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Steamer Lane-Middle Peak surfForecast / CAL – Santa Cruz / USA
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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
13.6° C
(Which is 1.4°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: 1.5m 10s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 1.5m 8s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm May 10). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 17s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (10 May) | - | - |
| Afternoon (10 May) | 5ft (1.6m) | 11s |
| Evening (10 May) | 5ft (1.5m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Steamer Lane-Middle Peak. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Sun afternoon, min 11°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 10 | Monday 11 | Tuesday 12 | Wed 13 | |||||||||||||||||||||
2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
WNW 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | |
608 | 502 | 399 | 383 | 424 | 433 | 385 | 329 | 343 | 339 | 366 | 373 | 319 | 319 | 319 | 325 | 325 | 319 | 319 | 265 | 249 | 254 | 254 | 349 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | |
High Tide | 7:08PM1.23m | 5:58AM1.05m | 7:32PM1.32m | 7:21AM1.04m | 7:59PM1.44m | 8:39AM1.06m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:40AM0.11m | 1:03AM0.63m | 12:28PM0.17m | 1:47AM0.40m | 1:13PM0.26m | 2:27AM0.14m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | |
— | — | 8:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:06 | — | — | — | — | 8:07 | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 19 | 18 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 15 |
18 | 17 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 13 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 |
180 | 180 | 399 | 383 | 424 | 433 | 385 | 329 | 343 | 339 | 366 | 373 | 319 | 319 | 319 | 325 | 325 | 319 | 319 | 265 | 249 | 254 | 254 | 349 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 |
76 | 125 | 348 | 433 | 306 | 291 | 226 | 291 | 291 | 366 | 362 | 284 | 212 | 193 | 188 | 242 | 242 | 242 | 242 | 188 | 186 | 180 | 170 | 163 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | S 13 | SSW 14 | S 13 | SW 11 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 11 | S 11 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | WNW 6 | W 5 | S 13 |
81 | 4 | 81 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 3 | 2 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 17 | 14 | 12 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | NW 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 6 | NW 6 | — | — | — | — |
608 | 502 | 275 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 65 | 51 | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 76 | 37 | 37 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 103 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 41 |
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