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Steamer Lane-Middle Peak surfForecast / CAL – Santa Cruz / USA
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 pm Friday 05 Dec 2025 PSTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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
14.2° C
(Which is 1.0°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 10PM is: 0.8m 11s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.8m 8s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm December 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (PST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (05 Dec) | - | - |
| Afternoon (05 Dec) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 12s |
| Evening (05 Dec) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Steamer Lane-Middle Peak. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 12 | 12 | 7 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 250 | 298 | 123 | 164 | 123 | 126 | 151 | 158 | 150 | 215 | 361 | 427 | 350 | 356 | 386 | 459 | 308 | 469 | 246 | 237 | 183 | 176 | 126 | 123 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | glass | cross- off | glass | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | glass | off | glass | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross- off | cross- off | glass | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | glass |
High Tide / height (m) | 12:14AM 1.39 | 10:14AM 2.04 | 1:08AM 1.40 | 11:05AM 1.94 | 2:01AM 1.39 | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 4:36PM -0.55 | 4:08AM 1.01 | 5:26PM -0.50 | 5:05AM 1.03 | 6:17PM -0.40 | 6:11AM 1.02 | ||||||||||||||||||
Friday 05 | Saturday 06 | Sunday 07 | Monday 08 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:05 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:07 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:07 |
| Sunset | - | 4:51 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4:51 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4:51 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 15 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 17 | 17 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 18 | 17 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 14 |
| Feels °C (?) | 13 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 12 | 15 | 16 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 12 |
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