Steamer Lane-Middle Peak surf break

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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 am Saturday 21 Mar 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
13.8° 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 9AM is: 1.3m 9s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.9m 11s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 04:00am March 21). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Mar)4.5ft (1.3m)9s
Afternoon (21 Mar)5.5ft (1.7m)9s
Evening (21 Mar)6.5ft (2.0m)10s

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


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Saturday
21
Sunday
22
Monday
23
2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
4
4
3
3
2
2
2
2
4
2
3
2
2
2
2
2
3
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1
W
0.9
W
1.2
WNW
1.5
WNW
1.6
WNW
1.9
NW
2
WNW
3
NW
2.5
NW
2
WNW
1.9
WNW
1.7
WNW
1.7
WNW
1.6
WNW
1.6
WNW
2.3
NW
1.5
WNW
2.1
NW
1.5
WNW
1.5
WNW
1.4
WNW
1.3
WNW
1.3
WNW
1.6
NW
Period(s) (?)1111999810101010101010101010999910101010
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)25018920734643152273214261365763678516544480470948354721339346349333347551
Wind
(km/h)
5
SE
5
W
0
SSE
5
WSW
10
W
10
NW
10
NNW
5
NNW
5
N
5
WNW
5
NNE
5
WNW
5
W
5
NW
5
N
5
NNW
5
NNE
5
NNW
5
NNE
10
W
5
W
5
N
10
NNW
5
N
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
glasscross-
off
glassglasscross-
off
offoffoffglassglassglasscross-
off
cross-
off
glasscross-
off
offglassglassglasscross-
off
cross-
off
glasscross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
12:14AM
1.63
1:17PM
1.24
12:48AM
1.69
2:24PM
1.15
1:29AM
1.72
3:50PM
1.08
Low Tide
/ height (m)
6:34AM
-0.09
6:16PM
0.53
7:25AM
-0.12
6:52PM
0.71
8:25AM
-0.12
7:36PM
0.88
Saturday
21
Sunday
22
Monday
23
Sunrise--7:09-------7:09-------7:07-----
Sunset-----7:20-------7:21-------7:22--
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
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. °C171615192220171413111117212015131312121722201715
Feels °C (?)171615192119161212101015202015121210101420181412
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