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Steamer Lane-Middle Peak Surf Forecast
/ CAL – Santa Cruz (30 breaks) / California (404 breaks) /
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Steamer Lane-Middle Peak surfForecast / CAL – Santa Cruz / USA
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 am Friday 29 May 2026 PDTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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
13.3° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Steamer Lane-Middle Peak today (29 May):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (29 May, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 16s period with WNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 May, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 15s period with WNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (29 May, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 14s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Steamer Lane-Middle Peak at 2PM is: 1.1m 15s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.8m 9s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00am May 29). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (29 May) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (29 May) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 15s |
| Evening (29 May) | 4ft (1.2m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Steamer Lane-Middle Peak. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Sat afternoon, min 9°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 29 | Saturday 30 | Sunday 31 | Mon 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
WNW 16 | WNW 15 | WNW 15 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 13 | NW 8 | NW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | NW 10 | NW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | NW 11 | NW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | |
636 | 589 | 543 | 565 | 565 | 529 | 427 | 249 | 322 | 502 | 422 | 572 | 617 | 1185 | 1210 | 826 | 842 | 763 | 692 | 625 | 1227 | 1204 | 578 | 490 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | |
High Tide | 11:44AM1.13m | 9:36PM1.61m | 12:33PM1.17m | 10:04PM1.61m | 1:19PM1.18m | 10:35PM1.61m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:41PM0.83m | 4:49AM-0.23m | 4:19PM0.92m | 5:22AM-0.23m | 4:53PM0.99m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 |
 | — | — | — | — | 8:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:21 | — | — | 8:21 |
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Temp °C | 13 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 15 | 18 | 20 | 16 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 16 | 19 | 20 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 12 |
13 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 16 | 17 | 14 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 14 | 17 | 19 | 16 | 14 | 12 | 12 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 16 | WNW 15 | WNW 15 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 9 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | SSW 20 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 |
 kJ | 636 | 589 | 543 | 565 | 565 | 529 | 427 | 123 | 243 | 267 | 242 | 178 | 152 | 782 | 904 | 826 | 842 | 763 | 692 | 437 | 625 | 601 | 578 | 490 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 22 | SSW 21 | SSW 21 | SSW 21 | SSW 20 | SSW 16 | SSW 20 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 |
| kJ | 119 | 92 | 90 | 152 | 149 | 107 | 105 | 249 | 246 | 246 | 111 | 111 | 107 | 68 | 263 | 260 | 511 | 336 | 446 | 103 | 432 | 539 | 701 | 795 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | S 21 | S 21 | S 20 | S 20 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 19 | SSW 23 | SSW 23 | SSW 22 | WNW 12 | SSW 18 | SSW 13 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 13 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | S 15 | S 15 |
| kJ | 141 | 67 | 101 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 105 | 105 | 107 | 35 | 107 | 172 | 185 | 57 | 103 | 33 | 89 | 103 | 33 | 151 | 146 | 4 | 5 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | NW 10 | NW 10 | — | — | — | — | WNW 10 | NW 11 | NW 10 | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | 92 | 130 | 130 | 103 | 210 | 322 | 502 | 422 | 572 | 617 | 1185 | 1210 | — | — | — | — | 625 | 1227 | 1204 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 103 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 103 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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