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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 12 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
12.5° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Deadman's today?
The current surf forecast for Deadman's at 12AM is: 1.1m 12s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.8m 15s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.4m 4s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm May 12). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (13 May) | - | - |
| Afternoon (13 May) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 11s |
| Evening (13 May) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 15s |
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 19°C on Thu afternoon, min 8°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue night, fresh winds from the NW by Wed afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 12 | Wednesday 13 | Thursday 14 | Fri 15 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 11 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | W 13 | W 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | NW 10 | WNW 9 | SSW 16 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | SSW 15 | |
387 | 242 | 268 | 361 | 404 | 495 | 350 | 865 | 661 | 1102 | 1477 | 1107 | 943 | 926 | 1035 | 610 | 748 | 748 | 600 | 404 | 320 | 282 | 255 | 266 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 8:44PM1.66m | 9:23AM1.32m | 9:16PM1.80m | 10:25AM1.37m | 9:51PM1.94m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:11PM0.30m | 3:18AM0.18m | 2:57PM0.40m | 4:06AM-0.10m | 3:42PM0.50m | 4:53AM-0.35m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — |
 | — | — | 8:21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:22 | — | — | — | — | 8:23 |
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Temp °C | 13 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 14 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 15 |
10 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 10 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | W 13 | W 12 | SSW 14 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | SSW 13 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | S 14 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 |
 kJ | 188 | 206 | 268 | 361 | 404 | 495 | 350 | 865 | 661 | 123 | 966 | 772 | 655 | 643 | 643 | 102 | 216 | 298 | 295 | 295 | 291 | 153 | 169 | 266 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 17 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | W 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 19 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SW 13 | S 12 | S 13 | WNW 18 | WNW 18 | SSW 16 | S 14 | WNW 16 |
| kJ | 23 | 242 | 242 | 242 | 242 | 140 | 280 | 136 | 123 | 71 | 104 | 102 | 102 | 178 | 121 | 96 | 44 | 3 | 14 | 32 | 31 | 147 | 107 | 175 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | W 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | S 13 | SW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 18 | S 12 | S 13 | S 12 | S 13 | S 12 | WNW 18 | WNW 17 | S 11 |
| kJ | 16 | 16 | 16 | 4 | 38 | 47 | 138 | 37 | 69 | 13 | 82 | 104 | 104 | 68 | 44 | 79 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 14 | 3 | 61 | 108 | 2 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 11 | WNW 4 | NW 4 | WNW 4 | NNW 5 | WNW 4 | NW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | NW 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | NW 7 |
| kJ | 387 | 34 | 14 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 21 | 22 | 35 | 1102 | 1477 | 1107 | 943 | 926 | 1035 | 610 | 748 | 748 | 600 | 404 | 320 | 282 | 255 | 183 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 385 | 125 | 28 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 385 | 195 | 195 | 192 | 2 | 28 | 2 | 28 | 210 | 282 | 385 | 282 | 28 | 2 | 2 | 28 | 385 |
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