Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Steamer Lane-Middle Peak today (21 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 8s period with NW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 8s period with NW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 13s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Steamer Lane-Middle Peak at 5AM is: 0.4m 13s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.5m 8s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm July 20). An open ocean swell of 1.1m 14s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (21 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 8s |
| Evening (21 Jul) | 1ft (0.3m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Steamer Lane-Middle Peak. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Tue morning. Warm (max 25°C on Thu afternoon, min 15°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||
Mon 20 | Tuesday 21 | Wednesday 22 | ||||||||||||||||
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 | WNW 8 | WNW 13 | NW 8 | WNW 13 | NW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 13 | NW 9 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | NW 12 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 46 | 46 | 46 | 58 | 33 | 57 | 33 | 27 | 34 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 10 | 10 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 35 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 5:12AM0.93m | 4:56PM1.57m | 7:41AM0.94m | 5:38PM1.58m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:12PM0.39m | 10:07AM0.63m | 00:22AM0.28m | 11:10AM0.83m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 8:23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:22 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 16 |
Feels °C | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 16 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 9 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 |
| kJ | 310 | 314 | 314 | 471 | 270 | 465 | 303 | 316 | 549 | 325 | 302 | 263 | 248 | 213 | 160 | 149 | 116 | 107 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | NW 8 | S 12 | NW 8 | S 12 | S 12 | NW 9 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 |
| kJ | 174 | 83 | 127 | 34 | 172 | 33 | 172 | 224 | 19 | 305 | 252 | 263 | 372 | 339 | 325 | 303 | 312 | 316 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 13 | NW 8 | WNW 13 | NW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 13 | NW 9 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | NW 12 |
| kJ | 46 | 46 | 46 | 58 | 33 | 57 | 33 | 27 | 34 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 10 | 10 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 35 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 3 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 4 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 125 | 125 | 79 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 26 | 166 | 150 | 5 | 2 |
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