Steamer Lane-Middle Peak surf break

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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 am Friday 09 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
14.4° 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 3PM is: 1.7m 15s primary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 09:00am January 09). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 13s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (PST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Jan)6ft (1.9m)15s
Afternoon (09 Jan)5.5ft (1.7m)15s
Evening (09 Jan)4.5ft (1.4m)14s

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

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Friday
09
Saturday
10
Sunday
11
Mon
12
7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
2
3
3
2
2
1
1
1
2
1
1
0
1
1
2
1
3
3
4
3
4
4
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
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
0.9
WNW
0.9
WNW
0.8
WNW
0.7
WNW
0.8
WNW
0.8
WNW
1
W
1.1
W
1.1
W
1.2
W
0.9
WNW
1.3
W
1.6
W
2
W
2.3
W
Period(s) (?)151515151414141413131313131314131312122018181717
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)18041491131010919438226685614082732691921471982693664143684096341148164624132945
Wind
(km/h)
10
NE
10
NE
5
ENE
0
ENE
5
NNE
10
NE
10
NE
10
NE
10
NE
10
ENE
5
NNW
5
NNE
10
NNE
10
NE
10
NE
15
NE
10
NNE
10
NE
5
NNE
5
N
15
NNE
10
NE
10
NE
10
NNE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscrosscross-
on
glasscross-
off
crosscrosscrosscrosscrossglassglasscross-
off
crosscrosscrosscross-
off
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
2:43PM
1.03
3:44AM
1.52
4:35PM
0.90
4:21AM
1.55
7:18PM
0.94
Low Tide
/ height (m)
9:33AM
0.59
8:39PM
0.46
10:46AM
0.48
9:28PM
0.67
11:52AM
0.34
10:31PM
0.85
Friday
09
Saturday
10
Sunday
11
Mon
12
Sunrise-7:20-------7:20-------7:20------
Sunset---5:07-------5:08-------5:09----
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C6812131110999111514131211111113171714131212
Feels °C (?)2391186554712121087669141410988
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