Steamer Lane-Middle Peak surf break

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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 pm Saturday 18 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
14.3° C
(Which is 2.1°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 4AM is: 0.4m 8s primary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm April 18). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 14s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Apr)1ft (0.3m)8s
Afternoon (19 Apr)1ft (0.3m)8s
Evening (19 Apr)1.5ft (0.4m)8s

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


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Sat
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
2
1
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.6
WNW
0.5
WNW
0.4
WNW
0.4
NW
0.3
W
0.3
W
0.3
W
0.3
WNW
0.4
W
0.4
WNW
0.6
WNW
0.8
WNW
0.9
W
1
W
1.2
S
0.8
WNW
1.2
WNW
1.6
WNW
1.6
WNW
1.5
WNW
1.4
WNW
1.3
WNW
1.2
WNW
1.1
WNW
Period(s) (?)9988888881099886141312121212121111
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)54452817121212142231649910512289229454715692599522437349285
Wind
(km/h)
0
S
5
SW
0
SE
0
SW
5
S
10
SSW
10
SSW
10
SW
5
SSW
10
S
5
S
10
ESE
10
ESE
15
S
30
SSW
30
SSW
20
WSW
10
SW
10
S
10
S
15
S
20
SSW
30
SSW
25
SW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
glassglassglassglassglasscross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross
High Tide
/ height (m)
11:33PM
1.77
1:39PM
1.22
12:14AM
1.79
2:48PM
1.19
1:02AM
1.76
4:06PM
1.18
Low Tide
/ height (m)
5:14PM
0.63
6:21AM
-0.41
5:55PM
0.77
7:14AM
-0.39
6:43PM
0.89
8:13AM
-0.33
Sat
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Sunrise----6:28-------6:26-------6:26---
Sunset-------7:45-------7:46-------7:46
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
light rain
mod rain
light rain
rain showers
light rain
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
Rain (mm)
----------------28422422
Temp. °C151313131316171614131212131616161312131314121413
Feels °C (?)15131313121414131211101010121011910121211898
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