Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Steamer Lane-Middle Peak today (28 Oct):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 8s period with WNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 8s period with NW swell.
The current surf forecast for Steamer Lane-Middle Peak at 9PM is: 1.6m 8s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 1.0m 8s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm October 28). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 16s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 Oct) | - | - |
| Afternoon (28 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 8s |
| Evening (28 Oct) | 5ft (1.6m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Steamer Lane-Middle Peak. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Wed afternoon, min 12°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 28 | Thursday 29 | Friday 30 | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | NW 8 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 143 | 184 | 333 | 163 | 160 | 158 | 173 | 158 | 154 | 114 | 114 | 113 | 111 | 103 | 98 | 82 | 96 | 125 | 125 | 125 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | glassy | cross | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off |
High Tide | 11:43AM1.89m | 2:22AM1.27m | 12:29PM1.87m | 3:34AM1.26m | 1:23PM1.79m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:44PM-0.32m | 6:07AM1.00m | 7:39PM-0.27m | 7:05AM1.08m | 8:42PM-0.20m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 20 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 14 | 13 |
Feels °C | 17 | 17 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 12 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 8 | SSW 16 | NW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 |
| kJ | 143 | 452 | 151 | 109 | 106 | 451 | 461 | 455 | 455 | 334 | 559 | 589 | 604 | 612 | 612 | 612 | 596 | 551 | 537 | 530 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | WNW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | NW 8 | WNW 8 | NW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 13 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 |
| kJ | 407 | 169 | 402 | 407 | 487 | 106 | 80 | 60 | 52 | 65 | 56 | 54 | 111 | 37 | 34 | 32 | 96 | 125 | 125 | 125 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 15 | S 11 | WNW 15 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 7 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 7 | S 9 | SSW 20 | SSW 20 |
| kJ | 125 | 9 | 167 | 163 | 160 | 158 | 173 | 158 | 154 | 114 | 114 | 113 | 29 | 103 | 98 | 82 | 25 | 2 | 38 | 76 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | WNW 8 | NW 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 184 | 333 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 26 | 25 | 37 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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