Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Steamer Lane-Middle Peak today (16 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 8s period with NW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 8s period with WNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 8s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Steamer Lane-Middle Peak at 5AM is: 1.9m 8s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 1.3m 8s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction, 0.5m 16s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm July 15). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Jul) | 6ft (1.9m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (16 Jul) | 5ft (1.6m) | 8s |
| Evening (16 Jul) | 5ft (1.6m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Steamer Lane-Middle Peak. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 25°C on Thu afternoon, min 12°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||
Wed 15 | Thursday 16 | Friday 17 | ||||||||||||||||
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) | NW 8 | WNW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | NW 8 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 255 | 248 | 463 | 434 | 398 | 274 | 310 | 302 | 334 | 351 | 540 | 509 | 456 | 428 | 232 | 220 | 209 | 255 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | glassy |
High Tide | 11:37PM1.87m | 1:48PM1.42m | 00:29AM1.70m | 2:25PM1.45m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:38PM0.79m | 6:32AM-0.41m | 6:37PM0.71m | 7:14AM-0.26m | 7:39PM0.64m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 8:27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:25 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 20 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 21 | 25 | 25 | 21 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 18 | 20 | 22 | 17 | 13 |
Feels °C | 19 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 20 | 23 | 22 | 19 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 17 | 18 | 21 | 16 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SW 16 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | W 17 | W 17 | W 17 | WNW 8 |
| kJ | 93 | 127 | 242 | 226 | 220 | 125 | 124 | 122 | 121 | 116 | 331 | 294 | 270 | 237 | 212 | 215 | 207 | 165 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | WNW 19 | WNW 19 | WNW 19 | WNW 19 | WNW 19 | W 18 | W 18 | W 17 | W 17 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | W 16 |
| kJ | 29 | 47 | 125 | 125 | 125 | 123 | 120 | 120 | 120 | 118 | 169 | 160 | 154 | 151 | 74 | 74 | 74 | 195 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 13 | W 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | SW 15 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SSW 18 | SW 14 |
| kJ | 55 | 54 | 47 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 27 | 25 | 76 | 179 | 181 | 181 | 93 | 84 | 30 | 74 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 8 | WNW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | NW 8 |
| kJ | 255 | 248 | 463 | 434 | 398 | 274 | 310 | 302 | 334 | 351 | 540 | 509 | 456 | 428 | 232 | 220 | 209 | 255 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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