Deadman's Surf Break

Lat Long: 37.79° N 122.50° W

Deadman's 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 10 pm 19 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 3AM is: 1.0m 11s primary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm October 19). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 16s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.

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

Some drizzle, heaviest during Wed morning. Very mild (max 18°C on Tue afternoon, min 13°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Mon
19
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
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
1
1
2
2
1
2
1
1
3
2
2
1
0
1
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
WNW
11
1
WNW
11
1
WNW
11
0.9
WNW
11
0.8
WNW
14
1.4
WNW
13
1.5
WNW
12
1.6
WNW
12
1.7
WNW
12
1.6
WNW
12
1.5
WNW
11
1.4
WNW
11
1.2
WNW
11
0.9
WNW
10
0.9
WNW
10
0.9
WNW
10
0.8
WNW
9
0.7
WNW
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
337
259
254
210
269
651
650
715
820
658
512
439
350
173
169
135
90
70
Wind (km/h)
15
W
10
WSW
5
SW
0
E
5
ENE
10
NE
10
NNW
10
WNW
10
WNW
5
NW
5
SE
5
SSW
10
WSW
10
W
5
SE
5
W
10
NW
5
NW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross
glassy
cross-off
cross
cross-on
on
on
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross
cross-on
glassy
cross-on
on
on
High Tide
5:44PM1.48m
8:19AM1.46m
6:53PM1.45m
8:41AM1.53m
7:57PM1.45m
Low Tide
00:57AM0.21m
1:45PM0.84m
1:42AM0.21m
2:28PM0.65m
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
—
—
—
7:22
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
7:22
—
—
—
—
—
—
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
6:25
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
6:23
—
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
1
—
—
—
—
Temp °C
13
14
13
13
13
14
17
18
16
16
16
15
15
15
17
17
16
16
Feels °C
10
13
12
13
12
12
15
15
14
15
15
14
14
14
17
16
15
15
  • Map Icons:
  • Break
  • Live Wave Height (m)
  • Live Wind Speed (km/h)
  • Surf Rating (10 Max)
  • Ocean Swells (m)
  • Wind Speed (km/h)
Map placeholder
How to use the Wavefinder 

FREE! Surf-Forecast.com widget for your website

The surf report / weather widget below is available to embed on third party websites free of charge and provides a summary of our Deadman's surf forecast. Simply grab the html code snippet that we provide and paste it into your own site. You can choose your preferred language and metric/imperial units for the surf forecast feed to suit users of your site. Click here to get the code.


Nearest locationNearest