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Deadman's Surf Forecast
/ CAL – Ventura (30 breaks) / California (404 breaks) /
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Deadman's surfForecast / CAL – Ventura / USA
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 pm Tuesday 28 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
16.7° C
(Which is 2.5°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Deadman's today?
The current surf forecast for Deadman's at 9PM is: 0.3m 16s primary swell from a South direction and 0.3m 12s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.3m 16s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm April 28). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 Apr) | - | - |
| Afternoon (28 Apr) | 1ft (0.3m) | 16s |
| Evening (28 Apr) | 1ft (0.3m) | 16s |
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 17°C on Tue afternoon, min 15°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 28 | Wednesday 29 | Thursday 30 | Fri 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
S 16 | S 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | |
46 | 46 | 45 | 40 | 40 | 39 | 39 | 39 | 38 | 37 | 35 | 34 | 55 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 178 | 76 | 60 | 31 | 28 | 28 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross | cross-off | off | glassy | glassy | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | off | cross-off | cross-on | cross | glassy | cross | cross | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | |
High Tide | 8:23PM2.08m | 9:01AM1.69m | 8:46PM2.14m | 9:44AM1.64m | 9:10PM2.17m | 10:27AM1.59m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:04PM0.66m | 2:57AM0.47m | 2:31PM0.77m | 3:33AM0.36m | 2:57PM0.88m | 4:07AM0.30m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — |
 | — | 7:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:37 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:38 |
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Temp °C | 17 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 17 |
14 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | WSW 4 | W 5 | W 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 4 | S 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | WSW 4 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | WSW 5 | SW 14 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 5 | WSW 5 |
 kJ | 25 | 25 | 25 | 6 | 11 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 38 | 37 | 35 | 6 | 19 | 19 | 13 | 12 | 8 | 33 | 32 | 76 | 60 | 31 | 14 | 9 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 16 | S 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | S 15 | S 15 | SW 16 | S 11 | S 11 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | S 13 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 |
| kJ | 46 | 46 | 41 | 40 | 40 | 39 | 38 | 38 | 38 | 9 | 9 | 34 | 55 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 14 | 32 | 31 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | WSW 16 | S 16 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | SW 16 | SW 16 | S 11 | S 15 | SW 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 10 | S 14 | S 14 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 12 |
| kJ | 28 | 26 | 45 | 25 | 24 | 21 | 39 | 39 | 9 | 17 | 6 | 9 | 9 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 9 | 14 | 15 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 11 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 4 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | W 5 | W 5 | — | — | — | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | W 5 | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 5 | W 6 | — | — | — | — | SE 2 |
| kJ | 3 | 2 | 3 | 32 | 43 | — | — | — | 4 | 4 | 3 | 43 | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 178 | — | — | — | — | 1 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 419 | 87 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 56 | 419 | 86 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 62 | 63 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 16 | 63 |
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