Deadman's Surf Break

Lat Long: 37.79° N 122.50° W

Deadman's 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 4 am 18 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Deadman's sea temperature is
18.0°C
3.5° 

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 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 19s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 19s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 19s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Deadman's at 10AM is: 0.5m 19s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.6m 8s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00am September 18). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Sep)1.5ft (0.5m)19s
Afternoon (18 Sep)2ft (0.6m)19s
Evening (18 Sep)1.5ft (0.5m)19s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Sat afternoon, min 14°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Friday
18
Saturday
19
Sunday
20
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)
0
1
2
2
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
2
1
0
0
1
1
1
1
2
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
SW
15
0.4
SW
20
0.5
SW
19
0.6
SW
19
0.6
SW
19
0.6
SW
19
0.6
SW
19
0.5
SW
19
1.3
WNW
6
1.2
WNW
7
0.5
SW
18
0.6
SW
18
0.6
SW
18
0.6
SW
18
0.6
SW
18
1.6
WNW
7
0.6
SW
18
0.6
SW
18
0.6
SW
18
1.9
NW
8
0.7
SW
18
0.7
SW
19
0.7
SW
18
1.7
WNW
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
104
140
184
236
236
236
236
184
133
132
161
199
197
252
252
279
252
222
234
392
318
339
321
319
Wind (km/h)
5
WNW
5
NW
5
NW
5
W
15
W
25
W
15
W
15
WSW
15
WSW
10
SSW
10
SSW
10
SW
15
WSW
20
WSW
15
W
10
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
10
WSW
10
SW
15
WSW
20
W
20
W
15
WSW
Wind State
on
on
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
7:13AM1.28m
4:17PM1.65m
8:21AM1.34m
5:22PM1.63m
8:59AM1.39m
6:28PM1.63m
Low Tide
10:58AM1.16m
11:59PM0.29m
12:19PM1.15m
1:02AM0.25m
1:21PM1.06m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:54
6:54
6:54
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:13
7:12
7:09
 mm
Temp °C
15
15
15
17
17
17
15
14
14
14
14
17
18
16
14
14
14
14
14
15
15
15
14
14
Feels °C
15
15
16
17
15
14
13
12
12
13
13
17
16
13
12
13
12
12
13
14
13
12
11
12
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