Deadman's Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, Rusty here, let’s talk about what we’ve got on the cards for Deadman’s.

First off, this is a reef break that’s exposed to the swell but it’s inconsistent – it doesn’t fire all the time, so when we do get a window, you gotta take it seriously. The water’s sitting at 56°, which is pretty much what you’d expect for this time of year, nothing wild there.

We kick things off on Monday the 3rd with a NW swell running 6ft and a 10-second period. The morning is a bit average with cross wind, but the afternoon turns glassy. That flat calm wind is a major positive and the waves will be clean. The combined energy reading of 730 is moderate – it’s got some push but it’s not a beast. Still, for a spot that’s inconsistent, you’d be a mug to miss that Monday arvo glass-off.

Tuesday the 4th sees the swell drop a notch to 5ft and it’s a bit softer with a 9-second period. The afternoon goes glassy again, so it’s surfable and clean, just smaller.

Wednesday the 5th is also small, 4ft NW swell, but again the afternoon goes glassy – you could get a few fun ones if you’re keen on a mellow session.

Now, from Thursday the 6th through to the middle of the month we hit a flat spell. The swell drops right down, the energy numbers fall under 200, and there’s just not enough to get excited about. There’s a few days in there with moderate to strong cross winds too, which makes things messy.

A bit of a standout pops up on Saturday the 15th. The swell is only 3ft, but it’s coming from the SSW with a long 16-second period – that’s proper groundswell. That long period will wrap in nicely at this reef, and with glassy conditions in the afternoon, it’ll be clean and lined up. The combined energy is 798, moderate but with that period it’ll have more shape and power than the height suggests.

Sunday the 16th and Monday the 17th keep that SSW influence going, but the wind turns more onshore, so it won’t be as crisp.

Then on Tuesday the 18th, we get another glimmer. The swell is 3ft from the west with a 13-second period, and the afternoon goes glassy again. It’s small but with that period and clean surface, it’ll offer some fun, peeling waves.

Overall, the best of the bunch is that Monday glass-off on the 3rd with chest-high, clean NW swell, and the Saturday the 15th arvo with that long-period SSW groundswell – that one will have a bit of glide to it.

Stay on it.

- Rusty

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