Steamer Lane-Middle Peak surf break

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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 pm Tuesday 13 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 1.6°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 12AM is: 1.4m 13s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.3m 21s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm January 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (PST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (14 Jan)4.5ft (1.3m)12s
Afternoon (14 Jan)4ft (1.2m)17s
Evening (14 Jan)5.5ft (1.7m)16s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Tue
13
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
Friday
16
7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
3
3
2
2
3
3
4
3
2
2
2
2
3
3
2
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.5
W
1.4
WNW
1.4
WNW
1.4
WNW
1.3
W
1.3
W
0.9
W
1.2
W
1.7
W
1.7
W
1.7
W
1.7
W
1.6
W
1.6
W
1.4
W
1.4
W
1.3
W
1.3
W
1.2
W
1.3
W
1.2
W
1.2
W
1.2
W
1.1
W
Period(s) (?)131313131212181716161514141414131313131313131313
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)787679669638505497497802143413981279119110141028768694572582498572488495480380
Wind
(km/h)
10
NNE
10
NE
10
NNE
10
NNE
10
NE
10
NE
5
NNW
5
N
10
NNE
10
NE
10
NE
10
NE
10
ENE
10
ENE
5
ESE
5
W
5
NE
10
NE
10
NE
10
NE
10
NE
5
NE
0
NE
10
NW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrossglasscross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
glassglassglasscrosscrosscrosscrosscrossglassoff
High Tide
/ height (m)
9:38PM
1.18
6:29AM
1.66
10:15PM
1.25
7:14AM
1.70
10:45PM
1.28
7:56AM
1.74
Low Tide
/ height (m)
12:44AM
1.05
2:15PM
0.01
1:37AM
1.08
2:52PM
-0.07
2:21AM
1.07
3:26PM
-0.13
Tue
13
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
Friday
16
Sunrise-----7:20-------7:20-------7:18--
Sunset-------5:13-------5:14-------5:15
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C171615141416201916151515151822191616151515172020
Feels °C (?)141312101012181713121212111520181514121212151818
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