Steamer Lane-Middle Peak surf break

Steamer Lane-Middle Peak surfForecast / CAL – Santa Cruz / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 am Thursday 30 Apr 2026 PDT
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Steamer Lane-Middle Peak surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Steamer Lane-Middle Peak sea temperature is
14.1° C
(Which is 1.8°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Steamer Lane-Middle Peak today?

The current surf forecast for Steamer Lane-Middle Peak at 5PM is: 1.3m 9s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.7m 13s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction, 0.3m 14s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00am April 30). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (30 Apr)5ft (1.6m)8s
Afternoon (30 Apr)4.5ft (1.3m)9s
Evening (30 Apr)4.5ft (1.3m)9s

Table - waves today at Steamer Lane-Middle Peak. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Thu afternoon, min 11°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
30
Friday
1
Saturday
2
Sun
3
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
5 AM
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
2
2
2
3
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
2
3
3
3
1
1
2
2
1
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
NW
8
1.6
NW
9
1.3
WNW
9
1.3
WNW
9
1.3
WNW
9
1.7
NW
8
1.3
WNW
9
1.3
WNW
9
1.3
WNW
9
1.3
WNW
9
1.1
WNW
8
1.8
NW
9
1.8
NW
9
1.9
NW
9
1.5
WNW
9
1.9
NW
9
1.8
NW
9
1.8
NW
9
1.6
WNW
9
1.6
WNW
9
1.4
WNW
9
1.3
WNW
10
1
WNW
8
1.2
NW
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
338
390
273
238
238
410
267
267
280
280
161
482
482
572
346
537
493
493
381
381
355
367
128
187
Wind (km/h)
5
WNW
5
WSW
10
WSW
10
W
10
NNW
5
NE
5
NW
5
N
0
E
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
W
10
WNW
5
N
5
NNW
10
NW
5
NNW
10
WSW
15
W
20
WNW
20
NW
10
NNW
5
NNW
5
NNW
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
glassy
High Tide
11:23AM1.14m
10:21PM1.54m
12:14PM1.13m
10:43PM1.54m
1:04PM1.13m
11:07PM1.54m
Low Tide
4:10PM0.55m
5:06AM-0.18m
4:42PM0.69m
5:38AM-0.19m
5:13PM0.82m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
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6:15
6:13
6:13
6:11
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7:54
7:55
7:57
7:58
Temp °C
12
15
18
19
15
12
11
11
12
16
18
18
14
11
11
11
12
15
18
18
14
12
11
11
12
14
16
18
14
11
11
11
12
15
17
17
13
10
10
10
11
13
15
13
10
10
9
10
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
WNW
10
1.3
WNW
9
0.6
WNW
14
0.7
WNW
13
0.7
WNW
13
1.3
WNW
9
1.3
WNW
9
1.3
WNW
9
1.3
WNW
9
1.3
WNW
9
1.1
WNW
8
1.3
WNW
9
1.3
WNW
9
1.4
WNW
9
1.5
WNW
9
1.5
WNW
9
1.4
WNW
9
1.3
WNW
9
0.2
SSW
18
0.2
SSW
18
0.2
S
11
1.3
WNW
10
1
WNW
8
1
WNW
8
Energy kJ
264
244
143
156
154
238
267
267
280
280
161
280
273
318
346
354
333
267
31
31
9
367
128
128
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
WNW
14
0.6
WNW
14
0.3
SW
14
0.3
SW
14
0.3
SW
14
0.7
WNW
13
0.6
WNW
13
0.7
WNW
13
0.6
WNW
13
0.6
WNW
12
0.7
WNW
10
0.5
WNW
13
0.6
WNW
13
0.7
WNW
12
0.8
WNW
12
0.8
WNW
12
0.7
WNW
12
0.6
WNW
10
0.2
S
10
0.2
S
11
0.2
SSW
18
0.3
SSW
16
0.7
WNW
11
0.7
WNW
11
Energy kJ
165
156
33
33
32
151
133
147
125
123
80
98
125
133
158
156
129
69
8
9
31
51
105
105
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SW
14
0.3
SW
14
0.2
S
11
0.2
S
13
0.2
S
13
0.3
SW
14
0.3
SW
14
0.3
SW
13
0.2
WSW
13
0.3
SW
13
0.6
WNW
13
0.2
WSW
13
0.2
WSW
13
0.2
WSW
13
0.3
SW
13
0.3
SW
14
0.3
SW
14
0.5
WNW
12
0.1
SW
12
0.1
SW
12
0.1
SW
15
0.2
S
11
0.3
SSW
16
0.3
SSW
16
Energy kJ
33
33
9
14
14
30
29
28
17
28
127
17
17
17
28
30
31
83
6
6
9
9
51
51
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
NW
8
1.6
NW
9
1.3
WNW
9
1.3
WNW
9
1.3
WNW
9
1.7
NW
8
1.8
NW
9
1.8
NW
9
1.9
NW
9
1.9
NW
9
1.8
NW
9
1.8
NW
9
1.6
WNW
9
1.6
WNW
9
1.4
WNW
9
1.4
NW
8
1.2
NW
8
Energy kJ
338
390
273
238
238
410
482
482
572
537
493
493
381
381
355
268
187
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
2
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
1
2
Distance (km)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
4
345
0
0
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Santa Cruz
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
2
2
2
3
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
4
3
3
3
3
2
2
3
2
2
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
3
3
4
4
4
4
3
3
4
3
3
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
6
6
6
7
7
5
6
5
5
5
9
7
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
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