Steamer Lane-The Point surf break

Steamer Lane-The Point surfForecast / CAL – Santa Cruz / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 pm Friday 18 Jul 2025 PDT
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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
15.5° C
(Which is 1.6°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 7PM is: 0.7m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.5m 9s secondary swell from a Northwest direction, 0.6m 4s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm July 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Jul)--
Afternoon (18 Jul)2.5ft (0.7m)15s
Evening (18 Jul)2.5ft (0.7m)15s

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

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Friday
18
Saturday
19
Sunday
20
Monday
21
2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.6
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.5
SSW
0.5
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.5
SSW
0.9
WNW
1
WNW
1
WNW
1.1
WNW
1
WNW
1.3
WNW
1
WNW
1
WNW
1
WNW
1.3
NW
Period(s) (?)15151516161416131414141414148887778777
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy (?)243324299300203243208230241243239213213185211242228242208383211210213369
Wind
(km/h)
10
WSW
10
WSW
5
WNW
5
NE
5
NNW
0
NNE
0
N
10
SW
15
WSW
10
WSW
5
WSW
0
SSW
0
NE
5
NNE
0
W
10
SW
10
WSW
15
WSW
5
WNW
5
NNW
5
NW
5
NNW
5
NNW
10
WSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
oncross-
on
crossoffglassglassglassoncross-
on
oncross-
on
glassglassglassglassonononcross-
on
glassglasscross-
off
glasson
High Tide
/ height (m)
5:09PM
1.73
7:31AM
0.97
6:01PM
1.81
9:12AM
1.09
6:57PM
1.88
10:15AM
1.22
Low Tide
/ height (m)
12:27AM
0.12
11:11AM
0.80
1:31AM
-0.07
12:29PM
0.94
2:29AM
-0.22
Friday
18
Saturday
19
Sunday
20
Monday
21
Sunrise------6:03-------6:03-------6:03-
Sunset--8:24-------8:24-------8:23-----
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Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C181916131212131820201512121213171920161413131418
Feels °C (?)161816121212131719191512131213161819151413131417
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Eyeball surf reportRecent Eyeball Surf Reports for CAL - Santa Cruz

  1. weather stationWind Update Continuing clean conditions at Steamer Lane-The Point (calm at Santa Cruz 2 km from Steamer Lane-The Point). 0.7m 13s groundswell from the SW with a 0.7m 8s swell from the NW and a 0.5m 12s groundswell from the S as well as a 0.4m 15s groundswell, also from the S. Swells combining to make to make bigger set waves.

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W
Clean
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