Steamer Lane-Middle Peak surf break

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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 pm Sunday 19 Oct 2025 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
15.4° C
(Which is 1.0°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 11PM is: 0.9m 13s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.8m 7s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm October 19). An open ocean swell of 1.1m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Oct)--
Afternoon (19 Oct)3.5ft (1.1m)14s
Evening (19 Oct)3ft (0.9m)13s

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

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Sunday
19
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
1
1
2
2
4
2
3
3
3
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.1
WNW
1.1
WNW
1
WNW
0.9
WNW
0.8
WNW
0.9
WNW
1.1
WNW
1.8
WNW
1.8
WNW
1.8
WNW
1.7
WNW
1.6
WNW
1.6
WNW
1.6
WNW
1.3
WNW
1.2
WNW
1.2
WNW
1.3
WNW
1.2
WNW
1.2
WNW
1.2
WNW
1.4
WNW
1.8
WNW
1.7
WNW
Period(s) (?)141313131317161615141413131312121212131918181716
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)48043432626919247562715271356131910648248248124293713714514691011880117819841375
Wind
(km/h)
10
WSW
5
WSW
5
NE
0
N
0
N
5
ENE
5
NNE
0
SE
10
WSW
5
WSW
5
SE
5
E
0
E
0
SE
5
E
5
SSW
15
SSW
10
SW
5
SSW
5
SSW
10
S
5
S
10
SSW
5
SW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
glassglassglassglassglassglassglasscross-
off
cross-
off
glassglassglassglassglasscross-
on
crosscrosscrossglasscross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
10:34PM
1.27
10:22AM
1.55
11:23PM
1.24
10:39AM
1.56
12:09AM
1.21
10:57AM
1.58
Low Tide
/ height (m)
4:10PM
0.15
3:57AM
0.41
4:43PM
0.06
4:26AM
0.56
5:14PM
0.01
4:53AM
0.72
Sunday
19
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Sunrise------7:20-------7:20-------7:20-
Sunset-6:25-------6:24-------6:22------
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C202016161515162123211717171616191918161514141416
Feels °C (?)181915161514152021191716171515181717151514141316
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Eyeball surf reportRecent Eyeball Surf Reports for CAL - Santa Cruz

  1. weather stationWind Update Continuing clean conditions at Steamer Lane-Middle Peak (calm at Santa Cruz 2 km from Steamer Lane-Middle Peak). 1.3m 6s windswell from the NW with a 1.2m 13s groundswell from the WNW. 2 swells combining to make bigger set waves.

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Actual: 19 min ago

2 km/h
ENE
Clean
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