Steamer Lane-Middle Peak surf break

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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 am Friday 17 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 6PM is: 1.3m 10s primary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00am April 17). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 14s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.4m 16s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Apr)4.5ft (1.3m)10s
Afternoon (17 Apr)4ft (1.2m)10s
Evening (17 Apr)2.5ft (0.7m)10s

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


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Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Mon
20
8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
1
2
1
2
1
1
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.3
WNW
1.2
WNW
1.1
WNW
1.3
WNW
0.7
NW
1.4
NW
0.8
WNW
0.8
WNW
0.8
WNW
0.8
WNW
0.7
WNW
0.7
WNW
0.6
WNW
0.5
WNW
0.4
WNW
0.4
WNW
0.4
W
0.3
W
0.3
WNW
0.4
WNW
0.4
WNW
0.5
W
0.6
WNW
0.9
W
Period(s) (?)10101010101010977979988888881098
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)29625623529096373117108686670385245282721121424244762112
Wind
(km/h)
10
NNE
5
N
10
W
10
NW
10
N
5
NNE
5
NNW
5
NNE
5
NNE
5
SSW
10
WSW
10
W
5
S
0
SE
0
SSW
5
SSE
5
SSE
5
S
10
SSW
10
SW
5
SSW
5
SE
5
SE
10
E
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
glasscross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
glassglassglassglasscross-
off
cross-
off
glassglassglassglassglasscross-
on
crosscrosscross-
on
glassglasscross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
11:37AM
1.27
10:57PM
1.71
12:36PM
1.25
11:33PM
1.77
1:39PM
1.22
12:14AM
1.79
Low Tide
/ height (m)
4:36PM
0.47
5:34AM
-0.36
5:14PM
0.63
6:21AM
-0.41
5:55PM
0.77
Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Mon
20
Sunrise6:31-------6:30-------6:28-------
Sunset---7:44-------7:45-------7:45----
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C121719201613121112171818141313121316171614131211
Feels °C (?)814151713111091015151513121211121414131212119
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