Steamer Lane / Santa Cruz Surf & Weather Report

1. Wave Sizes

Steamer Lane Overall: Waist to chest high (2–3+ ft) on set waves, with occasional shoulder-high peaks on favorable tide pushes.

Point / Indicators: Consistent waist-to-chest high wrap. Breaks clean along the point with long peeling shoulders on mid-to-low tides.

Middle Peak & Slot: Waist high, slightly soft through higher water, picking up energy as mid-period swell refraction focuses off the point.

2. Current Weather

Conditions: Mostly sunny with light coastal haze. Air temperature is 63°F with today's high reaching 67°F. Current wind is WNW at 9 mph (Sideshore/Onshore). Wind will moderate late this afternoon to 7–10 mph before dropping to light variable offshore airflow after sunset.

3. Tides

High Tide: 6:20 AM PDT (4.3 ft)

Low Tide: 12:09 PM PDT (2.9 ft)

High Tide: 5:21 PM PDT (4.0 ft)

Low Tide: 11:44 PM PDT (1.7 ft)

4. Later Today & Tomorrow

Primary Swell: WNW (280°–290°) at 2.8 ft / 12–13 seconds (CDIP 156 / NOAA Buoy 46237).

Secondary Swell: WSW (245°) at 1.4 ft / 18 seconds.

Surf Trend: Waves will hold around waist-to-chest high through late afternoon into sunset. Tomorrow brings a minor reinforcement in WNW mid-period pulse mixed with background long-period SW energy, keeping surf steady in the knee-to-waist+ range with clean morning conditions under light offshore winds.

5. 12-Hour Wind Forecast

HRRR Model Run: 18:00 UTC

6. Daylight

First Light: 6:58 AM PDT

Sunrise: 7:23 AM PDT

Sunset: 6:22 PM PDT

Total Darkness: 6:47 PM PDT