Steamer Lane-The Slot Surf Forecast

/ CAL – Santa Cruz (30 breaks) / California (404 breaks) /

USA (1297 breaks) / Lat Long: (36.95° N 122.03° W)

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

12 Day Weather and Surf, issued 3 pm Thursday 06 Nov 2025 PST

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Steamer Lane-The Slot surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Today's Steamer Lane-The Slot sea temperature is 14.1° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Steamer Lane-The Slot this week:

The surf forecast for Steamer Lane-The Slot over the next 12 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Thursday (Nov 06) at 10PM. The primary swell is predicted to be 3.0m and 14s period with a secondary swell of 0.3m and 13s. The wind is predicted to be glassy as the swell arrives.

The most powerful waves expected at Steamer Lane-The Slot in the next 12 days are 3.0m 14s and forecast to arrive on Thursday (Nov 06) at 10PM. Winds are predicted to be glassy at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 0.8m 4s period and expected on Friday (Nov 07) at 7PM.

Wave Type	Time (PST) & Date	Wave Height & Period
Next good surf (1 star+)	10PM (Thu 6th Nov)	10ft (3.0m) 14s
Best Surf	10PM (Thu 6th Nov)	10ft (3.0m) 14s
Most Powerful	10PM (Thu 6th Nov)	10ft (3.0m) 14s

Table - best surf conditions forecast for Steamer Lane-The Slot over the next 12 days.

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	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Warm (max 26°C on Sun morning, min 14°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.											Days 3-6 Weather Summary Mostly dry. Warm (max 28°C on Mon morning, min 17°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.
	Thu 06		Friday 07			Saturday 08			Sunday 09			Monday 10			Tuesday 11			Wednesday 12
	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM
Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	3	3	3	2	2	2	1	2	3	2	3	2	2	2	2	2	2	4
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	W	W	WNW	WNW	WNW	WNW	WNW	WNW	WNW	WNW	SSW	W	W	W	WNW	WNW	SSW	SSW	SSW	SSW	SSW
Period(s) (?)	15	14	13	12	13	13	12	12	12	12	16	11	11	11	12	11	16	16	14	14	8
Wave Graph (?)
kJ (?)	4568	2736	1592	1164	1249	1009	766	459	355	203	149	474	524	323	233	163	284	357	301	236	663
Wind (km/h)	WNW	N	NNW	NNW	NNE	NNE	NW	NNE	ENE	WNW	NNE	NE	NW	N	NNW	WSW	E	S	SW	SE	SSE
Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy	cross	cross- off	glass	cross- off	off	off	cross	off	off	cross- on	off	off	cross	cross- off	glass	glass	glass	glass	glass	cross	glass
High Tide / height (m)		12:09AM 1.35	10:31AM 1.98		1:14AM 1.34	11:19AM 1.93		2:23AM 1.33	12:12PM 1.82		3:34AM 1.34		1:13PM 1.67		4:39AM 1.37	2:22PM 1.49		5:32AM 1.42	3:43PM 1.33		6:15AM 1.48
Low Tide / height (m)	4:44PM -0.47		4:17AM 0.90	5:35PM -0.45		5:08AM 1.01	6:30PM -0.36		6:11AM 1.08		7:31PM -0.24	7:37AM 1.10		8:37PM -0.12	9:20AM 1.03		9:44PM 0.00	10:47AM 0.87		10:45PM 0.11	11:57AM 0.67

	Thu 06		Friday 07			Saturday 08			Sunday 09			Monday 10			Tuesday 11			Wednesday 12
Sunrise	-	-	6:37	-	-	6:39	-	-	6:39	-	-	6:41	-	-	6:41	-	-	6:43	-	-	6:43
Sunset	5:06	-	-	5:05	-	-	5:04	-	-	5:02	-	-	5:01	-	-	5:00	-	-	5:00	-	-

Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Temp. °C	19	15	21	21	16	22	23	19	26	26	22	28	27	22	23	21	18	19	18	17	19
Feels °C (?)	17	15	21	20	16	20	21	16	25	24	20	26	26	20	22	20	17	18	18	16	18

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The above surf forecast table for Steamer Lane-The Slot provides essential information for determining whether the surfing conditions will be good over the next 12 days. A general guide to surfing at Steamer Lane-The Slot can be found by selecting the local surf guide option on the grey menu. Our Steamer Lane-The Slot surf forecast is unique since it includes wave energy (power) that defines the real feel of the surf rather than just the height or the period. If you surf the same spot (Steamer Lane-The Slot) regularly then make a mental note of the wave energy from the surf forecast table each time you go. Very soon you may start to choose your surf days based on the wave energy alone combined with our forecast of favourable offshore wind conditions. Our star ratings will help here and of course you will also find the usual wave height and period predictions on our surf forecasts as well as a full break down of the swell components under our advanced users option (to reveal that, click the little Einstein character under the tide times).

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