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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 am Tuesday 20 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 6PM is: 1.1m 16s primary swell from a West direction and 1.0m 11s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 09:00am January 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (PST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Jan)3.5ft (1.1m)12s
Afternoon (20 Jan)3.5ft (1.1m)16s
Evening (20 Jan)3.5ft (1.1m)15s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
Fri
23
7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
3
2
2
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.1
W
1.1
W
0.9
W
1.1
W
1.1
W
1.1
W
1.5
W
1.5
W
1.5
W
1.4
W
1.4
W
1.3
W
1.3
W
1.2
W
1.2
W
1.1
W
1.1
W
1
W
0.9
WNW
0.9
WNW
0.7
W
0.7
W
0.8
WNW
0.8
WNW
Period(s) (?)131216161615141414131313131313121212121216141414
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)404339422612590517932919905704673573573483461347341284228224239206280276
Wind
(km/h)
10
NE
5
NE
0
WSW
0
NW
5
N
5
NNE
5
ENE
5
NE
5
ENE
5
SE
5
SW
5
SSW
5
SSE
5
SE
5
S
5
NNW
5
ENE
5
NE
5
WSW
10
WNW
5
NE
5
NE
5
N
5
E
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offoffglassglasscross-
off		glassoffglasscross-
off		glassonglassglasscrosscross-
on		cross-
off		glassglassglasscrossglassglassglassglass
High Tide
/ height (m)
10:30AM
1.66
12:36AM
1.33
11:10AM
1.56
1:01AM
1.39
11:54AM
1.43
1:29AM
1.46
Low Tide
/ height (m)
4:37AM
0.88
5:21PM
-0.18
5:17AM
0.80
5:49PM
-0.09
6:05AM
0.72
6:19PM
0.05
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
Fri
23
Sunrise-7:18-------7:16-------7:16------
Sunset---5:20-------5:21-------5:22----
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C141619181716151515161615141313121213161614131211
Feels °C (?)111418171515131313141414131212111112151413121110
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