s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm December 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (PST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Dec) | - | - |
| Afternoon (16 Dec) | 7ft (2.2m) | 12s |
| Evening (16 Dec) | 7ft (2.1m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Deadman's. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 1299 | 1332 | 1229 | 1269 | 1290 | 1412 | 1369 | 1369 | 1194 | 976 | 894 | 530 | 962 | 890 | 774 | 815 | 696 | 745 | 824 | 973 | 1107 | 1338 | 1826 | 2099 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | on | cross- on | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off | cross- off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross- on | cross- on |
High Tide / height (m) | 10:09PM 1.36 | 8:41AM 1.99 | 10:55PM 1.41 | 9:15AM 2.02 | 11:37PM 1.44 | 9:50AM 2.03 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 3:30PM 0.06 | 2:34AM 0.98 | 4:07PM -0.04 | 3:16AM 1.03 | 4:43PM -0.12 | 3:56AM 1.06 | ||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 16 | Wednesday 17 | Thursday 18 | Friday 19 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:31 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:31 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:33 |
| Sunset | - | 4:52 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4:52 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4:52 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | 3 | 5 | 24 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 8 | 21 |
| Temp. °C | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 |
| Feels °C (?) | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 9 |
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