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Deadman’s — Ventura County.

Ventura County / Deadman’s

Not yet established for this takeoff34.070° N / 119.000° W
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Forecast & tide at a glance

Regional wave height (Hs) · feet · Pacific time. Regional significant wave height is not the height breaking at the beach.

Regional wave height (Hs)3.3 ftOlder cached forecast Thu Oct 22, 3:00pm Pacific
Coastal wind—— from
NOAA tide reference1.8 ftMLLW · Santa Monica

READ THE INDIVIDUAL SWELLS

Swell by swell.

Offshore component height (Hs), not surf-face height. Directions are where waves come from. Component heights do not add together.

Thu Oct 22, 3:00pm Pacific

GFS · 2 components
Primary swell
1.6ft Hs

S from · 190° · 14.0 s

1.6 feet
Wind sea
1.7ft Hs

SW from · 227° · 4.9 s

1.7 feet
MFWAM · 2 components
Primary swell
2.6ft Hs

S from · 184° · 11.5 s

2.6 feet
Wind sea
0.2ft Hs

SSW from · 209° · 1.4 s

0.2 feet

Each model supplies its own partitions. Missing components remain unavailable; another model’s primary swell is not automatically the same wave system.

Source retrievals: GFS Oct 22, 10:25am (older cache) · ECMWF Oct 22, 10:25am (older cache) · MFWAM Oct 22, 10:25am (older cache). Retrieval time is not the model issue time. This page combines all available cached model families; map model selections are separate.

Tide predictions: Santa Monica, 47 km reference; retrieved Thu Oct 22, 12:15pm. Station predictions can differ locally.

Seven-day overview

06:00–19:00 forecast hours; daily values are not a full-day maximum.
Pacific dayRegional wave height (Hs)Mean windHours available
Thu Oct 223.3 ft—14/14
Fri Oct 233.2 ft—14/14
Sat Oct 242.7 ft—14/14
Sun Oct 252.1 ft—14/14
Mon Oct 262.1 ft—14/14
Tue Oct 272.3 ft—14/14
Wed Oct 282.1 ft—14/14
Hourly details · next 72 hours
Pacific timeRegional wave height (Hs)Model rangeSwell fromWindTide MLLWModels
Thu 3:00pm3.3 ft2.6–3.9 ftSSW · 13.1 s— —1.8 ft3
Thu 4:00pm3.2 ft2.6–3.9 ftSSW · 13.1 s— —2.5 ft3
Thu 5:00pm3.2 ft2.5–3.9 ftSSW · 13.1 s— —3.4 ft3
Thu 6:00pm3.2 ft2.5–3.9 ftSSW · 13.1 s— —4.2 ft3
Thu 7:00pm3.2 ft2.5–3.9 ftSSW · 13.1 s— —4.6 ft3
Thu 8:00pm3.1 ft2.4–3.8 ftSSW · 13.1 s— —4.7 ft3
Thu 9:00pm3.1 ft2.4–3.8 ftSSW · 13.0 s— —4.3 ft3
Thu 10:00pm3.1 ft2.4–3.8 ftSSW · 13.0 s— —3.4 ft3
Thu 11:00pm3.1 ft2.4–3.8 ftSSW · 12.9 s— —2.4 ft3
Fri 12:00am3.1 ft2.4–3.8 ftSSW · 11.6 s— —1.5 ft3
Fri 1:00am3.1 ft2.4–3.8 ftSSW · 12.8 s— —0.9 ft3
Fri 2:00am3.1 ft2.3–3.8 ftSSW · 12.8 s— —0.7 ft3
Fri 3:00am3.1 ft2.3–3.8 ftSSW · 12.8 s— —1.1 ft3
Fri 4:00am3.1 ft2.4–3.7 ftSSW · 12.8 s— —2.0 ft3
Fri 5:00am3.1 ft2.4–3.7 ftSSW · 12.8 s— —3.2 ft3
Fri 6:00am3.1 ft2.4–3.7 ftSSW · 12.9 s— —4.3 ft3
Fri 7:00am3.1 ft2.4–3.7 ftSSW · 12.9 s— —5.1 ft3
Fri 8:00am3.1 ft2.4–3.7 ftSSW · 13.0 s— —5.4 ft3
Fri 9:00am3.0 ft2.3–3.7 ftSSW · 13.0 s— —5.1 ft3
Fri 10:00am3.1 ft2.3–3.8 ftSSW · 12.9 s— —4.3 ft3
Fri 11:00am3.1 ft2.3–3.8 ftSSW · 12.9 s— —3.2 ft3
Fri 12:00pm3.0 ft2.2–3.8 ftSSW · 12.9 s— —2.1 ft3
Fri 1:00pm3.1 ft2.3–3.9 ftSSW · 12.8 s— —1.2 ft3
Fri 2:00pm3.1 ft2.4–3.9 ftSW · 12.7 s— —0.8 ft3
Fri 3:00pm3.2 ft2.4–3.9 ftSW · 12.6 s— —0.9 ft3
Fri 4:00pm3.3 ft2.5–4.1 ftSW · 12.3 s— —1.5 ft3
Fri 5:00pm3.3 ft2.6–4.1 ftSW · 12.1 s— —2.4 ft3
Fri 6:00pm3.4 ft2.6–4.3 ftSW · 11.8 s— —3.5 ft3
Fri 7:00pm3.5 ft2.6–4.4 ftSW · 11.5 s— —4.3 ft3
Fri 8:00pm3.5 ft2.6–4.5 ftSW · 11.4 s— —4.7 ft3
Fri 9:00pm3.5 ft2.6–4.5 ftSW · 11.4 s— —4.6 ft3
Fri 10:00pm3.5 ft2.5–4.5 ftSW · 11.5 s— —4.0 ft3
Fri 11:00pm3.4 ft2.5–4.4 ftSW · 11.6 s— —3.1 ft3
Sat 12:00am3.3 ft2.4–4.3 ftSW · 11.7 s— —2.1 ft3
Sat 1:00am3.3 ft2.4–4.1 ftSW · 11.8 s— —1.3 ft3
Sat 2:00am3.2 ft2.3–4.0 ftSW · 11.9 s— —0.9 ft3
Sat 3:00am3.1 ft2.2–3.9 ftSW · 12.0 s— —1.1 ft3
Sat 4:00am3.0 ft2.1–3.8 ftSW · 12.1 s— —1.8 ft3
Sat 5:00am3.0 ft2.1–3.7 ftSW · 12.2 s— —2.9 ft3
Sat 6:00am2.9 ft2.0–3.6 ftSW · 12.2 s— —4.2 ft3
Sat 7:00am2.8 ft2.0–3.5 ftSW · 12.2 s— —5.2 ft3
Sat 8:00am2.8 ft1.9–3.5 ftSW · 12.3 s— —5.8 ft3
Sat 9:00am2.7 ft1.9–3.4 ftSW · 12.3 s— —5.7 ft3
Sat 10:00am2.7 ft1.9–3.4 ftSW · 12.4 s— —5.1 ft3
Sat 11:00am2.7 ft1.8–3.3 ftSW · 12.4 s— —3.9 ft3
Sat 12:00pm2.6 ft1.8–3.3 ftSW · 12.4 s— —2.5 ft3
Sat 1:00pm2.6 ft1.8–3.3 ftSW · 12.4 s— —1.3 ft3
Sat 2:00pm2.6 ft1.9–3.2 ftSW · 12.4 s— —0.4 ft3
Sat 3:00pm2.6 ft1.9–3.2 ftSW · 12.4 s— —0.1 ft3
Sat 4:00pm2.6 ft2.0–3.1 ftSSW · 12.4 s— —0.5 ft3
Sat 5:00pm2.6 ft1.9–3.1 ftSW · 12.5 s— —1.3 ft3
Sat 6:00pm2.5 ft1.9–3.1 ftSSW · 12.5 s— —2.4 ft3
Sat 7:00pm2.5 ft1.8–3.1 ftSSW · 12.5 s— —3.6 ft3
Sat 8:00pm2.5 ft1.8–3.0 ftSSW · 12.5 s— —4.4 ft3
Sat 9:00pm2.5 ft1.8–3.0 ftSSW · 12.4 s— —4.7 ft3
Sat 10:00pm2.4 ft1.8–3.0 ftSSW · 12.4 s— —4.4 ft3
Sat 11:00pm2.4 ft1.7–3.0 ftSSW · 12.4 s— —3.7 ft3
Sun 12:00am2.4 ft1.7–3.0 ftSSW · 12.4 s— —2.7 ft3
Sun 1:00am2.4 ft1.7–3.0 ftSSW · 12.3 s— —1.8 ft3
Sun 2:00am2.3 ft1.6–3.0 ftSSW · 12.3 s— —1.2 ft3
Sun 3:00am2.3 ft1.6–2.9 ftSSW · 12.3 s— —1.2 ft3
Sun 4:00am2.3 ft1.6–2.9 ftSSW · 12.3 s— —1.7 ft3
Sun 5:00am2.3 ft1.6–2.8 ftSSW · 12.3 s— —2.7 ft3
Sun 6:00am2.3 ft1.6–2.8 ftSSW · 12.3 s— —3.9 ft3
Sun 7:00am2.2 ft1.5–2.8 ftSSW · 12.3 s— —5.1 ft3
Sun 8:00am2.2 ft1.5–2.8 ftSSW · 12.3 s— —6.0 ft3
Sun 9:00am2.2 ft1.5–2.8 ftSSW · 12.3 s— —6.3 ft3
Sun 10:00am2.1 ft1.4–2.8 ftSSW · 12.3 s— —5.8 ft3
Sun 11:00am2.1 ft1.4–2.8 ftSSW · 12.3 s— —4.7 ft3
Sun 12:00pm2.1 ft1.4–2.7 ftSSW · 12.4 s— —3.3 ft3
Sun 1:00pm2.1 ft1.4–2.7 ftSSW · 12.4 s— —1.7 ft3
Sun 2:00pm2.1 ft1.4–2.6 ftSSW · 12.5 s— —0.5 ft3
Sun 3:00pm2.1 ft1.4–2.6 ftSSW · 12.5 s— —-0.2 ft3

Model spread is not a confidence interval. Tide and wind are context, not new corrections to surf size. Larger sets and changing hazards remain possible.

This page reads the shared cache first. Refresh requests only this spot’s existing regional samples.

Know the spot

This Deadman’s is the Ventura County point entry, distinct from Shelter Cove’s reef of the same name.

Break type
Point break (reported)
Wave direction
Not yet established for this takeoff
Reported difficulty
Not yet verified
Bottom
Sand with rock (contributor atlas; not surveyed)
Reported swell preference
W (published preference; not an exclusive window)
Reported tide preference
Not yet established for this takeoff
Catalogue notes and review history

Statewide research draft / Ventura County. Approximate directory-area search seed: 34.07, -119.0. NOT a verified takeoff. Distinct from the Shelter Cove name. Verify the exact location and relation to neighboring Point Mugu surf names.

Statewide recovery: source-area coordinates are not owner-confirmed takeoffs. Sources may round or obscure positions. Named sections may share a reference coordinate; their distinct takeoffs are not implied. No route, access permission or current ocean condition is established. Source note: Research batch: california-coast-expansion-20260927. Public reference checked 27 September 2026. Approximate directory-area search seed: 34.07, -119.0. NOT a verified takeoff.
https://www.surf-forecast.com/breaks/Deadman-s-3/forecasts/latest/six_day
The reference was retained from the interrupted 27 September research pass; not every individual page was rechecked on 28 September. The source location is approximate, not a surveyed takeoff.

Before paddling out: Access, water quality, local hazards and current restrictions need independent checks. Directory inclusion is not permission or a safety assessment.

Access not independently verified Approximate directory-area reference. May be displaced or obscured in its source; NOT a takeoff, route, access point or survey.

Source references

Provenance is not proof that every inherited claim or current access condition has been rechecked.

THE FIELD GUIDE / Deadman’s — Ventura County

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Ventura County / Deadman’s

West swell is the guide preference. A contributor atlas reports sand with rock beneath the wave. The exact section still needs local confirmation before assigning a stronger directional or tide-specific description.

Swell, wind and water level

Reported swell reference: W (published preference; not an exclusive window). Wind reference from retained sources: NNW. Reported tide guidance: Not yet established for this takeoff. Compare each swell’s direction and period with the actual breaking line. These qualitative descriptions are not calibrated height multipliers or fixed tide cutoffs.

What to refine on your next check

Confirm the actual takeoff, local tide response and any missing peel/difficulty details.

Research and sources · 5 October 2026

A researched starting point for local refinement. Reported preferences can differ between guides; sand and rock labels inferred from break classifications are not seabed surveys. Forecast data and catalogue coordinates are separate from this editorial research.

  • Surf-Forecast — Deadman’s — Ventura County published spot guide
  • WannaSurf contributor atlas — Ventura Deadman’s bottom

Camera references nearby

No nearby camera reference in the current registry. The atlas camera layer may have other regional views.

Links to third-party camera pages, not owned feeds. Proximity does not confirm the camera sees this break. Playback and image freshness have not been verified by this page.

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PureSurfers is built by Peter Ochabski. Spot profiles combine retained sources and contributor observations; this is not a claim he has surfed or verified every entry.

COASTAL WAVE GUIDANCE

Waves at the model cells

Awaiting shared model data

Significant wave height (Hs) before the legacy spot reduction. This is not a measured breaking-face or set range.

Nearshore and buoy trends load here. Coverage and observation times are shown separately.