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Steamer Lane-Middle Peak surf break

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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 am Thursday 08 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
14.5° C
 (Which is 1.9°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 10AM is: 1.7m 17s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 2.1m 9s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 03:00am January 08). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 13s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (PST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 Jan)5ft (1.6m)17s
Afternoon (08 Jan)8ft (2.4m)16s
Evening (08 Jan)8ft (2.4m)16s

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

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Thursday
08
Friday
09
Saturday
10
1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
4
3
3
3
4
3
3
3
3
3
2
3
3
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.1
WNW
1.3
WNW
1.5
WNW
1.7
WNW
2
WNW
2.5
WNW
2.5
WNW
2.4
WNW
2.3
WNW
2.2
WNW
2
WNW
1.8
WNW
1.7
WNW
1.6
WNW
1.5
WNW
1.4
WNW
1.3
WNW
1.2
WNW
1.1
WNW
1
WNW
0.9
WNW
0.8
WNW
0.7
WNW
0.8
WNW
Period(s) (?)181817171716161616161515151514141414131313131314
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)7781026131216942122347931572801255522141804149113101091943822668561440331269192147207
Wind
(km/h)
25
NW
25
NW
20
NNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
15
N
15
N
10
NE
10
NE
10
NE
10
NE
10
NE
5
E
0
S
10
NNE
10
NE
10
NE
10
NE
10
NE
10
ENE
10
ENE
5
NW
10
NNE
10
NE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offoffoffcross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on		glasscross-
off		crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrossoffcross-
off		cross
High Tide
/ height (m)
2:32AM
1.48
1:33PM
1.23
3:08AM
1.50
2:43PM
1.03
3:44AM
1.52
4:35PM
0.90
Low Tide
/ height (m)
8:18AM
0.69
7:57PM
0.23
9:33AM
0.59
8:39PM
0.46
10:46AM
0.48
9:28PM
0.67
Thursday
08
Friday
09
Saturday
10
Sunrise---7:20-------7:20-------7:20----
Sunset-----5:07-------5:07-------5:08--
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
1-----------------------
Temp. °C12111010131298766811121099991115141211
Feels °C (?)755587543214810755547121187
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