Steamer Lane-Middle Peak surf break

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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 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 1.6°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 9PM is: 1.7m 16s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm 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 (14 Jan)--
Afternoon (14 Jan)4ft (1.2m)17s
Evening (14 Jan)5.5ft (1.7m)16s

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

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Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
Friday
16
Saturday
17
1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
4
3
3
2
2
2
3
2
3
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
1
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.3
W
1.2
W
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
1.1
W
1
W
0.9
W
0.9
W
0.8
W
0.7
W
Period(s) (?)121716161514141414131313131313131313121212121212
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)4978021434139814471045881894768590673582498490495495411380362295235228180137
Wind
(km/h)
5
NW
5
N
10
NNE
10
NE
10
NE
10
NE
10
NE
10
ENE
5
ESE
5
WSW
0
N
10
NE
10
NE
10
NE
10
NE
5
NE
5
NNW
10
WNW
5
N
5
NE
10
NE
10
NE
10
NE
5
NE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
glasscross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscrosscrossglassglassglasscrosscrosscrosscrosscrossglassoffcross-
off
crosscrosscrosscrosscross
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)
2:15PM
0.01
1:37AM
1.08
2:52PM
-0.07
2:21AM
1.07
3:26PM
-0.13
2:57AM
1.04
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunrise-------7:20-------7:18-------7:18
Sunset-5:13-------5:14-------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. °C191916151515151822201716151515172020171515141417
Feels °C (?)171713121212121520191614131212151818151312111115
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