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Steamer Lane-Middle Peak surf break

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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 pm 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 1.5°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 1AM is: 1.8m 15s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm January 14). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 11s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (PST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (15 Jan)5ft (1.5m)14s
Afternoon (15 Jan)4.5ft (1.4m)14s
Evening (15 Jan)4.5ft (1.3m)13s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Wed
14
Thursday
15
Friday
16
Saturday
17
7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM
Rating
(10 max)
4
3
3
2
2
2
3
2
3
1
1
2
1
1
2
2
2
1
0
1
1
0
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.7
W
1.7
W
1.8
W
1.6
W
1.5
W
1.5
W
1.4
W
1.3
W
1.4
W
1.3
W
1.2
W
1.2
W
1.2
W
1.2
W
1.1
W
1.1
W
1
W
1
W
0.9
W
0.9
W
0.8
W
0.7
W
0.7
W
0.4
W
Period(s) (?)161615141414141313131313131313131212121212121218
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)1434139814471045881894768590673582498490495495411380300295235228180137132102
Wind
(km/h)
10
NNE
10
NE
10
NE
10
NE
10
NE
10
ENE
5
ESE
5
WSW
0
NNE
10
NE
10
NE
10
NNE
10
NE
5
NE
5
WNW
5
NW
5
N
10
NE
10
NE
10
NNE
10
NE
5
NE
0
NE
5
NW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off		crosscrosscrosscrosscrossglassglassglasscrosscrosscross-
off		crosscrossglassoffcross-
off		crosscrosscross-
off		cross-
off		crossglassoff
High Tide
/ height (m)
10:15PM
1.25
7:14AM
1.70
10:45PM
1.28
7:56AM
1.74
11:11PM
1.29
8:36AM
1.76
Low Tide
/ height (m)
1:37AM
1.08
2:52PM
-0.07
2:21AM
1.07
3:26PM
-0.13
2:57AM
1.04
3:56PM
-0.18
Wed
14
Thursday
15
Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunrise-----7:20-------7:18-------7:18--
Sunset-------5:14-------5:15-------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)
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Temp. °C161515151518221916161615151720201716151414172019
Feels °C (?)131212121115201815141412121518181514121111151917
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