Steamer Lane-Middle Peak surf break

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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 am Tuesday 16 Sep 2025 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
16.5° C
(Which is 1.5°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 7AM is: 0.8m 9s primary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00am September 16). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 18s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Sep)2.5ft (0.8m)9s
Afternoon (16 Sep)2.5ft (0.7m)9s
Evening (16 Sep)2.5ft (0.7m)9s

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

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Tuesday
16
Wednesday
17
Thursday
18
2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
1
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.9
WNW
0.9
WNW
0.8
WNW
0.8
WNW
0.8
WNW
0.7
WNW
0.7
WNW
0.6
WNW
0.4
WNW
0.4
WNW
0.4
WNW
0.7
WNW
0.7
WNW
0.5
WNW
0.8
WNW
0.9
WNW
1
WNW
1
WNW
1.1
WNW
1.3
WNW
1.5
WNW
1.6
WNW
1.5
WNW
1.3
WNW
Period(s) (?)1099999991211111110101010888910101010
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)14513310390907170535651471019256109145122131173244411471427353
Wind
(km/h)
0
NE
0
NE
5
E
5
SW
10
WSW
10
WSW
5
ESE
5
ENE
5
NE
5
NNW
5
NNE
10
SW
5
WSW
5
SW
5
S
0
SE
0
S
5
WSW
5
SSW
10
SSW
10
SW
10
SW
5
WSW
5
SW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
glassglassglassglasscross-
off
cross-
off
glassglassglasscross-
off
glasscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
glassglassglassglasscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
glass
High Tide
/ height (m)
8:49AM
1.35
6:39PM
1.66
9:26AM
1.41
7:48PM
1.65
9:59AM
1.44
8:48PM
1.62
Low Tide
/ height (m)
1:02AM
-0.03
1:06PM
0.99
2:01AM
-0.07
2:07PM
0.84
2:50AM
-0.08
2:58PM
0.67
Tuesday
16
Wednesday
17
Thursday
18
Sunrise--6:50-------6:50-------6:52-----
Sunset-----7:14-------7:13-------7:10--
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C202020252625202020202124242118171716161819181615
Feels °C (?)212120252424212020192022242118181817171818171615
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Eyeball surf reportRecent Eyeball Surf Reports for CAL - Santa Cruz

  1. weather stationWind Update Continuing clean conditions at Steamer Lane-Middle Peak (calm at Santa Cruz 2 km from Steamer Lane-Middle Peak). 1.0m 9s swell from the WNW to make surfable waves.

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