Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Steamer Lane-Middle Peak today (04 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 9s period with WNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Steamer Lane-Middle Peak at 9PM is: 0.9m 8s primary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm August 04). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 12s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (04 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (04 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 9s |
| Evening (04 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Steamer Lane-Middle Peak. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Fri morning, min 13°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 4 | Wednesday 5 | Thursday 6 | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | SW 14 | WNW 8 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | WNW 9 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 144 | 125 | 96 | 96 | 96 | 99 | 73 | 72 | 72 | 72 | 71 | 97 | 95 | 53 | 79 | 84 | 84 | 84 | 84 | 84 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross | cross | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross | cross | cross | glassy | glassy |
High Tide | 3:08PM1.60m | 3:51AM0.99m | 3:50PM1.68m | 5:58AM0.94m | 4:42PM1.75m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:45PM0.38m | 8:31AM0.66m | 11:01PM0.25m | 9:18AM0.85m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 8:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:09 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 19 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 18 | 16 |
Feels °C | 18 | 18 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 17 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | W 7 | WNW 8 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | SW 14 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 |
| kJ | 144 | 125 | 96 | 96 | 96 | 75 | 73 | 39 | 44 | 43 | 30 | 97 | 54 | 53 | 43 | 42 | 40 | 84 | 84 | 84 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 15 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 15 | SW 12 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | WNW 7 | SW 14 | SW 12 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 |
| kJ | 58 | 36 | 36 | 54 | 35 | 99 | 72 | 72 | 72 | 72 | 71 | 31 | 95 | 37 | 79 | 84 | 84 | 28 | 39 | 27 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 12 | SW 14 | S 11 | SSW 11 | SW 11 | S 13 | NW 10 | NW 9 | NW 9 | S 12 | SW 14 | SSW 19 | SSW 20 | SSW 20 | SSW 20 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 |
| kJ | 36 | 57 | 35 | 36 | 54 | 9 | 12 | 31 | 31 | 15 | 22 | 22 | 12 | 53 | 37 | 37 | 37 | 37 | 74 | 31 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 37 | 37 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 103 | 37 | 37 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 103 | 345 | 144 | 0 | 0 |
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