Steamer Lane-Middle Peak surf break

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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 pm Thursday 15 Jan 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 1.5°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 8PM is: 1.3m 13s primary swell from a West direction and 0.4m 7s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm January 15). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.

Time (PST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (15 Jan)--
Afternoon (15 Jan)4.5ft (1.4m)14s
Evening (15 Jan)4.5ft (1.3m)13s

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

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Thursday
15
Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
2
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.4
W
1.4
W
1.3
W
1.3
W
1.2
W
1.2
W
1.2
W
1.2
W
1.1
W
1.1
W
1
W
1
W
0.9
W
0.9
W
0.8
W
0.7
W
0.7
W
0.4
W
0.5
W
0.7
W
0.8
W
0.8
W
1
W
1.2
W
Period(s) (?)141313131313131313131212121212121218181616151515
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)768683572582498490495495411380300295235228180137132102150258329286424602
Wind
(km/h)
5
E
0
WSW
5
NNE
10
NE
10
NE
10
NNE
10
NNE
5
NE
5
NNE
5
NNW
10
N
10
NE
10
NE
10
NE
10
NE
10
NE
5
NE
5
NW
5
N
10
NE
10
NE
10
NNE
10
NE
5
NE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
glassglassglasscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
glassglassoffcross-
off
crosscrosscrosscrosscrossglassoffcross-
off
crosscrosscross-
off
crosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
10:45PM
1.28
7:56AM
1.74
11:11PM
1.29
8:36AM
1.76
11:33PM
1.28
9:14AM
1.76
Low Tide
/ height (m)
2:52PM
-0.07
2:21AM
1.07
3:26PM
-0.13
2:57AM
1.04
3:56PM
-0.18
3:30AM
1.00
Thursday
15
Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Sunrise-------7:18-------7:18-------7:18
Sunset-5:14-------5:15-------5:15------
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C232117161615151721211716151514172120171716151517
Feels °C (?)212016141312121519191513121211141918151413121215
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