Steamer Lane-The Slot Surf and Wind Quality by Season (CAL – Santa Cruz, USA)

The charts below show frequency of occurrence of a certain swell or wind in Steamer Lane-The Slot, broken down by both direction and strength (wave height).

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.

Seasonal Steamer Lane-The Slot Swell and Wind Distribution

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You can also compare this with Steamer Lane-The Slot swell conditioned on favourable winds.

Also see overall Steamer Lane-The Slot surf quality charts (on the guide page) and Steamer Lane-The Slot surf quality by month.