Steamer Lane-Middle Peak surf break

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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 am Wednesday 08 Apr 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
14.6° C
(Which is 2.5°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 10AM is: 0.4m 12s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 04:00am April 08). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 13s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 Apr)1.5ft (0.4m)5s
Afternoon (08 Apr)1.5ft (0.4m)11s
Evening (08 Apr)1.5ft (0.5m)16s

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


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Wednesday
08
Thursday
09
Friday
10
2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.4
NW
0.4
NW
0.4
NW
0.4
W
0.4
W
0.4
W
0.5
SW
0.5
W
0.5
W
0.5
SW
0.7
W
0.7
W
0.7
W
0.7
W
0.7
W
0.4
WNW
0.4
WNW
0.4
WNW
0.5
W
0.5
W
0.5
WNW
0.4
WNW
0.5
WNW
0.9
WSW
Period(s) (?)995121111161010169988815151514141413137
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)2221645403812747441277876716464737171107104104599975
Wind
(km/h)
0
N
0
ENE
0
NE
5
WSW
15
WSW
20
W
10
NW
5
NNE
5
ENE
0
E
5
SE
10
S
10
SW
10
SW
5
SW
5
SSW
5
SSW
5
S
10
S
10
SSW
15
SW
20
SW
15
SSW
20
SSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
glassglassglasscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offglassglassglassglasscross-
on
crosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
2:04AM
1.41
3:00AM
1.35
8:40PM
1.12
4:09AM
1.29
8:36PM
1.13
Low Tide
/ height (m)
9:43AM
0.16
10:55AM
0.16
11:46PM
1.05
12:02PM
0.13
Wednesday
08
Thursday
09
Friday
10
Sunrise--6:43-------6:41-------6:41-----
Sunset-----7:36-------7:37-------7:37--
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
clear
cloud
light rain
Rain (mm)
----------------11111--1
Temp. °C131214182021181514141417171715151414141516151414
Feels °C (?)121114171818171514151416151615151414131313111211
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