Deadman's Surf Forecast and Surf Report

G'day, Rusty here. Look, I've had a good hard look at the prospects for Deadman's over the next couple of weeks, and I gotta be honest with you – it's a pretty grim stretch. We're talking a long, long run of days where the conditions just aren't coming together for anything worthwhile. You're looking at a solid block of poor surf from Tuesday the 4th of August all the way through to at least the end of the first week. There's a glimmer on the horizon, but it's a fair way off.

The water is sittin' at a balmy 62°F – that's much warmer than normal for this time of year, so you won't need a thick suit, but that's about the only thing going for us.

Let's walk through it. Starting Tuesday morning, the 4th of August, we've got a 4ft swell from the WNW, but it's a weak 9-second period and the wind is a cross-shore from the SW. The energy is weak at 281, and it's just marginal at best. The afternoon gets worse with a stronger cross-shore and a score that's a flat zero. Wednesday through to the end of that first week is the same sad story – tiny swell, poor winds, and the energy is either weak or moderate at best. We're talking about a full stretch of days with nothing to recommend.

Then, finally, we get a bit of a pulse. Sunday the 9th of August shows a pulse of 5ft swell from the WNW, lifting the energy to 474 (moderate). But the wind is still cross-shore in the morning with a light breeze, and the afternoon gets chopped up. It's still only a marginal call. The best chance looks like Monday the 10th of August. The morning has a 5ft WNW swell, and the wind is a cross-offshore breeze from the SW at 12 mph, giving us some cleaner lines. The energy is strong at 517. But it's still only a marginal call, and the afternoon reverts to poor conditions. This is the standout of the entire forecast, but it's not a classic.

The rest of the second week is more of the same – small WNW swells, cross-shore winds, and mostly poor conditions. By the 18th of August, we're down to 1.0ft of swell with barely any energy at 58. It's a long, flat spell.

So, bottom line: for a place that's a fairly consistent advanced spot, this is a real dry spell. The only real window is the morning of Monday the 10th of August, with a 5ft WNW swell and a cleaner cross-offshore wind. It's an advanced wave, so that 5ft is doable, but keep your expectations in check. The rest of the time, you're better off checking the forecast again later. This kind of blank run can happen, but it won't last forever.

Rusty.

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