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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 4 am Sunday 26 Apr 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
14.1° C
(Which is 2.0°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 10AM is: 0.6m 16s primary swell from a West direction and 0.4m 12s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.7m 5s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 04:00am April 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 Apr) | 2ft (0.6m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (26 Apr) | 2ft (0.6m) | 15s |
| Evening (26 Apr) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Steamer Lane-The Point. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Sun morning. Very mild (max 18°C on Tue afternoon, min 9°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 26 | Monday 27 | Tuesday 28 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 |    |    |    | |||||||||||||||||||||
W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 15 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | NW 8 | WNW 12 | |
177 | 183 | 129 | 177 | 159 | 160 | 215 | 215 | 210 | 198 | 181 | 135 | 133 | 131 | 186 | 178 | 233 | 226 | 94 | 81 | 79 | 174 | 101 | 78 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | off | |
High Tide | 7:10AM1.23m | 8:37PM1.43m | 8:25AM1.19m | 9:07PM1.48m | 9:30AM1.16m | 9:35PM1.51m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:36AM0.52m | 1:34PM0.05m | 2:29AM0.30m | 2:19PM0.14m | 3:15AM0.12m | 2:58PM0.26m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:53 | — | — |
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Temp °C | 12 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 16 | 13 |
11 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 11 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 15 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 6 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 |
 kJ | 177 | 183 | 129 | 177 | 159 | 160 | 215 | 215 | 210 | 198 | 181 | 135 | 133 | 131 | 186 | 178 | 233 | 226 | 94 | 28 | 79 | 174 | 51 | 40 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | WNW 5 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 9 | S 13 | SW 17 | SSW 18 | WNW 4 | SW 13 | SW 13 | WNW 6 | WNW 12 | S 11 | S 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 |
| kJ | 51 | 52 | 47 | 46 | 46 | 46 | 22 | 50 | 35 | 35 | 36 | 42 | 51 | 44 | 60 | 10 | 28 | 28 | 26 | 81 | 23 | 23 | 75 | 78 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 13 | S 13 | W 14 | NW 8 | WSW 13 | SSW 15 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | SSW 15 | S 11 | S 13 | SSW 18 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | SW 13 | SW 13 | S 12 | S 12 |
| kJ | 54 | 50 | 33 | 10 | 16 | 22 | 46 | 45 | 45 | 45 | 45 | 45 | 23 | 9 | 14 | 60 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 28 | 28 | 24 | 25 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NW 8 | W 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | NW 8 | NW 8 | — | — | — | — | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 4 | NW 4 | — | — | — | — | WNW 7 | W 3 | NW 8 | — |
| kJ | — | 70 | 16 | 27 | 40 | 29 | 93 | 93 | — | — | — | — | 38 | 61 | 7 | 19 | — | — | — | — | 35 | 5 | 101 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 1246 | 1280 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 121 | 6 | 646 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 81 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
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