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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 4 pm Tuesday 28 Apr 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
12.4° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Deadman's today?
The current surf forecast for Deadman's at 10PM is: 1.1m 7s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.7m 11s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction, 0.4m 20s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm April 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 Apr) | - | - |
| Afternoon (28 Apr) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 12s |
| Evening (28 Apr) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 7s |
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 15°C on Tue afternoon, min 8°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 28 | Wednesday 29 | Thursday 30 | Fri 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
WNW 12 | WNW 12 | NW 7 | NW 20 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 15 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 13 | NW 8 | NW 9 | |
158 | 161 | 131 | 121 | 248 | 268 | 282 | 271 | 447 | 314 | 372 | 437 | 425 | 384 | 373 | 362 | 421 | 421 | 351 | 402 | 325 | 389 | 711 | 393 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross | cross | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | |
High Tide | 10:13PM1.76m | 11:02AM1.41m | 10:42PM1.81m | 11:52AM1.40m | 11:10PM1.83m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:57PM0.32m | 4:52AM0.03m | 4:35PM0.44m | 5:31AM-0.11m | 5:10PM0.54m | 6:07AM-0.20m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — |
 | — | — | 8:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:08 | — | — | — | — | 8:09 |
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Temp °C | 13 | 15 | 15 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 15 |
9 | 11 | 12 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 12 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 15 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 13 | NW 8 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 13 | NW 9 | WNW 13 |
 kJ | 158 | 161 | 119 | 107 | 125 | 142 | 145 | 271 | 447 | 314 | 372 | 437 | 425 | 384 | 373 | 216 | 421 | 421 | 351 | 402 | 325 | 389 | 384 | 261 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | S 11 | S 11 | NW 20 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | SW 15 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | NW 7 | NW 8 | NW 7 | WNW 13 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | WNW 13 | SW 13 |
| kJ | 45 | 22 | 22 | 97 | 138 | 135 | 101 | 95 | 94 | 35 | 67 | 56 | 107 | 108 | 105 | 362 | 74 | 33 | 33 | 32 | 29 | 28 | 261 | 28 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | SW 13 | SW 13 | S 11 | SW 16 | WNW 18 | WNW 18 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 12 | SW 15 | SW 15 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | SW 14 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | SW 13 | S 11 |
| kJ | 21 | 28 | 28 | 22 | 89 | 211 | 207 | 62 | 36 | 23 | 35 | 34 | 81 | 59 | 33 | 74 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 28 | 9 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 9 | NW 6 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 7 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | — | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 9 |
| kJ | 152 | 107 | 131 | 121 | 248 | 268 | 282 | 142 | 221 | 285 | 223 | 164 | 284 | 248 | 269 | — | 221 | 326 | 281 | 251 | 208 | 233 | 711 | 393 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 242 | 386 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 192 | 385 | 384 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 192 | 210 | 385 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 195 |
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