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Steamer Lane-The Point Surf Forecast
/ CAL – Santa Cruz (30 breaks) / California (404 breaks) /
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Steamer Lane-The Point surfForecast / CAL – Santa Cruz / USA
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 am Friday 08 May 2026 PDTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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
14.4° C
(Which is 2.3°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 4PM is: 1.5m 7s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.4m 13s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.4m 17s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00am May 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (08 May) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (08 May) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 11s |
| Evening (08 May) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Steamer Lane-The Point. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Fri afternoon, min 10°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 8 | Saturday 9 | Sunday 10 | Mon 11 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 2 AM | 5 AM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 8 | NW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | WNW 12 | W 11 | W 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | SSW 17 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | |
135 | 133 | 433 | 204 | 173 | 173 | 413 | 251 | 209 | 314 | 193 | 229 | 318 | 228 | 411 | 373 | 195 | 426 | 403 | 480 | 452 | 433 | 405 | 424 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | |
High Tide | 6:32PM1.12m | 3:24AM1.21m | 6:47PM1.16m | 4:38AM1.12m | 7:08PM1.23m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:51AM0.05m | 11:05PM0.99m | 10:48AM0.08m | 00:13AM0.84m | 11:40AM0.11m | 1:03AM0.63m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:03 |
 | — | — | — | — | 8:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:04 | — | — | 8:05 |
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Temp °C | 11 | 16 | 20 | 21 | 15 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 17 | 20 | 21 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 17 | 19 | 20 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 |
10 | 15 | 18 | 19 | 14 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 16 | 19 | 20 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 13 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | SW 13 | SW 13 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | W 14 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | WNW 13 | WNW 8 | WNW 7 | W 8 | W 11 | W 11 | SSW 18 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 |
 kJ | 135 | 133 | 42 | 42 | 41 | 56 | 267 | 251 | 209 | 204 | 107 | 144 | 226 | 141 | 207 | 111 | 136 | 426 | 403 | 180 | 452 | 363 | 405 | 424 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 17 | SW 17 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 19 | SSW 20 | SSW 16 | W 14 | W 14 | SSW 16 | SSW 19 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | NW 8 | SSW 18 | SSW 15 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 |
| kJ | 44 | 43 | 28 | 74 | 120 | 121 | 123 | 124 | 148 | 151 | 94 | 106 | 100 | 171 | 411 | 202 | 195 | 88 | 180 | 125 | 348 | 433 | 302 | 226 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 18 | SSW 19 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | SW 13 | SW 13 | WNW 16 | WNW 15 | WNW 15 | WNW 15 | SSW 20 | SSW 20 | SSW 20 | SSW 19 | WNW 13 | SSW 18 | NW 7 | SSW 18 | SSW 14 | S 13 | SSW 14 | S 13 | SW 11 | S 13 |
| kJ | 85 | 35 | 27 | 26 | 41 | 41 | 82 | 78 | 73 | 71 | 129 | 131 | 133 | 212 | 173 | 373 | 64 | 280 | 76 | 4 | 81 | 3 | 5 | 3 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 6 | WNW 7 | WNW 11 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 8 | NW 8 | — | — | WNW 8 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | NW 7 | NW 7 | — | WNW 8 | NW 8 | WNW 10 | NW 8 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 60 | 76 | 433 | 204 | 173 | 173 | 413 | — | — | 314 | 193 | 229 | 318 | 228 | 242 | 242 | — | 302 | 94 | 480 | 298 | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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