Steamer Lane-Middle Peak surf break

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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 am Thursday 02 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
13.8° C
(Which is 1.7°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 11AM is: 1.1m 7s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.5m 12s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction, 0.4m 5s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00am April 02). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (02 Apr)1.5ft (0.5m)13s
Afternoon (02 Apr)5.5ft (1.7m)11s
Evening (02 Apr)6.5ft (2.0m)11s

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


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Thursday
02
Friday
03
Saturday
04
2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
0
1
3
3
3
4
2
3
3
1
2
4
2
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.5
SW
0.5
SW
0.5
SW
1.1
NW
1.7
WNW
1.9
WNW
2
WNW
3
NW
1.9
WNW
1.8
WNW
1.7
WNW
1.6
WNW
1.5
WNW
2.1
NW
1.5
WNW
1.3
WNW
1.3
WNW
1.1
WNW
1.1
WNW
1.1
WNW
1
WNW
0.9
WNW
0.9
WNW
0.8
WNW
Period(s) (?)13131371111111212121211111111111110101010101010
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)85858410972489494020049158447116135271065533404346255245240200168148117
Wind
(km/h)
10
W
15
NNW
15
N
15
NNW
20
NW
20
NNW
20
NNW
10
N
10
NE
10
NNE
10
NNE
5
NE
10
WNW
10
W
5
NE
10
ENE
10
NE
10
NE
10
NE
5
ENE
10
WSW
10
W
5
NNW
5
ENE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffcross-
off
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
glasscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
off
glassglass
High Tide
/ height (m)
11:14PM
1.48
11:55AM
1.23
11:35PM
1.49
12:43PM
1.16
11:55PM
1.49
1:33PM
1.10
Low Tide
/ height (m)
5:23AM
0.01
5:15PM
0.38
5:59AM
-0.03
5:44PM
0.55
6:33AM
-0.03
6:10PM
0.71
Thursday
02
Friday
03
Saturday
04
Sunrise--6:52-------6:50-------6:50-----
Sunset-----7:30-------7:31-------7:31--
light rain
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
Rain (mm)
1-----------------------
Temp. °C141310141717131110101016192118151515152123242018
Feels °C (?)131061011118877713151716121212111920201916
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