Deadman's Surf Break

Lat Long: 37.79° N 122.50° W

Deadman's 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 4 pm 11 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Deadman's sea temperature is
17.7°C
3.4° 

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 (12 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 10s period with WNW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 18s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 16s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Deadman's at 12AM is: 1.9m 11s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.9m 16s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm October 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Oct)5ft (1.5m)10s
Afternoon (12 Oct)3.5ft (1.0m)18s
Evening (12 Oct)3ft (0.9m)16s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Tue afternoon, min 13°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Sun
11
Monday
12
Tuesday
13
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
2
4
4
4
4
3
3
2
1
1
1
2
2
3
3
1
1
1
2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2
WNW
10
1.9
WNW
10
1.9
WNW
11
1.9
WNW
11
1.8
WNW
11
1.7
WNW
11
1.5
WNW
10
0.8
W
18
0.9
W
18
1
W
17
0.9
W
16
0.8
W
16
0.9
W
16
0.9
W
16
0.9
W
16
0.9
W
15
0.8
W
14
1
SW
17
1
SW
16
1
SW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
839
791
822
822
759
643
492
418
492
600
438
322
401
401
391
357
261
573
515
502
Wind (km/h)
15
SW
20
SW
15
SSW
10
SSW
5
SSW
5
SSE
5
ESE
0
WSW
10
WSW
15
WSW
15
W
10
WNW
5
WNW
5
WNW
0
NE
5
NE
5
NW
15
W
10
WNW
5
W
Wind State
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross
cross
cross-on
on
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
11:37AM1.85m
00:51AM1.47m
12:04PM1.84m
1:44AM1.41m
12:34PM1.81m
Low Tide
6:04PM-0.05m
5:55AM0.68m
6:43PM-0.04m
6:32AM0.85m
7:23PM0.01m
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
14
14
14
13
13
13
13
14
15
17
15
14
13
13
13
15
18
17
15
15
Feels °C
10
10
11
10
11
12
12
13
12
14
12
12
12
12
13
14
15
14
12
13
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