Deadman's Surf Break

Lat Long: 37.79° N 122.50° W

Deadman's 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 10 am 20 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Deadman's sea temperature is
16.8°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 (20 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 14s period with WNW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 12s period with WNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 12s period with WNW swell.

The current surf forecast for Deadman's at 3PM is: 1.5m 12s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.9m 15s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00am October 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Oct)2.5ft (0.8m)14s
Afternoon (20 Oct)5ft (1.5m)12s
Evening (20 Oct)5ft (1.6m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Very mild (max 17°C on Tue afternoon, min 13°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
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
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
2
1
2
3
2
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
1
0
1
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
WNW
14
1.4
WNW
13
1.5
WNW
12
1.6
WNW
12
1.6
WNW
12
1.6
WNW
12
1.5
WNW
11
1.3
WNW
11
1.1
WNW
11
0.9
WNW
10
0.9
WNW
10
0.9
WNW
10
0.8
WNW
9
0.7
WNW
9
0.5
SW
19
0.8
WNW
12
0.7
WNW
11
0.5
W
11
0.8
WNW
8
0.5
SW
18
1.1
WNW
8
1.5
WNW
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
269
651
650
715
794
658
512
380
297
176
137
173
90
70
183
176
121
58
66
161
149
284
Wind (km/h)
5
ENE
10
NE
10
NNE
10
NW
5
WNW
0
NE
5
E
5
S
5
SW
10
WSW
10
W
10
W
10
WNW
15
WNW
10
NW
5
NNW
10
WNW
5
W
5
WSW
15
WSW
10
W
15
W
Wind State
cross-off
cross
cross-on
on
on
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
glassy
cross-on
glassy
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
8:19AM1.46m
6:53PM1.45m
8:41AM1.53m
7:57PM1.45m
9:05AM1.61m
8:57PM1.46m
Low Tide
1:45PM0.84m
1:42AM0.21m
2:28PM0.65m
2:22AM0.23m
3:06PM0.44m
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7:22
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7:24
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Temp °C
14
14
17
17
17
17
16
16
16
16
17
17
16
16
16
15
14
15
15
15
14
13
Feels °C
13
12
15
14
16
17
15
15
15
15
16
15
14
14
14
14
13
15
14
13
13
10
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