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Steamer Lane-Middle Peak surfForecast / CAL – Santa Cruz / USA
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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
14.2° C
(Which is 1.9°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 8AM is: 1.3m 9s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.6m 13s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00am May 01). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (01 May) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (01 May) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 9s |
| Evening (01 May) | 6ft (1.8m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Steamer Lane-Middle Peak. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Fri afternoon, min 10°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 1 | Saturday 2 | Sunday 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
NW 8 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | NW 8 | NW 9 | WNW 9 | NW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | W 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | |
410 | 267 | 273 | 280 | 273 | 267 | 460 | 471 | 311 | 572 | 304 | 383 | 197 | 500 | 177 | 153 | 157 | 111 | 88 | 218 | 214 | 190 | 266 | 263 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | glassy | off | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 12:14PM1.13m | 10:43PM1.54m | 1:04PM1.13m | 11:07PM1.54m | 1:54PM1.11m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:06AM-0.18m | 4:42PM0.69m | 5:38AM-0.19m | 5:13PM0.82m | 6:10AM-0.17m | 5:41PM0.92m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 7:55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:57 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:58 | — | — | |
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Temp °C | 11 | 10 | 11 | 15 | 18 | 18 | 14 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 14 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 12 |
11 | 9 | 11 | 14 | 17 | 17 | 13 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 10 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 13 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | WNW 12 | SSW 18 | WNW 12 | WNW 7 | WNW 11 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 |
267 | 267 | 273 | 280 | 273 | 129 | 267 | 267 | 311 | 339 | 304 | 192 | 161 | 31 | 177 | 79 | 157 | 111 | 88 | 218 | 214 | 161 | 158 | 158 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WSW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | SSW 18 | S 11 | S 11 | WNW 12 | WNW 6 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 18 | W 18 | W 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 |
133 | 131 | 125 | 125 | 127 | 17 | 125 | 136 | 167 | 129 | 117 | 161 | 31 | 9 | 9 | 153 | 47 | 81 | 79 | 104 | 156 | 190 | 266 | 263 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SW 13 | WSW 13 | SW 13 | WSW 13 | S 12 | WSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 18 | S 10 | SW 12 | SSW 18 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 |
29 | 28 | 17 | 28 | 17 | 3 | 17 | 28 | 28 | 30 | 31 | 31 | 8 | 6 | 31 | 51 | 51 | 51 | 51 | 51 | 51 | 69 | 43 | 84 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 8 | — | — | — | — | WNW 9 | NW 8 | NW 9 | — | NW 9 | — | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 12 | WNW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
410 | — | — | — | — | 267 | 460 | 471 | — | 572 | — | 383 | 197 | 500 | 104 | 136 | 102 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 103 | 345 | 345 | 0 | 0 |
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