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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 10 pm Tuesday 19 May 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
11.9° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)How big are the waves at Steamer Lane-The Point today?
The current surf forecast for Steamer Lane-The Point at 2AM is: 0.9m 13s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 1.1m 10s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm May 19). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 May) | 5ft (1.5m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (20 May) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 12s |
| Evening (20 May) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Steamer Lane-The Point. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Wed afternoon, min 11°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 19 | Wednesday 20 | Thursday 21 | Friday 22 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | |
Swell Height Map |   |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
NW 10 | WNW 14 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 10 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | |
665 | 265 | 246 | 722 | 711 | 711 | 659 | 508 | 491 | 491 | 550 | 590 | 540 | 460 | 404 | 328 | 328 | 281 | 275 | 265 | 250 | 245 | 204 | 204 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | on | on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | on | on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | on | on | |
High Tide | 00:48AM1.78m | 3:50PM1.28m | 1:46AM1.64m | 4:48PM1.31m | 2:51AM1.46m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:46PM0.96m | 8:01AM-0.43m | 8:03PM0.96m | 9:00AM-0.30m | 9:34PM0.89m | 10:00AM-0.17m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — |
 | 8:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:14 |
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Temp °C | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 17 | 19 | 18 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 16 | 17 | 16 |
17 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 17 | 16 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 14 | 15 | 14 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 10 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 |
 kJ | 296 | 256 | 221 | 722 | 711 | 711 | 659 | 508 | 491 | 491 | 550 | 590 | 540 | 460 | 404 | 328 | 328 | 281 | 275 | 265 | 250 | 245 | 204 | 204 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 13 | S 14 | SSW 21 | S 14 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | S 13 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SSW 18 | SW 18 | SSW 18 | SW 18 | SSW 18 |
| kJ | 361 | 265 | 246 | 59 | 180 | 57 | 64 | 62 | 91 | 88 | 55 | 148 | 251 | 148 | 58 | 113 | 112 | 110 | 54 | 121 | 152 | 207 | 152 | 120 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | SW 21 | S 14 | SW 16 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | SW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 14 |
| kJ | 66 | 64 | 61 | 117 | 58 | 65 | 56 | 56 | 56 | 55 | 57 | 58 | 57 | 59 | 51 | 50 | 49 | 48 | 48 | 54 | 82 | 82 | 82 | 53 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 665 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 313 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 104 | 694 | 323 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 37 | 37 | 37 |
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