Steamer Lane-Middle Peak surf break

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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 am Friday 10 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
14.6° C
(Which is 2.4°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 11AM is: 0.5m 14s primary swell from a West direction and 0.6m 7s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction, 0.4m 3s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 04:00am April 10). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 17s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (10 Apr)1.5ft (0.5m)14s
Afternoon (10 Apr)1.5ft (0.4m)13s
Evening (10 Apr)1.5ft (0.5m)13s

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


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Friday
10
Saturday
11
Sunday
12
2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
2
3
2
3
2
3
3
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.4
WNW
0.4
WNW
0.5
W
0.5
W
0.5
WNW
0.4
WNW
0.5
WNW
1
SW
0.5
WNW
1
WSW
0.5
WNW
0.5
WNW
0.5
WNW
0.5
WNW
1.9
WSW
1.5
WSW
1.9
SW
2.5
WSW
3
WSW
3
W
2.5
W
2.4
W
2.1
W
1.9
W
Period(s) (?)15151414141313713712121212667891010101010
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)71711071041045999999893838282812721933148651519183214661154865682
Wind
(km/h)
5
E
5
SE
10
SE
15
S
20
SSW
30
SSW
25
SSW
15
SSW
5
SSW
10
S
15
S
30
SSW
30
SSW
35
S
30
NW
20
SW
25
SW
20
SW
20
WSW
20
SW
20
SW
20
WSW
10
W
5
NW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
ononcross-
on
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
offcrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
4:09AM
1.29
8:36PM
1.13
5:24AM
1.25
8:40PM
1.16
6:37AM
1.24
8:51PM
1.21
Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:46PM
1.05
12:02PM
0.13
12:51AM
0.94
12:56PM
0.09
1:37AM
0.77
1:39PM
0.06
Friday
10
Saturday
11
Sunday
12
Sunrise--6:41-------6:39-------6:37-----
Sunset-----7:37-------7:38-------7:38--
cloud
rain showers
rain showers
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
thunderstorm
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
heavy rain
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
rain showers
rain showers
thunderstorm
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
-2111-1111111115334232---
Temp. °C141414151615141313131414151410111111121213141211
Feels °C (?)141413131210101112111199846667889109
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