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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 am Wednesday 20 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
16.6° C
(Which is 1.9°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 12PM is: 0.4m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.4m 13s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 04:00am May 20). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 May) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 21s |
| Afternoon (20 May) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 16s |
| Evening (20 May) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 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. Warm (max 22°C on Wed morning, min 14°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 20 | Thursday 21 | Friday 22 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    | |||||||||||||||||||||
WNW 10 | SW 21 | SW 21 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 14 | SW 15 | |
75 | 117 | 117 | 64 | 86 | 83 | 80 | 78 | 96 | 184 | 184 | 96 | 77 | 107 | 107 | 107 | 108 | 152 | 249 | 246 | 152 | 79 | 73 | 107 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
off | cross | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-off | off | off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 11:48PM2.32m | 2:39PM1.51m | 00:48AM2.14m | 3:50PM1.58m | 2:00AM1.94m | 4:49PM1.68m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:32AM0.08m | 6:35PM1.27m | 8:34AM0.20m | 8:10PM1.29m | 9:35AM0.32m | 9:57PM1.22m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:54 | — | — |
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Temp °C | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 14 | 14 |
18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 12 | 12 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | WSW 4 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | WSW 4 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 15 |
 kJ | 55 | 55 | 55 | 64 | 86 | 83 | 80 | 78 | 6 | 184 | 184 | 77 | 77 | 107 | 107 | 107 | 5 | 152 | 249 | 246 | 152 | 73 | 73 | 107 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 3 | SW 21 | SW 21 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | SW 19 | W 5 | W 4 | WSW 4 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | SW 18 | WSW 4 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | WSW 4 |
| kJ | 2 | 117 | 117 | 54 | 49 | 47 | 47 | 47 | 96 | 11 | 10 | 6 | 65 | 65 | 63 | 56 | 108 | 6 | 54 | 54 | 53 | 52 | 48 | 4 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 4 | WSW 13 | S 16 | S 16 | SSW 19 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 19 | SSW 19 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | S 13 | S 13 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | SW 14 | SW 18 | SSW 18 | S 12 |
| kJ | 41 | 40 | 65 | 3 | 17 | 5 | 5 | 37 | 56 | 77 | 77 | 96 | 37 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 55 | 54 | 6 | 6 | 72 | 79 | 30 | 46 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 10 | — | — | SE 8 | — | W 13 | W 3 | WSW 4 | W 5 | — | — | — | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | W 4 | W 4 | W 4 | W 4 | — | W 5 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 3 | W 4 |
| kJ | 75 | — | — | 3 | — | 30 | 1 | 5 | 31 | — | — | — | 3 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 13 | 14 | — | 10 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 7 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 56 | 138 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 63 | 273 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 15 | 62 | 86 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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