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Steamer Lane-The Point surfForecast / CAL – Santa Cruz / USA
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Steamer Lane-The Point surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Steamer Lane-The Point sea temperature is
13.6° C
(Which is 1.4°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Steamer Lane-The Point today?
The current surf forecast for Steamer Lane-The Point at 8AM is: 0.8m 12s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 1.0m 8s secondary swell from a West direction, 0.8m 7s secondary swell from a Northwest direction, 1.4m 7s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00am May 10). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (10 May) | 5ft (1.5m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (10 May) | 5ft (1.6m) | 10s |
| Evening (10 May) | 5ft (1.6m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Steamer Lane-The Point. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Tue afternoon, min 11°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 10 | Monday 11 | Tuesday 12 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
SSW 19 | SSW 18 | NW 7 | SSW 18 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | SSW 17 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | SSW 15 | WNW 11 | |
411 | 373 | 195 | 280 | 582 | 491 | 415 | 433 | 415 | 424 | 385 | 375 | 336 | 404 | 362 | 373 | 373 | 373 | 319 | 325 | 325 | 270 | 242 | 249 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | on | on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | on | on | on | on | |
High Tide | 4:38AM1.12m | 7:08PM1.23m | 5:58AM1.05m | 7:32PM1.32m | 7:21AM1.04m | 7:59PM1.44m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:13AM0.84m | 11:40AM0.11m | 1:03AM0.63m | 12:28PM0.17m | 1:47AM0.40m | 1:13PM0.26m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 8:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:06 | — | |
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Temp °C | 11 | 11 | 12 | 16 | 19 | 19 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 19 | 20 | 18 | 14 | 12 |
10 | 10 | 12 | 15 | 18 | 18 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 16 | 13 | 11 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 19 | W 8 | W 8 | WNW 8 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 10 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 |
411 | 115 | 136 | 202 | 180 | 180 | 415 | 396 | 415 | 424 | 385 | 375 | 336 | 404 | 359 | 373 | 373 | 373 | 319 | 325 | 325 | 270 | 206 | 249 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | NW 7 | WNW 11 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 |
173 | 202 | 62 | 167 | 76 | 125 | 348 | 433 | 302 | 291 | 226 | 291 | 291 | 366 | 362 | 284 | 212 | 193 | 188 | 242 | 242 | 242 | 242 | 188 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 9 | SSW 18 | WNW 12 | SSW 18 | SSW 14 | S 13 | SSW 14 | S 13 | SW 11 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 11 | S 11 | S 13 | NW 6 | S 13 |
74 | 373 | 195 | 280 | 81 | 4 | 81 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 3 | 2 | 14 | 9 | 13 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | WNW 8 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | NW 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
134 | 77 | 194 | 264 | 582 | 491 | 306 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 79 | 76 | 76 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 37 | 37 |
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