Deadman's Surf Break

Lat Long: 37.79° N 122.50° W

Deadman's 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 4 pm 18 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Deadman's sea temperature is
16.7°C
2.7° 

Deadman's surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Deadman's today (18 Oct):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 12s period with WNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 11s period with WNW swell.

The current surf forecast for Deadman's at 11PM is: 0.9m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.2m 11s secondary swell from a West direction, 1.3m 7s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm October 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Oct)--
Afternoon (18 Oct)6ft (1.8m)12s
Evening (18 Oct)6ft (1.8m)11s

Table - waves today at Deadman's. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Wed morning. Very mild (max 17°C on Tue afternoon, min 12°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Sun
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.8
WNW
12
1.8
WNW
11
1.8
WNW
11
0.9
SW
16
1.8
WNW
11
1.7
WNW
13
1.7
WNW
12
1.6
WNW
12
1.5
WNW
12
1.4
WNW
12
1.3
WNW
11
1.2
WNW
11
1
WNW
11
0.9
WNW
11
0.9
WNW
14
1.4
WNW
13
1.6
WNW
13
1.6
WNW
12
1.7
WNW
12
1.6
WNW
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
828
828
814
371
799
917
807
669
589
497
394
325
254
210
336
651
786
820
920
755
Wind (km/h)
20
W
25
W
20
W
20
W
20
WNW
20
WNW
15
WNW
20
W
20
W
20
W
15
W
15
W
10
W
5
WNW
5
E
5
ENE
5
NNE
10
WNW
10
WNW
0
WSW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross
on
cross-on
glassy
High Tide
4:35PM1.52m
7:54AM1.41m
5:44PM1.48m
8:19AM1.46m
6:53PM1.45m
Low Tide
11:56AM1.13m
00:04AM0.23m
12:56PM1.00m
00:57AM0.21m
1:45PM0.84m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
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7:22
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6:27
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6:25
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Temp °C
15
14
13
12
12
12
12
14
15
14
14
14
14
14
14
15
16
17
16
16
Feels °C
12
10
10
8
8
8
9
10
11
10
11
12
12
14
13
14
14
15
14
15
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