Steamer Lane-Middle Peak surf break

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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 am Tuesday 03 Feb 2026 PST
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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 1.7°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 11AM is: 1.7m 13s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 03:00am February 03). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 12s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (PST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (03 Feb)6ft (1.8m)13s
Afternoon (03 Feb)5ft (1.5m)13s
Evening (03 Feb)4.5ft (1.3m)12s

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

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Tuesday
03
Wednesday
04
Thursday
05
1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM
Rating
(10 max)
4
3
3
2
3
3
2
1
1
1
1
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
4
4
4
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2.1
W
2
W
1.8
W
1.7
W
1.6
W
1.5
W
1.4
WNW
1.3
WNW
1.2
W
1.1
W
1.1
W
1
W
1.5
W
1.4
W
1.6
W
1.8
W
2.2
W
2.3
W
2.4
W
2.4
W
2.4
W
2.4
W
2.2
W
2.2
W
Period(s) (?)141313131213121211121212161313141414141414131314
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)1608139710879288127405694623773303302741106694891119019842097221621222073206017181744
Wind
(km/h)
10
NNE
10
NE
10
NNE
10
NE
5
NW
5
NNW
10
NNE
10
NE
10
NE
10
NE
10
NE
10
NE
5
NNE
5
NNW
5
NNE
10
ENE
10
ENE
10
ENE
10
ENE
10
ENE
5
S
10
WSW
0
NW
10
E
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
crosscross-
off
crossglassglasscross-
off
crosscrosscrosscrosscrossglassglasscross-
off
crosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
glasscross-
off
glasscross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
11:56PM
1.45
10:50AM
1.68
12:26AM
1.46
11:36AM
1.51
12:56AM
1.48
12:23PM
1.31
Low Tide
/ height (m)
4:55AM
0.61
5:26PM
-0.18
5:45AM
0.54
5:59PM
-0.00
6:36AM
0.50
6:32PM
0.21
Tuesday
03
Wednesday
04
Thursday
05
Sunrise---7:07-------7:07-------7:07----
Sunset-----5:35-------5:36-------5:37--
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C151515172122191716161518232319171717172022211817
Feels °C (?)131111141920171413121114212117151314141719181714
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