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Steamer Lane-The Slot in Santa Cruz is a fairly exposed reef break that is usually a safe bet and works all around the year. The best wind direction is from the northeast with some shelter here from northwest winds. Tends to receive distant groundswells and the ideal swell direction is from the west. There is a right breaking reef. Best around mid tide when the tide is rising. When the surf is up, crowds are likely Take care of rocks in the line up.

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Overall Steamer Lane-The Slot Surf Consistency and Wind Distribution

IMPORTANT: Beta version feature! Swell heights are open water values from NWW3. There is no attempt to model near-shore effects. Coastal wave heights will generally be less, especially if the break does not have unobstructed exposure to the open ocean.

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Use this relief map to navigate to California - Santa Cruz surf breaks and tide stations that are in the area of Steamer Lane-The Slot

Other Nearby Surf Breaks closest to Steamer Lane-The Slot:   (click location name for more details)
Closest break	Indicators	0 mi
Second closest break	Steamer Lane-Middle Peak	0 mi
Third closest break	Steamer Lane-The Point	0 mi
Fourth closest break	Cowells Cove	1 mi
Fifth closest break	Mitchell's Cove	1 mi
Wave buoys nearest to Steamer Lane-The Slot:
Closest wave buoy	Monterey Buoy	24 mi
Second closest wave buoy	Half Moon Bay Buoy	55 mi
Third closest wave buoy	San Francisco Buoy	71 mi
Fourth closest wave buoy	Cape San Martin Buoy	84 mi
Fifth closest wave buoy	Bodega Bay Buoy	113 mi
Tide stations nearest to Steamer Lane-The Slot:
Closest tide station	Santa Cruz, Monterey Bay, California	1 mi
Second closest tide station	Santa Cruz, Monterey Bay, California (sub)	1 mi
Third closest tide station	Santa Cruz, California	1 mi
Fourth closest tide station	Elkhorn Slough railroad bridge, Monterery Bay, Cali	16 mi
Fifth closest tide station	Elkhorn Yacht Club, Elkhorn Slough, California	16 mi
Ski Resorts closest to Steamer Lane-The Slot:
Closest ski area	Badger Pass Ski Area (United States)	139 mi
Second closest ski area	Dodge Ridge (United States)	142 mi
Third closest ski area	Bear Valley (United States)	152 mi
Fourth closest ski area	Sierra Summit Mountain Resort (United States)	159 mi
Fifth closest ski area	Kirkwood (United States)	161 mi
Town and city forecasts close to Steamer Lane-The Slot:
Closest city location	Santa Cruz (United States)	2 mi
Second closest city location	Twin Lakes (United States)	2 mi
Third closest city location	Live Oak (United States)	3 mi
Fourth closest city location	Opal Cliffs (United States)	4 mi
Fifth closest city location	Capitola (United States)	4 mi

• The closest passenger airport to Steamer Lane-The Slot is Norman Y Mineta San Jose International Airport (SJC) in USA, 47 km (29 miles) away (directly).
• The second nearest airport to Steamer Lane-The Slot is Moffett Federal Afld (Mountain View) Airport (NUQ), also in USA, 52 km (32 miles) away.
• Third is San Francisco International Airport (SFO) in USA, 80 km (50 miles) away.
• Metropolitan Oakland International Airport (OAK) in USA is 87 km (54 miles) away.
• Modesto City Co Harry Sham Airport (MOD), also in USA is the fifth nearest airport to Steamer Lane-The Slot and is 121 km (75 miles) away.