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Shelter Cove · Humboldt County · California

Deadman's Surf Report & Forecast, Shelter Cove, California

Deadman's, Shelter Cove, California: 8–10 ft, well overhead, at 10 pm PST on Monday, Nov 9, rated Great. The main swell is 6.6 ft at 13 seconds from the west, with a 3 mph cross-shore wind from the southeast. Water is about 63°F, so a 3/2 full wetsuit is the suggestion; the next high tide is 5.1 ft at 12:10 am.

Great

8–10 ft

well overhead · occasional 11 ft

Swell from the west; wind from the southeast at 3 mph, cross-shore; the beach faces northeast.NSWE
first light 6:26 amrating through the daylast light 5:33 pm
Swell
6.6 ft · 13 s · W
Wind
3 mph (SE)cross-shore
Tide
4.0 ft risinghigh 5.1 ft at 12:10 am
Water
63°F3/2
Air
58°Ffeels like 58°F
Sun
rise 6:54 amset 5:05 pm

Deadman's surf today and tomorrow

Best-rated hour today at Deadman's: 5 pm, Great, on a rising low tide.

Today Mon, Nov 9
Surf height at Deadman's today, Mon, Nov 9, in feet from first light to last light, with the tide, the hourly rating and the wind.51015-1378–10 ft6 am: Great7 am: Great8 am: Great9 am: Good10 am: Good11 am: Fair12 pm: Good1 pm: Fair2 pm: Good3 pm: Good4 pm: Great5 pm: Great6 pm: Great6a9a12p3p6p☀ 6:54 am5:05 pm ☾ratingwind
Tomorrow Tue, Nov 10
Surf height at Deadman's tomorrow, Tue, Nov 10, in feet from first light to last light, with the tide, the hourly rating and the wind.51015-1379–11 ft6 am: Great7 am: Great8 am: Great9 am: Great10 am: Great11 am: Good12 pm: Good1 pm: Good2 pm: Good3 pm: Good4 pm: Great5 pm: Great6 pm: Great6a9a12p3p6pratingwind

Blue band: surf face height from the low end to set waves; dotted: occasional larger sets. Grey line: tide, in feet on the right scale. Colour strip: the hourly rating. Arrows: wind direction and strength, teal when offshore, orange when onshore.

Best-rated hour tomorrow at Deadman's: 6 am, Great, on a rising mid tide.

Hour by hour as a table, today and tomorrow
Today, Mon, Nov 9, first light to last light
TimeSurfRatingWindTide
6 am8–9 ftGreat7 mph cross-shore (ESE)3.8 ft
7 am8–9 ftGreat7 mph cross-shore (SE), gusts 124.7 ft
8 am8–9 ftGreat8 mph cross-shore (SE), gusts 145.7 ft
9 am8–9 ftGood7 mph cross-shore (SSE), gusts 136.5 ft
10 am8–9 ftGood7 mph cross-shore (SSE), gusts 136.9 ft
11 am7–8 ftFair7 mph cross-shore (S), gusts 146.7 ft
12 pm7–8 ftGood7 mph cross-shore (SSE), gusts 145.8 ft
1 pm7–8 ftFair8 mph onshore (S), gusts 154.5 ft
2 pm8–9 ftGood6 mph onshore (SSW), gusts 132.9 ft
3 pm8–10 ftGood4 mph cross-shore (S), gusts 91.4 ft
4 pm8–9 ftGreatcalm0.2 ft
5 pm8–10 ftGreatcalm-0.4 ft
6 pm8–9 ftGreatcalm-0.3 ft
Tomorrow, Tue, Nov 10
TimeSurfRatingWindTide
6 am9–11 ftGreatcalm3.7 ft
7 am9–11 ftGreat4 mph offshore (ENE)4.3 ft
8 am9–10 ftGreat4 mph offshore (E)5.2 ft
9 am9–10 ftGreatcalm6.1 ft
10 am8–10 ftGreatcalm6.6 ft
11 am8–9 ftGood4 mph onshore (SSW)6.7 ft
12 pm8–9 ftGood5 mph onshore (SW), gusts 116.3 ft
1 pm7–8 ftGood4 mph onshore (WSW), gusts 95.2 ft
2 pm7–8 ftGood3 mph onshore (WSW)3.8 ft
3 pm8–9 ftGoodcalm2.3 ft
4 pm9–10 ftGreatcalm0.9 ft
5 pm8–9 ftGreatcalm-0.0 ft
6 pm8–9 ftGreatcalm-0.3 ft

Deadman's waves today: sets, lulls and how they break

At 10 pm, sets at Deadman's arrive about every 5 minutes with about 4 waves each, and the waves are mostly spilling and crumbly.

Set rhythm: about 4 waves per set every 5 minutes, with about 135 seconds between breaking waves.0 min15 min
Set waves
about 9.7 ft faces
Waves per set
about 4
Sets
every 5 minutes or so, each lasting about 37 s
Lulls
about 135 s between breaking waves
How they break
Spillingwhich means soft, crumbling whitewater
Shape
Crumblywhich means whitewater rolls gently down the face
Breaking
65% of waves stand up and break where surfers sitThe rest roll through.
Along-shore current
strong, about 1.2 mphThis is not a rip current forecast. For rip current risk, see the National Weather Service.

What do these mean?

Deadman's surf this weekend and the next 10 days

Next 10 days at Deadman's: the biggest day is Saturday, Nov 14 at 13–17 ft, and the best-rated day is Tuesday, Nov 17 (Epic). This weekend: Saturday, Nov 14, 13–17 ft and Fair; Sunday, Nov 15, 7–11 ft and Good.

Deadman's surf height by day for the next 10 days, in feet, with each day's best rating and main swell direction. Days 11 to 16 are in the Current app.this weekend510157–10Mon, Nov 9: GreatMonNov 97–11Tue, Nov 10: GreatTueNov 107–11Wed, Nov 11: GreatWedNov 119–13Thu, Nov 12: GreatThuNov 126–10Fri, Nov 13: PoorFriNov 1313–17Sat, Nov 14: FairSatNov 147–11Sun, Nov 15: GoodSunNov 1512–17Mon, Nov 16: GreatMonNov 168–12Tue, Nov 17: EpicTueNov 175–7Wed, Nov 18: GoodWedNov 18ThuNov 19FriNov 20SatNov 21SunNov 22MonNov 23TueNov 24ratingswell

Thu, Nov 19 – Tue, Nov 24

Days 11–16 for Deadman's are in the Current app with a Premium subscription.

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Bars: surf face height from the low end to set waves, by day. Colour strip: the day's best rating. Arrows: main swell direction. Shaded: this weekend.

The 10-day forecast as a table, with swell and wind
Deadman's 10-day surf forecast, free. Daylight hours; the main swell is the largest at midday.
DaySurfRatingMain swellWind amWind pmBest time
Mon, Nov 97–10 ftGreat9.9 ft · 15 s · W8 mph cross-shore (SE), gusts 146 mph onshore (SSW), gusts 135 pm
Tue, Nov 107–11 ftGreat6.9 ft · 12 s · W4 mph offshore (E)3 mph onshore (WSW)6 am
Wed, Nov 117–11 ftGreat7.2 ft · 13 s · Wcalm5 mph onshore (SSW), gusts 106 pm
Thu, Nov 129–13 ftGreat8.3 ft · 15 s · W12 mph cross-shore (SSE), gusts 2120 mph cross-shore (S), gusts 425 pm
Fri, Nov 136–10 ftPoor6.5 ft · 14 s · W30 mph cross-shore (SSE), gusts 5017 mph onshore (S), gusts 336 pm
Sat, Nov 1413–17 ftFair20.7 ft · 17 s · WSW8 mph cross-shore (SE), gusts 1414 mph cross-shore (S), gusts 257 am
Sun, Nov 157–11 ftGood8.5 ft · 15 s · W18 mph cross-shore (SSE), gusts 2919 mph cross-shore (S), gusts 414 pm
Mon, Nov 1612–17 ftGreat—7 mph cross-shore (NW), gusts 14calm1 pm
Tue, Nov 178–12 ftEpic—4 mph offshore (NE)5 mph onshore (W)7 am
Wed, Nov 185–7 ftGood—7 mph cross-shore (SSE)9 mph cross-shore (NW)10 am
Thu, Nov 19 – Tue, Nov 24Days 11–16 for Deadman's are in the Current app with a Premium subscription. Get the app

Deadman's tide chart and tide times

Tides at Deadman's today, Monday, Nov 9: high 6.9 ft at 10:08 am and low -0.4 ft at 5:22 pm. At 10 pm the tide is 4.0 ft and rising.

Tide height at Deadman's, in feet above MLLW, today and tomorrow, with high and low tide times.-11357Mon, Nov 9Tue, Nov 10Wed, Nov 11Thu, Nov 12now 4.0 ft, risingHigh 6.9 ft10:08 amLow -0.4 ft5:22 pmHigh 5.1 ft12:10 amLow 3.4 ft4:48 amHigh 6.8 ft10:41 amLow -0.3 ft5:59 pmHigh 5.1 ft12:55 amLow 3.6 ft5:18 amHigh 6.8 ft11:12 amLow 0.0 ft6:37 pmHigh 5.2 ft1:44 am
Tide height at Deadman's, in feet, today and tomorrow. Shaded bands are night; the dashed line is now.

Deadman's tide chart, November 2026

High and low tide times for the next 9 days.
DayTides
Mon, Nov 9High 6.9 ft at 10:08 amLow -0.4 ft at 5:22 pm
Tue, Nov 10High 5.1 ft at 12:10 amLow 3.4 ft at 4:48 amHigh 6.8 ft at 10:41 amLow -0.3 ft at 5:59 pm
Wed, Nov 11High 5.1 ft at 12:55 amLow 3.6 ft at 5:18 amHigh 6.8 ft at 11:12 amLow 0.0 ft at 6:37 pm
Thu, Nov 12High 5.2 ft at 1:44 amLow 4.1 ft at 5:53 amHigh 6.9 ft at 11:47 amLow 0.4 ft at 7:18 pm
Fri, Nov 13High 5.4 ft at 2:33 amLow 4.6 ft at 6:29 amHigh 7.1 ft at 12:29 pmLow 1.1 ft at 8:07 pm
Sat, Nov 14High 5.5 ft at 3:22 amLow 4.7 ft at 7:29 amHigh 6.5 ft at 1:02 pmLow 1.0 ft at 8:52 pm
Sun, Nov 15High 5.3 ft at 4:21 amLow 4.6 ft at 8:34 amHigh 5.9 ft at 1:51 pmLow 1.1 ft at 9:41 pm
Mon, Nov 16High 5.2 ft at 5:14 amLow 4.2 ft at 9:57 amHigh 5.3 ft at 2:52 pmLow 1.2 ft at 10:27 pm
Tue, Nov 17High 5.4 ft at 5:56 amLow 3.9 ft at 11:22 am

Tide predictions, not observations. Heights in feet above MLLW.

Deadman's water temperature

The water temperature at Deadman's is about 63°F on Monday, Nov 9. With the air feeling like 58°F and a 3 mph wind, a 3/2 full wetsuit is the suggestion. Over the next week the water stays between 59 and 64°F.

Water temperature scale with wetsuit bands. Now 63 degrees, 3/2; 59 to 64 over the next 10 days.rashguardjacketspring3/24/3hooded 4/3hooded 5/46/5 hood63°F now

Water temperature is a forecast for the water at this spot, not a buoy reading. The wetsuit suggestion uses Billabong's wetsuit temperature scale, adjusted for air temperature and wind.

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About Deadman's

Deadman's is a reef break in Shelter Cove, Humboldt County, California, facing southwest.

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