Steamer Lane-Middle Peak surf break

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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 am Sunday 11 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
14.2° C
(Which is 1.8°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 5AM is: 0.9m 13s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.2m 2s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00am January 11). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 14s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (PST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (11 Jan)3.5ft (1.0m)13s
Afternoon (11 Jan)2.5ft (0.8m)20s
Evening (11 Jan)5ft (1.5m)18s

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

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Sunday
11
Monday
12
Tuesday
13
1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
2
1
2
3
4
4
4
3
3
3
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
2
2
3
3
3
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.8
WNW
0.9
WNW
1
W
1.1
W
1.1
W
0.9
WNW
1.3
W
1.6
W
1.9
WNW
2.3
W
2.2
W
2.1
W
2
W
1.9
WNW
1.9
WNW
1.9
WNW
1.9
WNW
1.9
WNW
1.8
W
1.7
W
1.6
W
1.6
W
1.5
W
1.5
W
Period(s) (?)141313121220181817171616161616151414141313131313
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)26929933536835063411361646218729452541226520361822177615971554151212801049905892787775
Wind
(km/h)
10
NE
10
NE
10
NE
10
NE
5
NNE
5
NNW
10
NNE
10
NNE
10
NE
10
NE
10
NE
10
NE
5
N
5
NNW
10
NNE
10
NE
10
NE
10
NE
10
NNE
10
NE
5
NE
5
NNW
10
NNE
10
NNE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscrosscross-
off
crossglasscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrossglassoffcross-
off
crosscrosscrosscross-
off
crosscrossoffcross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
4:21AM
1.55
7:18PM
0.94
5:02AM
1.58
8:47PM
1.07
5:44AM
1.62
9:38PM
1.18
Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:52AM
0.34
10:31PM
0.85
12:48PM
0.22
11:41PM
0.98
1:34PM
0.11
Sunday
11
Monday
12
Tuesday
13
Sunrise---7:20-------7:20-------7:20----
Sunset-----5:09-------5:10-------5:12--
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C121111131716141312121114171714141313131519181615
Feels °C (?)9779141310988710151411119991116161312
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