Steamer Lane-Middle Peak surf break

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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 pm Tuesday 31 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
13.7° 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 1AM is: 0.5m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.4m 9s secondary swell from a Northwest direction, 0.4m 4s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm March 31). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (01 Apr)1.5ft (0.5m)13s
Afternoon (01 Apr)1.5ft (0.5m)13s
Evening (01 Apr)1.5ft (0.5m)13s

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


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Tuesday
31
Wednesday
01
Thursday
02
Friday
03
2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
1
1
3
3
3
4
2
3
3
3
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.3
NW
0.4
NW
0.4
NW
0.4
NW
0.5
SW
0.5
SW
0.5
SW
0.5
SW
0.5
SW
0.5
SW
0.5
SW
0.5
SW
0.5
SW
0.5
SW
1.1
WNW
1.2
WNW
1.7
WNW
1.9
WNW
2.1
WNW
3
NW
2
WNW
1.9
WNW
1.8
WNW
1.7
WNW
Period(s) (?)81010914141313131313131313671111111212121211
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)103523319791888887878787858587140736910106221581024931830674
Wind
(km/h)
15
SSW
10
SW
15
WSW
10
SSW
10
S
10
SSW
10
SSE
15
SSW
15
SW
15
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
15
WNW
20
NNW
15
N
15
NNW
25
NW
25
NW
20
NNW
10
N
10
NE
10
NNE
10
NNE
5
ENE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffoffcross-
off
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
glass
High Tide
/ height (m)
10:51PM
1.47
11:07AM
1.30
11:14PM
1.48
11:55AM
1.23
11:35PM
1.49
Low Tide
/ height (m)
4:13PM
0.08
4:47AM
0.09
4:45PM
0.22
5:23AM
0.01
5:15PM
0.38
5:59AM
-0.03
Tuesday
31
Wednesday
01
Thursday
02
Friday
03
Sunrise------6:54-------6:52-------6:50-
Sunset-7:29-------7:30-------7:30------
cloud
rain showers
thunderstorm
part cloud
rain showers
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
light rain
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
-21-1-------1-----------
Temp. °C17161414141414141515141313119131616121099916
Feels °C (?)161512141313131212131311117589107766613
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