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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 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 3PM is: 1.2m 13s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.8m 16s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00am May 06). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (06 May) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (06 May) | 4ft (1.2m) | 13s |
| Evening (06 May) | 4ft (1.2m) | 12s |
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. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 6 | Thursday 7 | Friday 8 | Sat 9 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
SSW 16 | SSW 16 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | 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 | |
310 | 310 | 475 | 390 | 413 | 393 | 393 | 387 | 317 | 317 | 475 | 290 | 234 | 366 | 222 | 183 | 180 | 118 | 286 | 388 | 138 | 128 | 152 | 207 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
glassy | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 4:36PM1.20m | 2:24AM1.57m | 5:33PM1.20m | 3:12AM1.48m | 6:27PM1.24m | 4:12AM1.38m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:20AM-0.10m | 8:35PM0.99m | 10:08AM-0.03m | 9:37PM1.02m | 10:58AM0.03m | 11:00PM0.99m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 |
 | — | — | — | — | 8:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:16 | — | — | 8:17 |
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Temp °C | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 14 | 16 | 18 | 16 | 11 | 10 | 9 |
10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 7 | 6 | 5 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | 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 10 | NW 9 | W 11 |
 kJ | 310 | 310 | 475 | 390 | 413 | 393 | 393 | 387 | 317 | 317 | 475 | 290 | 234 | 366 | 222 | 183 | 180 | 118 | 84 | 98 | 64 | 54 | 88 | 114 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | 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 15 | WNW 15 | WNW 14 |
| kJ | 123 | 123 | 310 | 245 | 217 | 68 | 53 | 208 | 208 | 206 | 206 | 203 | 155 | 123 | 120 | 118 | 85 | 84 | 99 | 83 | 138 | 128 | 123 | 140 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | 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 7 | NW 16 | SSW 19 | SW 17 | SW 13 | SSW 17 | SW 18 | SSW 18 |
| kJ | 120 | 233 | 6 | 6 | 15 | 208 | 208 | 50 | 39 | 37 | 15 | 37 | 34 | 31 | 50 | 57 | 12 | 67 | 72 | 47 | 82 | 119 | 152 | 207 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | NW 7 | — | — | — | NW 7 | — | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 7 | NW 7 | WNW 4 | NW 4 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 5 | NW 4 | NW 5 | NW 4 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 76 | 81 | 118 | — | — | — | 77 | — | 59 | 64 | 72 | 37 | 36 | 6 | 14 | 286 | 388 | 53 | 20 | 37 | 9 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1 | 195 | 195 | 195 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 197 | 257 | 125 | 154 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 195 | 195 | 257 | 192 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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