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Deadman's surfForecast / CAL – Ventura / USA
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 am Sunday 14 Dec 2025 PSTForecast 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
17.4° C
(Which is 2.6°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 3PM is: 0.3m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.3m 11s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 09:00am December 14). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (PST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (14 Dec) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (14 Dec) | 1ft (0.3m) | 15s |
| Evening (14 Dec) | 1ft (0.3m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Deadman's. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 16 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 75 | 75 | 54 | 33 | 33 | 32 | 29 | 46 | 46 | 45 | 29 | 28 | 17 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 35 | 34 | 54 | 54 | 54 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off | off | off | off | cross- off | glass | cross- off | cross- off | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | glass | cross | cross- off | glass | glass | glass | off |
High Tide / height (m) | 5:25AM 1.98 | 6:39PM 1.37 | 5:54AM 2.04 | 7:35PM 1.40 | 6:24AM 2.10 | 8:20PM 1.44 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 12:36PM 0.62 | 11:18PM 1.01 | 1:13PM 0.47 | 11:56PM 1.09 | 1:47PM 0.35 | 12:33AM 1.13 | ||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 14 | Monday 15 | Tuesday 16 | Wed 17 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | 6:52 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:52 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:54 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | 4:46 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4:47 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4:47 | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 14 | 16 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 |
| Feels °C (?) | 13 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 18 |
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