Steamer Lane-Middle Peak surf break

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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 am Friday 27 Mar 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
13.0° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

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

The current surf forecast for Steamer Lane-Middle Peak at 5PM is: 1.2m 10s primary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00am March 27). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 14s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (27 Mar)4.5ft (1.4m)10s
Afternoon (27 Mar)4.5ft (1.3m)10s
Evening (27 Mar)4ft (1.2m)10s

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


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Friday
27
Saturday
28
Sunday
29
Mon
30
8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
0
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.4
WNW
1.3
WNW
1.3
WNW
1.2
WNW
1.2
WNW
1.1
WNW
1
WNW
1
WNW
1
WNW
1.2
WNW
1.2
WNW
1.1
NW
1.1
NW
1
WNW
0.9
WNW
0.9
WNW
1
WNW
0.9
WNW
0.9
WNW
1.1
NW
1
NW
1.4
NW
1
WNW
1
WNW
Period(s) (?)101010101010101010101010101010101010999988
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)409389320272267240200200204267267229234212175168192161145182155307126130
Wind
(km/h)
10
NNE
5
WSW
5
WSW
10
WSW
5
E
5
E
0
E
5
SE
5
ENE
5
SW
10
SW
5
SSW
5
W
5
ENE
5
ENE
5
NNE
5
NNW
5
WSW
10
W
5
NNE
5
N
5
N
5
NE
5
N
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
glasscross-
off
cross-
off
glassglassglassglassglasscrosscrosscross-
on
glassglassglassglassglassglasscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crossglass
High Tide
/ height (m)
5:57AM
1.53
8:53PM
1.31
7:16AM
1.51
9:27PM
1.37
8:24AM
1.48
9:58PM
1.41
Low Tide
/ height (m)
1:22PM
-0.11
1:40AM
0.76
2:15PM
-0.12
2:35AM
0.56
3:00PM
-0.09
3:23AM
0.37
Friday
27
Saturday
28
Sunday
29
Mon
30
Sunrise7:01-------7:00-------6:58-------
Sunset---7:24-------7:25-------7:27----
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C172123211615141314171918151415161620232218161514
Feels °C (?)141921181514131213151717141313141418212016131212
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