Steamer Lane-Middle Peak surf break

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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 pm Wednesday 07 Jan 2026 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
14.5° 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 3AM is: 1.2m 18s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 1.8m 8s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm January 07). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 13s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (PST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 Jan)5.5ft (1.7m)17s
Afternoon (08 Jan)8ft (2.5m)16s
Evening (08 Jan)8ft (2.4m)16s

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

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Wed
07
Thursday
08
Friday
09
Saturday
10
7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
3
3
3
4
9
4
3
4
3
3
3
3
3
2
3
3
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.6
WNW
0.9
WNW
1.1
WNW
1.3
WNW
1.5
WNW
4
NW
2.5
WNW
2.5
WNW
2.5
WNW
2.4
WNW
2.3
WNW
2.2
WNW
2
WNW
1.8
WNW
1.7
WNW
1.6
WNW
1.5
WNW
1.4
WNW
1.3
WNW
1.2
WNW
1.1
WNW
1
WNW
0.9
WNW
0.8
WNW
Period(s) (?)201918181717171616161616151515151414141413131313
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)3016577781026137785623811347931572801255522141804149113101091943822668561440331269192
Wind
(km/h)
15
NW
15
NW
25
NW
25
NW
20
NNW
15
NNW
20
NNW
15
N
10
N
10
NE
10
NE
10
NE
10
NE
10
NE
5
E
0
SE
10
NNE
10
NE
10
NE
10
NE
10
NE
10
NE
5
ENE
5
NW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offoffoffoffoffcross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
glasscross-
off
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrossglass
High Tide
/ height (m)
2:32AM
1.48
1:33PM
1.23
3:08AM
1.50
2:43PM
1.03
3:44AM
1.52
Low Tide
/ height (m)
7:16PM
0.02
8:18AM
0.69
7:57PM
0.23
9:33AM
0.59
8:39PM
0.46
10:46AM
0.48
Wed
07
Thursday
08
Friday
09
Saturday
10
Sunrise-----7:20-------7:20-------7:20--
Sunset-------5:07-------5:07-------5:08
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C12111211910131298777912131110999111515
Feels °C (?)977546875533359118655571213
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