Steamer Lane-The Point surf break

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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 am Wednesday 15 Apr 2026 PDT
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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
14.9° C
(Which is 2.7°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 3PM is: 0.6m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.4m 12s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction, 1.1m 6s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00am April 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (15 Apr)2ft (0.6m)14s
Afternoon (15 Apr)2ft (0.6m)14s
Evening (15 Apr)1.5ft (0.5m)15s

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


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Wednesday
15
Thursday
16
Friday
17
Sat
18
8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
0
0
0
2
2
1
3
3
2
2
1
4
3
3
3
2
0
1
1
3
2
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.5
SSW
0.5
SSW
0.4
SSW
1.8
NW
1.6
WNW
1.6
WNW
1.7
WNW
1.7
WNW
2.4
NW
1.6
WNW
1.6
WNW
1.4
WNW
1.3
WNW
1.2
WNW
1.3
WNW
0.6
SSW
1.6
NW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
Period(s) (?)141414151515151589999910101010101016101615
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)143158165188188123125864593984315084701015480500378296251296188450188174
Wind
(km/h)
5
NNW
5
W
15
WNW
25
NW
20
NW
10
NNW
10
NNW
15
NNW
10
NNW
5
NNE
10
NW
20
NNW
20
NW
10
N
5
NNE
10
NE
10
NE
5
NW
10
WNW
10
W
10
NNW
10
NE
5
N
5
N
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
glassglasscross-
on
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glasscrosscross-
off
crosscross-
off
glassoffoffglasscross-
on
cross-
on
crossoffglassglass
High Tide
/ height (m)
9:44AM
1.26
9:56PM
1.50
10:40AM
1.27
10:25PM
1.61
11:37AM
1.27
10:57PM
1.71
Low Tide
/ height (m)
3:26PM
0.20
4:09AM
-0.06
4:01PM
0.32
4:50AM
-0.24
4:36PM
0.47
Wednesday
15
Thursday
16
Friday
17
Sat
18
Sunrise6:33-------6:33-------6:31-------
Sunset---7:42-------7:43-------7:44----
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C101418181412131010141820141211101117191916121211
Feels °C (?)91315131010117712151410997814151613101010
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