
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Steamer Lane-Middle Peak today (31 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (31 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 11s period with WNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 11s period with WNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (31 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 11s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Steamer Lane-Middle Peak at 5AM is: 0.6m 12s primary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm October 30). An open ocean swell of 1.0m 14s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (31 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (31 Oct) | 2ft (0.6m) | 11s |
| Evening (31 Oct) | 2ft (0.6m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Steamer Lane-Middle Peak. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Sun morning. Very mild (max 17°C on Sat afternoon, min 12°C on Sun morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||
Fri 30 | Saturday 31 | Sunday 1 | ||||||||||||||||
8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | NW 11 | WNW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 12 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||
180 | 125 | 123 | 91 | 113 | 82 | 82 | 60 | 81 | 58 | 35 | 35 | 101 | 99 | 96 | 71 | 62 | 59 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-off | off | off | cross-off |
High Tide | 4:51AM1.28m | 2:27PM1.67m | 5:57AM1.33m | 3:42PM1.53m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:42PM-0.20m | 8:34AM1.11m | 9:51PM-0.11m | 10:27AM1.04m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | 7:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:10 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 17 | 17 | 14 | 13 |
Feels °C | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 |
537 | 530 | 443 | 437 | 515 | 389 | 389 | 389 | 472 | 837 | 733 | 848 | 848 | 724 | 706 | 629 | 505 | 491 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | SSW 18 | WNW 6 |
180 | 125 | 123 | 91 | 113 | 257 | 249 | 326 | 249 | 58 | 29 | 29 | 101 | 99 | 96 | 61 | 249 | 35 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 20 | SSW 20 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 20 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | NW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 14 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | S 10 | W 26 | W 9 | WNW 24 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 |
38 | 76 | 125 | 212 | 127 | 82 | 82 | 60 | 81 | 36 | 35 | 35 | 2 | 13 | 14 | 55 | 59 | 59 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | — |
32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 71 | 62 | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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