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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 Tuesday 12 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
15.8° C
(Which is 1.3°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 1PM is: 0.8m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.3m 13s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 04:00am May 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 May) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (12 May) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 15s |
| Evening (12 May) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 14s |
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 Thu morning, min 13°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 12 | Wednesday 13 | Thursday 14 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 |    |    |    | |||||||||||||||||||||
SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | S 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | |
193 | 191 | 242 | 242 | 242 | 188 | 188 | 186 | 180 | 175 | 127 | 123 | 121 | 104 | 104 | 151 | 157 | 211 | 206 | 295 | 291 | 280 | 237 | 234 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | glassy | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | |
High Tide | 6:25AM1.59m | 7:05PM1.98m | 7:27AM1.61m | 7:32PM2.16m | 8:25AM1.62m | 8:04PM2.32m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:52AM0.92m | 12:29PM0.66m | 1:36AM0.66m | 1:04PM0.72m | 2:20AM0.40m | 1:41PM0.80m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 5:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:49 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:49 | — | — |
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Temp °C | 14 | 15 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 15 |
13 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 |
 kJ | 193 | 191 | 242 | 242 | 242 | 188 | 188 | 186 | 180 | 175 | 127 | 123 | 121 | 104 | 102 | 69 | 157 | 211 | 206 | 295 | 291 | 280 | 237 | 234 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | WSW 3 | W 10 | W 10 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 13 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | S 17 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | W 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | W 10 | SSW 12 | W 10 |
| kJ | 27 | 2 | 18 | 19 | 30 | 29 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 13 | 65 | 64 | 63 | 104 | 104 | 151 | 102 | 70 | 33 | 34 | 34 | 33 | 29 | 34 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 10 | S 13 | S 11 | S 11 | W 10 | W 11 | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | W 11 | W 8 | SSW 13 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | WSW 5 | SSW 12 |
| kJ | 8 | 30 | 9 | 9 | 19 | 21 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 21 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 23 | 22 | 68 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 29 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 10 | W 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 18 | 26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 10 | 63 | 63 | 63 | 42 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 63 | 138 | 55 | 0 | 15 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 60 | 63 | 55 | 0 | 0 |
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