Steamer Lane-Middle Peak surf break

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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 am Thursday 09 Apr 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
14.5° C
(Which is 2.4°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: 0.5m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.7m 9s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 04:00am April 09). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Apr)1.5ft (0.5m)16s
Afternoon (09 Apr)2.5ft (0.7m)8s
Evening (09 Apr)2ft (0.6m)8s

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


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Thursday
09
Friday
10
Saturday
11
2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.5
W
0.5
SW
0.7
W
0.7
W
0.7
W
0.7
W
0.6
W
0.4
WNW
0.4
WNW
0.5
W
0.5
W
0.5
W
0.5
WNW
0.4
WNW
0.5
WNW
1
SW
0.5
WNW
0.5
WNW
0.5
WNW
0.5
WNW
1.4
SW
2
WSW
1.6
WSW
2.2
WSW
Period(s) (?)10169988815151514141413137131312126677
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)441277876696448737110910710410459999998938382124309222508
Wind
(km/h)
5
ENE
0
ESE
5
SE
10
SSW
10
SW
15
SW
10
SW
5
SSW
10
SSE
5
SE
10
SE
10
SSW
20
SSW
30
SSW
20
SSW
15
SSW
10
SW
15
S
15
SSE
30
S
35
S
40
SSW
10
WSW
30
WSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
glassglassglasscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
ononcross-
on
crosscrosscross-
on
crosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
3:00AM
1.35
8:40PM
1.12
4:09AM
1.29
8:36PM
1.13
5:24AM
1.25
8:40PM
1.16
Low Tide
/ height (m)
10:55AM
0.16
11:46PM
1.05
12:02PM
0.13
12:51AM
0.94
12:56PM
0.09
Thursday
09
Friday
10
Saturday
11
Sunrise--6:41-------6:41-------6:39-----
Sunset-----7:37-------7:37-------7:38--
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
rain showers
light rain
part cloud
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
light rain
thunderstorm
rain showers
thunderstorm
Rain (mm)
--------12-11-12111111132
Temp. °C141414171817161514141415161514131313121314131011
Feels °C (?)141514161715161513141314131011111110977674
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