Steamer Lane-Middle Peak surf break

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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 am Tuesday 24 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
13.5° C
(Which is 1.2°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 3PM is: 0.7m 10s primary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00am March 24). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 18s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.6m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Mar)1.5ft (0.5m)18s
Afternoon (24 Mar)2.5ft (0.7m)10s
Evening (24 Mar)2ft (0.6m)10s

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


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Tuesday
24
Wednesday
25
Thursday
26
Fri
27
8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
2
1
1
0
0
1
1
1
1
2
0
2
2
3
4
3
3
4
4
4
2
2
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.9
NW
0.5
SW
0.7
NW
0.6
NW
0.6
WNW
0.5
NW
0.6
NW
0.5
NW
0.5
NW
0.6
WNW
1.2
NW
0.3
WNW
1.7
WNW
2
WNW
2.2
WNW
3
NW
2.1
WNW
2
WNW
2.5
NW
2.5
NW
2.5
NW
1.6
WNW
1.5
WNW
1.5
WNW
Period(s) (?)101810101010101010101012889101010101010101010
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)15415411087715182545169286303375748301596849794135914221259480427427
Wind
(km/h)
10
NE
5
W
10
NNW
10
NNW
5
N
10
NNW
5
N
5
N
5
N
5
W
10
NW
20
NW
15
NW
10
NW
5
NNW
5
NNW
5
ENE
5
N
10
NW
10
NNW
10
NNE
10
N
10
NNE
10
NNE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crossglassoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
glassglassglasscross-
off
offoffoffoffoffglassglassglassoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
5:43PM
1.09
3:20AM
1.65
7:21PM
1.16
4:35AM
1.58
8:14PM
1.24
Low Tide
/ height (m)
9:35AM
-0.09
8:48PM
1.00
10:56AM
-0.07
10:52PM
1.03
12:16PM
-0.08
12:30AM
0.93
Tuesday
24
Wednesday
25
Thursday
26
Fri
27
Sunrise7:05-------7:03-------7:03-------
Sunset---7:22-------7:23-------7:23----
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
cloud
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C172225242017161514182022161311101016202218171616
Feels °C (?)142022211713131312171919131198814171916141312
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