Deadman's Surf Break

Lat Long: 37.79° N 122.50° W

Deadman's 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 4 am 16 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Deadman's sea temperature is
16.5°C
2.4° 

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 (16 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 12s period with WNW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 20s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 11s period with WNW swell.

The current surf forecast for Deadman's at 11AM is: 0.5m 21s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.6m 12s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00am October 16). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 15s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Oct)2.5ft (0.7m)12s
Afternoon (16 Oct)1.5ft (0.5m)20s
Evening (16 Oct)2.5ft (0.8m)11s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 26°C on Fri afternoon, min 12°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
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
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
0
1
0
1
0
1
1
2
1
2
2
1
1
2
2
2
2
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
SW
15
0.8
SW
15
0.7
WNW
12
0.5
SW
21
0.5
SW
21
0.5
SW
20
0.8
WNW
11
0.8
WNW
11
0.8
WNW
11
0.8
WNW
11
0.6
SW
14
0.9
SW
18
0.9
SW
18
0.9
SW
18
0.9
SW
18
0.9
SW
18
0.9
SW
18
0.9
SW
17
2
WNW
11
1.9
WNW
12
1.8
WNW
11
1.7
WNW
11
1.8
WNW
11
1.9
WNW
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
314
258
142
220
208
188
160
145
135
149
147
465
460
455
455
449
444
400
1045
950
786
691
785
870
Wind (km/h)
0
SE
10
NE
15
NE
15
NE
10
NNE
10
WNW
10
W
5
WSW
5
WSW
0
W
5
N
10
NNE
10
WNW
15
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
15
WSW
25
W
25
W
20
W
20
W
Wind State
glassy
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
5:03AM1.32m
2:33PM1.65m
6:27AM1.34m
3:30PM1.58m
7:21AM1.37m
4:35PM1.52m
Low Tide
9:04AM1.19m
9:57PM0.21m
10:36AM1.20m
11:02PM0.24m
11:56AM1.13m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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Temp °C
20
22
21
22
26
26
25
23
21
19
20
22
24
20
17
15
14
13
13
14
14
14
12
12
Feels °C
19
19
17
18
22
22
22
21
19
18
18
18
21
17
15
14
13
12
11
12
10
10
9
8
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