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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 am Wednesday 22 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
11.2° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Deadman's today?
The current surf forecast for Deadman's at 4PM is: 0.9m 14s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.9m 7s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.4m 3s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00am April 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (22 Apr) | 4ft (1.2m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (22 Apr) | 3ft (0.9m) | 14s |
| Evening (22 Apr) | 3ft (0.9m) | 14s |
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 13°C on Wed morning, min 7°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 22 | Thursday 23 | Friday 24 | Sat 25 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
W 9 | WNW 15 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | S 16 | NW 10 | NW 11 | NW 10 | WNW 12 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 9 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | |
239 | 334 | 321 | 357 | 337 | 384 | 487 | 690 | 756 | 796 | 458 | 346 | 330 | 254 | 520 | 551 | 192 | 180 | 208 | 204 | 192 | 209 | 150 | 148 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
off | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | off | off | off | off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | |
High Tide | 5:32PM1.30m | 3:47AM1.76m | 6:45PM1.33m | 5:04AM1.61m | 7:45PM1.41m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:21AM-0.32m | 9:55PM0.96m | 11:28AM-0.21m | 11:27PM0.94m | 12:34PM-0.10m | 00:59AM0.82m | ||||||||||||||||||
 | | | | |  | | | | | | | |  |  | |  | | |  | | | | | |
 | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 |
 | — | — | — | — | 8:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:02 | — | — | 8:04 |
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Temp °C | 10 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 |
8 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 9 | WNW 15 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | WNW 11 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 |
 kJ | 239 | 334 | 321 | 357 | 337 | 384 | 487 | 690 | 756 | 796 | 458 | 346 | 330 | 237 | 226 | 222 | 192 | 160 | 208 | 113 | 192 | 188 | 138 | 138 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 15 | WSW 8 | SW 8 | SW 7 | WSW 7 | WNW 9 | W 9 | W 6 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 |
| kJ | 220 | 96 | 82 | 79 | 99 | 145 | 154 | 28 | 148 | 85 | 127 | 183 | 246 | 254 | 187 | 187 | 184 | 180 | 123 | 150 | 150 | 209 | 150 | 148 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | WNW 9 | WSW 7 | S 18 | S 18 | SSW 11 | S 14 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | WNW 16 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 |
| kJ | 56 | 84 | 70 | 77 | 113 | 59 | 219 | 219 | 24 | 32 | 24 | 24 | 86 | 83 | 246 | 181 | 174 | 155 | 150 | 85 | 81 | 79 | 79 | 47 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | WNW 3 | W 7 | — | — | — | — | — | NW 10 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 10 | NW 11 | — | — | — | NW 10 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | 3 | 97 | — | — | — | — | — | 250 | 127 | 93 | 68 | 520 | 551 | — | — | — | 204 | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1 | 137 | 192 | 195 | 83 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 192 | 264 | 385 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 192 | 195 | 195 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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