Steamer Lane-Middle Peak surf break

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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 pm Monday 09 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
13.9° 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 3AM is: 3.0m 10s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 2.2m 10s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm March 09). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 11s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (10 Mar)10ft (3.0m)10s
Afternoon (10 Mar)7ft (2.2m)10s
Evening (10 Mar)10ft (3.0m)10s

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


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Mon
09
Tuesday
10
Wednesday
11
Thursday
12
8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
4
4
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
2
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2.5
WNW
3
NW
3
NW
3
NW
3
NW
2
WNW
2.1
WNW
2.3
WNW
3
NW
2.5
NW
1.8
WNW
1.7
WNW
1.6
WNW
1.5
WNW
1.3
WNW
1.3
WNW
1.3
WNW
1.1
WNW
1.1
WNW
1.1
WNW
1.1
WNW
1.1
WNW
1.5
NW
1.3
WNW
Period(s) (?)1010101010101010101099101010999999998
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)1449157216961636157079479896316441319584501434402284244238190186186186190334219
Wind
(km/h)
5
NNW
5
NNW
5
NW
5
WNW
5
NNW
5
W
10
W
10
NW
10
NNW
5
N
5
NNE
5
NNE
5
NNE
0
NNW
10
WNW
5
NW
5
N
5
N
5
NNE
10
N
10
NNE
5
NNE
10
WNW
5
NW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
glassoffoffoffglasscross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
glassglassglasscross-
off
glassoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glassoffoff
High Tide
/ height (m)
2:55AM
1.45
3:50AM
1.43
9:39PM
1.15
4:57AM
1.41
Low Tide
/ height (m)
10:46AM
0.29
12:04PM
0.26
12:07AM
1.10
1:10PM
0.18
Mon
09
Tuesday
10
Wednesday
11
Thursday
12
Sunrise----7:26-------7:24-------7:22---
Sunset-------7:09-------7:10-------7:12
clear
part cloud
part cloud
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. °C12111010912171713111010101520221716151515202324
Feels °C (?)121098810141411109981418201514131313192122
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