Steamer Lane-Middle Peak surf break

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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 pm Friday 17 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
14.3° C
(Which is 2.1°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 3AM is: 0.8m 9s primary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm April 17). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 15s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Apr)2.5ft (0.8m)7s
Afternoon (18 Apr)2.5ft (0.7m)9s
Evening (18 Apr)1.5ft (0.5m)9s

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


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Fri
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
1
1
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1
WNW
1.3
NW
0.8
WNW
0.8
WNW
0.8
WNW
0.8
WNW
0.7
WNW
0.9
NW
0.6
WNW
0.5
WNW
0.4
WNW
0.4
NW
0.3
W
0.3
W
0.3
W
0.3
WNW
0.4
WNW
0.5
W
0.6
WNW
0.7
WNW
1
WSW
0.9
W
1
W
0.7
WNW
Period(s) (?)10101097799998888888109888714
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)19633411710666597313254452817121212142445647514499108213
Wind
(km/h)
10
NNE
5
NNE
5
NNW
5
NNE
5
NE
5
SW
10
WSW
10
WSW
0
SW
0
S
0
S
0
SSE
5
SE
10
S
10
SSW
10
SW
5
SSW
5
SSE
5
S
10
E
15
ESE
10
S
30
SSW
20
SSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
glassglassglassglassglasscross-
off
cross-
off
glassglassglassglassglasscross-
on
crosscrosscrossonglasscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
10:57PM
1.71
12:36PM
1.25
11:33PM
1.77
1:39PM
1.22
12:14AM
1.79
2:48PM
1.19
Low Tide
/ height (m)
5:34AM
-0.36
5:14PM
0.63
6:21AM
-0.41
5:55PM
0.77
7:14AM
-0.39
Fri
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
Sunrise----6:30-------6:28-------6:26---
Sunset-------7:45-------7:45-------7:46
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C151312121317191815131312131617161413121212161715
Feels °C (?)12111010111516151512131212141413121211108121011
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