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Steamer Lane-The Point surf break

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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 pm Thursday 15 Jan 2026 PST
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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
14.2° C
 (Which is 1.7°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 2AM is: 1.2m 13s primary swell from a West direction and 0.3m 16s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm January 15). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (PST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Jan)4ft (1.2m)13s
Afternoon (16 Jan)3.5ft (1.1m)13s
Evening (16 Jan)3.5ft (1.0m)12s

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

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Thu
15
Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.3
W
1.3
W
1.2
W
1.2
W
1.2
W
1.2
W
1.1
W
1.1
W
1
W
1
W
0.9
W
0.9
W
0.8
W
0.7
W
0.7
W
0.5
W
0.5
W
0.7
W
0.8
W
0.8
W
1
W
1.2
W
1.2
W
1.2
W
Period(s) (?)131313131313131312121212121212181816161515151414
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)572582498490495495411380300295235228180137132157150258329286424602565518
Wind
(km/h)
5
NNE
10
NE
10
NE
10
NNE
10
NNE
5
NE
5
NNE
5
NNW
10
N
10
NE
10
NE
10
NE
10
NE
10
NE
5
NE
5
NW
10
NNE
10
NE
10
NE
10
NNE
10
NE
5
NE
5
W
5
WNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
glassoffoffoffoffoffglasscross-
off		cross-
off		offoffoffoffoffoffcrosscross-
off		offoffoffoffoffglasscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
10:45PM
1.28
7:56AM
1.74
11:11PM
1.29
8:36AM
1.76
11:33PM
1.28
9:14AM
1.76
Low Tide
/ height (m)
2:21AM
1.07
3:26PM
-0.13
2:57AM
1.04
3:56PM
-0.18
3:30AM
1.00
Thu
15
Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Sunrise-----7:18-------7:18-------7:18--
Sunset-------5:15-------5:15-------5:16
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C171716161517212117161615151721201817171615172020
Feels °C (?)151513131214191915131312121419181614141312141818
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