Surf Forecasts:
Deadman's surf forecast from 10 Sep 2026:
- Best quality surf: Thursday 10 Sep, 8PM (local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 17s period, SW swell with glassy winds.
- Most powerful swell: Monday 14 Sep, 8AM (local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 8s period, NW swell with 742 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Thursday 10 Sep, 2AM (local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 18s period with SW swell.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Deadman's this week:
The surf forecast for Deadman's over the next 16 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Thursday (Sep 10) at 2AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.7m and 18s period with a secondary swell of 0.7m and 8s. The wind is predicted to be glassy as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at Deadman's in the next 16 days are 2.3m 8s and forecast to arrive on Monday (Sep 14) at 8AM. Winds are predicted to be cross-offshore at the time the swell arrives.
| Wave Type | Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 2AM (Thu 10th Sep) | 2.5ft (0.7m) 18s |
| Best Surf | 8PM (Thu 10th Sep) | 3.5ft (1.0m) 17s |
| Most Powerful | 8AM (Mon 14th Sep) | 7.5ft (2.3m) 8s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Deadman's over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Alright, Rusty here. Let’s talk about what Deadman’s is served up for the next stretch.
This is a reef break, exposed to SW swell, and it’s inconsistent – so you gotta be patient with it. Water temp right now is 58°, which is about average for the season, nothin’ strange going on.
We start slow: Wednesday the 9th and Thursday the 10th in the morning are small and not clean. But Thursday afternoon on the 10th the wind drops to glassy, the swell is 3ft from the SW with a real nice 17 second period. That’s medium energy, but the shape on that reef will be clean. That's the kinda wave you sit out there for.
Friday the 11th and the weekend go a bit cross and bumpy – surf around 3ft, but wind chopping it up. Sunday the 13th morning cleans up a little with 6ft from the NW, but that's a short 8 second windswell – more bumpy than smooth.
From the 14th through the 20th, it’s mostly small and cross-chopped. A few nicer windows, like Sunday the 20th afternoon, with cross-off breeze and 3ft SW swell, but it’s nothing to call home about.
The first real standout is Monday the 21st of September. That afternoon, the wind goes dead calm. You got a clean 3ft SW groundswell at 17 seconds, combined energy in the moderate range – that’s a glassy reef session. Could be a few heads out, though – it gets a crowd sometimes.
But Tuesday the 22nd of September is the big one. We’re lookin’ at 7ft at 10 seconds from the NW – that’s strong energy, big. And glassy all day. That’s expert territory right there – not one for the beginners. The period’s short for that size, but on a reef with no wind, those waves will be thick and heavy. That’s your session if you’ve got the nerve. The 23rd is still solid, clean, but it starts to back off a little.
Then it fades out: Thursday the 24th offers a smaller 5ft NW groundswell with some glassy afternoon windows – a decent way to finish.
So, the real winners are the afternoon of the 21st and especially Tuesday the 22nd. That long-range call has some uncertainty, but the signs are looking real good. Get on it while the glass is on.
- Rusty
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Wed afternoon, min 11°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryMostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Mon afternoon, min 11°C on Sat night). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||||
Wed 9 | Thursday 10 | Friday 11 | Saturday 12 | Sunday 13 | Monday 14 | Tuesday 15 | ||||||||||||||
PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SSW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 7 | SW 16 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 368 | 312 | 424 | 553 | 496 | 477 | 459 | 372 | 412 | 301 | 293 | 401 | 299 | 398 | 341 | 447 | 257 | 191 | 152 | 87 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | glassy | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 10:38PM2.00m | 11:44AM1.75m | 11:32PM1.95m | 12:16PM1.83m | 00:23AM1.85m | 12:48PM1.87m | 1:13AM1.73m | 1:19PM1.88m | 2:03AM1.60m | 1:51PM1.86m | 2:55AM1.46m | 2:22PM1.81m | 3:52AM1.33m | |||||||
Low Tide | 4:40PM0.58m | 5:22AM-0.09m | 5:31PM0.41m | 6:00AM0.02m | 6:18PM0.27m | 6:35AM0.17m | 7:03PM0.17m | 7:09AM0.35m | 7:47PM0.13m | 7:41AM0.53m | 8:33PM0.13m | 8:13AM0.70m | 9:22PM0.17m | |||||||
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 | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | 6:56 | — | — |
 | 7:35 | — | — | 7:32 | — | — | 7:31 | — | — | 7:30 | — | — | 7:28 | — | — | 7:27 | — | — | 7:24 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 24 | 24 | 21 | 19 | 16 | 19 | 20 | 18 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 17 | 19 | 17 | 18 | 20 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 14 |
Feels °C | 22 | 23 | 20 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 8 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SSW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 17 | SW 17 | NW 8 | SW 16 | NW 7 |
| kJ | 69 | 312 | 424 | 553 | 496 | 477 | 459 | 372 | 412 | 301 | 168 | 258 | 142 | 116 | 84 | 106 | 147 | 191 | 122 | 57 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 19 | NW 8 | NW 7 | S 12 | SSW 10 | S 8 | SSW 8 | WNW 10 | WNW 11 | WSW 13 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 17 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 17 | SW 12 | SW 16 |
| kJ | 368 | 55 | 54 | 137 | 128 | 51 | 21 | 38 | 79 | 33 | 293 | 186 | 57 | 127 | 107 | 83 | 39 | 179 | 37 | 87 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 10 | NW 11 | W 21 | WNW 10 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 13 | WSW 18 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | SW 16 | WSW 10 | WSW 9 | NW 15 | NW 14 | NW 13 | S 21 | SW 12 |
| kJ | 80 | 94 | 130 | 9 | 86 | 53 | 51 | 85 | 60 | 30 | 29 | 12 | 40 | 10 | 8 | 54 | 7 | 45 | 81 | 37 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | NW 11 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 10 | NW 9 | NW 11 | NW 10 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | — | NW 7 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | 292 | 135 | 208 | 244 | 134 | 95 | 258 | 273 | 401 | 299 | 398 | 341 | 447 | 257 | — | 152 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 83 | 1 | 195 | 1 | 1 | 195 | 385 | 1 | 197 | 116 | 1 | 2 | 384 | 2 | 195 | 385 | 2 | 195 | 385 | 1 |
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