Steamer Lane-The Point surf break

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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 pm Sunday 11 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 12AM is: 1.8m 17s primary swell from a West direction and 1.0m 11s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm January 11). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (PST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Jan)7ft (2.2m)16s
Afternoon (12 Jan)6.5ft (2.0m)16s
Evening (12 Jan)6ft (1.9m)15s

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

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Sun
11
Monday
12
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
4
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.3
W
1.6
W
1.9
WNW
2.3
W
2.2
W
2.1
W
2
W
1.9
WNW
1.9
WNW
1.9
WNW
1.9
WNW
1.9
WNW
1.8
W
1.7
W
1.6
W
1.6
W
1.5
W
1.4
WNW
1.4
WNW
1.4
WNW
1.3
W
1.3
W
1
W
1.3
W
Period(s) (?)181817171616161616151414141313131313131312121716
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)11361646218729452541226520361822177616191554151212801049905905787679669638513497594907
Wind
(km/h)
10
NNE
10
NNE
10
NE
10
NE
10
NNE
10
NE
5
NNE
5
NNW
10
NNE
10
NNE
10
NE
15
NE
10
NE
10
NE
5
ENE
10
NNW
10
NNE
10
NNE
10
NNE
10
NE
15
NE
10
NE
5
NNW
5
N
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
offoffoffoffoffglasscross-
off
offoffoffoffoffoffglasscross-
off
offoffoffoffoffoffglasscross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
7:18PM
0.94
5:02AM
1.58
8:47PM
1.07
5:44AM
1.62
9:38PM
1.18
6:29AM
1.66
Low Tide
/ height (m)
10:31PM
0.85
12:48PM
0.22
11:41PM
0.98
1:34PM
0.11
12:44AM
1.05
2:15PM
0.01
Sun
11
Monday
12
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
Sunrise-----7:20-------7:20-------7:20--
Sunset-------5:10-------5:12-------5:13
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C141312121114171714141313131519191615141313161919
Feels °C (?)119887111515111199911161613121198121717
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