Steamer Lane-Middle Peak surf break

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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 am Wednesday 14 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
14.1° C
(Which is 1.6°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 6AM is: 1.3m 12s primary swell from a West direction and 0.5m 19s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 03:00am January 14). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (PST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (14 Jan)4.5ft (1.3m)12s
Afternoon (14 Jan)4ft (1.2m)17s
Evening (14 Jan)5.5ft (1.7m)16s

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

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Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
Friday
16
1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
2
2
3
3
4
3
2
2
2
2
3
3
2
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.4
WNW
1.4
WNW
1.3
W
1.3
W
0.9
W
1.2
W
1.7
W
1.7
W
1.7
W
1.6
W
1.6
W
1.5
W
1.5
W
1.4
W
1.3
W
1.3
W
1.2
W
1.2
W
1.2
W
1.2
W
1.1
W
1.1
W
1.1
W
1
W
Period(s) (?)131312121817161615141414141313131313131313131212
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)66963850549749780214341398129310451002894893694572582498490495495411380362295
Wind
(km/h)
10
NNE
10
NE
10
NE
10
NE
5
NW
5
N
10
NNE
10
NE
10
NE
10
NE
10
ENE
10
ENE
5
SE
5
W
5
NNE
10
NE
10
NE
10
NE
10
NE
5
NE
5
NNE
10
NW
5
N
5
NE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
crosscrosscrossglasscross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscrosscrossglassglassglasscrosscrosscrosscrosscrossglassoffcross-
off
cross
High Tide
/ height (m)
6:29AM
1.66
10:15PM
1.25
7:14AM
1.70
10:45PM
1.28
7:56AM
1.74
Low Tide
/ height (m)
12:44AM
1.05
2:15PM
0.01
1:37AM
1.08
2:52PM
-0.07
2:21AM
1.07
3:26PM
-0.13
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
Friday
16
Sunrise---7:20-------7:20-------7:18----
Sunset-----5:13-------5:14-------5:15--
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C151414172019161615151518211917161615151721201715
Feels °C (?)121010131817131312121115191816141313121519181513
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