Steamer Lane-Middle Peak surf break

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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 am Thursday 20 Nov 2025 PST
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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
14.8° C
(Which is 1.3°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 7AM is: 0.8m 12s primary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 03:00am November 20). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 14s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (PST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Nov)4.5ft (1.3m)9s
Afternoon (20 Nov)5.5ft (1.7m)10s
Evening (20 Nov)10ft (3.0m)14s

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

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Thursday
20
Friday
21
Saturday
22
1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
2
3
3
5
4
4
4
3
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
2
3
3
4
4
3
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1
WNW
0.8
WNW
0.8
WNW
1.3
WNW
2
WNW
1.7
WNW
3
WNW
2.5
WNW
2.5
WNW
2.5
WNW
2.4
WNW
2.3
WNW
2.2
WNW
2.2
WNW
1.9
WNW
1.9
WNW
2.1
WNW
2
WNW
1.6
WNW
1.6
WNW
1.5
WNW
1.9
WNW
2
WNW
2
WNW
Period(s) (?)1312129910141414141414141413131314121214141616
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)336161158266616528315523212610268624112167196519101255125515351440774762826145421622084
Wind
(km/h)
5
SE
10
SSE
10
ESE
10
NNE
20
NW
15
NW
15
NNW
10
NNE
10
NNE
10
NNE
5
NE
5
NE
5
W
5
W
5
NE
5
ENE
5
NE
10
NE
10
NE
5
NE
5
W
10
WNW
5
N
5
NE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
oncross-
on
oncross-
off
offoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crossglasscross-
off
glassglassglasscrosscrosscrossglassglasscross-
off
cross-
off
cross
High Tide
/ height (m)
11:31PM
1.22
9:16AM
1.68
12:17AM
1.23
9:44AM
1.68
1:03AM
1.22
10:15AM
1.67
Low Tide
/ height (m)
3:25AM
0.97
4:27PM
-0.12
3:52AM
1.05
4:58PM
-0.12
4:14AM
1.12
5:32PM
-0.09
Thursday
20
Friday
21
Saturday
22
Sunrise--6:50-------6:52-------6:52-----
Sunset-----4:54-------4:54-------4:53--
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
11----------------------
Temp. °C12111112141412111110912151514131211111417161413
Feels °C (?)119910101199987101313121110881215141211
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