Deadman's Surf Forecast and Surf Report

G'day, Rusty here.

Alright mate, lookin' at the next fortnight for Deadman's, it’s a bit of a mixed bag. This is a beach and reef setup that needs the right direction and for the wind to play nice, and for the first week or so, it’s just not happening. We’ve got swell on the table, but the wind is gonna be a dirty cross-onshore from the west most of the time, absolutely chopping it up.

We go from Tuesday the 8th all the way through to Saturday the 12th and there’s nothing worth paddling out for. The wind is all over the shop – cross, cross-on – and the wave quality is just poor. The combined swell energy climbs from a moderate 109 up to a strong 737 on Saturday the 12th, but that’s coming with a fresh cross-onshore and a short, bumpy period of 7 seconds. It’s big enough at 7 ft by Saturday afternoon, but with that wind, it’s a washing machine. Honestly, for a beach-and-reef setup like this with that kind of wind and swell, it looks more like a kiteboarding day than a surfing one.

Then we get a window. Sunday morning the 13th is our first real stand out. The wind goes glassy from the WSW, calm as. Swell is a solid 6 ft with a 7 second period, but the combined energy is still a strong 578. The report says “expect good surf conditions” so it’s a chance. The wind is perfect, so you’ll get clean, peeling lines. Just be aware it’s a touch on the big side for beginners, and it’s a spot that can get crowded often, so get down early.

The afternoon of the 13th and the whole of the 14th, 15th and 16th are back to poor conditions – that westerly wind comes back onshore and ruins the shape. The swell drops away too.

Now, lookin’ into the second week, there’s a couple of promising mornings. Saturday the 19th has a glassy morning with a 2 ft, 18 second period groundswell. The energy is at a moderate 218. That’s a long period, which will give some nice, clean lines at Deadman's, but it’s small. For the real standout though, you want Sunday the 20th. That morning is dead flat calm, totally glassy. Swell is 2 ft from the SW with a 19 second period, giving a combined energy of 413. That’s the sweet spot. Clean, glassy, and some of those groundswell runners will wrap in nicely.

After that, Monday the 21st is back to onshore junk, but then Wednesday the 23rd has another absolute glass-off. The swell is 4 ft from the WNW with a 10 second period. It’s a bit bigger, the energy is a strong 441, and with completely calm winds it’ll be the pick of the whole run.

So to boil it down: if you can make Sunday morning the 13th, grab it. But for the real clean, long-period gems, keep your eye on Sunday the 20th and Wednesday the 23rd. The rest of the time? Leave the board in the car.

Rusty.

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