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Steamer Lane–The Point currently has varying wave conditions. Check the live forecast above for real-time wave heights, wind conditions, and tide information updated every 6 hours.

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The best time to surf Steamer Lane–The Point is typically when swell comes from the E direction. Check the tide charts and wind forecasts above for optimal surfing conditions.

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Santa Cruz, California

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🌬️ WIND

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🌊 SWELL

2.2
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HEIGHT

2.2ft

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PERIOD

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WIND GUSTS

4kt

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AIR TEMP

16°C

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SWELL

1.2ft @
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0mm

SURF QUALITY

Good surfing conditions. Sweet 2.2ft waves with quality 9s ground swell with glassy conditions Note: winds from NE would be better.

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Thursday

Apr 9

GOOD8 excellent hours

🌊 1.9-2.4ft 💨 1-7kt 🌡️ 13-19°C

Time	Quality	Swell Height	Period	Swell Dir	Wind Speed	Wind Dir	Gusts	Air Temp	Water Temp	Rain
12:00 AM	EXCELLENT	2ft	10s	W	2kt	ENE	3kt	14°C	16°C	0mm
1:00 AM	EXCELLENT	2.2ft	10s	W	2kt	ENE	3kt	13°C	16°C	0mm
2:00 AM	EXCELLENT	2.4ft	10s	W	2kt	ENE	3kt	13°C	16°C	0mm
3:00 AM	EXCELLENT	2.3ft	9s	W	2kt	ENE	2kt	13°C	16°C	0mm
4:00 AM	EXCELLENT	2.3ft	9s	W	1kt	ENE	2kt	13°C	16°C	0mm
5:00 AM	EXCELLENT	2.3ft	9s	W	1kt	ENE	1kt	13°C	16°C	0mm
6:00 AM	EXCELLENT	2.3ft	9s	W	1kt	E	1kt	13°C	15°C	0mm
7:00 AM	EXCELLENT	2.2ft	9s	W	1kt	ESE	2kt	14°C	15°C	0mm
8:00 AM	GOOD	2.2ft	9s	W	2kt	SE	2kt	14°C	15°C	0mm
9:00 AM	GOOD	2.2ft	9s	W	3kt	SSE	3kt	15°C	15°C	0mm
10:00 AM	GOOD	2.2ft	9s	W	4kt	S	4kt	16°C	15°C	0mm
11:00 AM	GOOD	2.2ft	9s	W	5kt	SSW	5kt	18°C	15°C	0mm
12:00 PM	GOOD	2.2ft	9s	W	5kt	SSW	6kt	18°C	16°C	0mm
1:00 PM	GOOD	2.1ft	8s	W	6kt	SSW	8kt	18°C	16°C	0mm
2:00 PM	GOOD	2.1ft	8s	W	7kt	SW	9kt	19°C	16°C	0mm
3:00 PM	GOOD	2.1ft	8s	W	7kt	SW	9kt	18°C	16°C	0mm
4:00 PM	GOOD	2.1ft	8s	W	7kt	SW	9kt	18°C	16°C	0mm
5:00 PM	GOOD	2ft	8s	W	7kt	SW	9kt	17°C	16°C	0mm
6:00 PM	GOOD	2ft	8s	W	6kt	SW	8kt	16°C	16°C	0mm
7:00 PM	GOOD	2ft	8s	W	5kt	SW	7kt	15°C	16°C	0mm
8:00 PM	FAIR	2ft	8s	W	4kt	SW	6kt	14°C	16°C	0mm
9:00 PM	FAIR	2ft	8s	W	4kt	SSW	6kt	14°C	16°C	0mm
10:00 PM	FAIR	1.9ft	8s	W	4kt	SSW	5kt	14°C	16°C	0mm
11:00 PM	FAIR	1.9ft	8s	W	4kt	SSW	5kt	14°C	16°C	0mm

Friday

Apr 10

POOR10 good hours

🌊 1.6-2.0ft 💨 2-13kt 🌡️ 12-15°C

Time	Quality	Swell Height	Period	Swell Dir	Wind Speed	Wind Dir	Gusts	Air Temp	Water Temp	Rain
12:00 AM	GOOD	2ft	8s	W	4kt	SSW	6kt	14°C	16°C	0.1mm
1:00 AM	GOOD	2ft	8s	W	4kt	S	6kt	14°C	16°C	0.2mm
2:00 AM	GOOD	2ft	8s	W	5kt	S	6kt	13°C	16°C	0.3mm
3:00 AM	GOOD	2ft	8s	W	4kt	SSE	6kt	13°C	16°C	0.3mm
4:00 AM	GOOD	2ft	8s	W	3kt	SE	5kt	13°C	16°C	0.3mm
5:00 AM	GOOD	2ft	8s	W	2kt	SE	5kt	13°C	16°C	0.3mm
6:00 AM	GOOD	2ft	8s	W	3kt	SE	5kt	13°C	16°C	0.3mm
7:00 AM	GOOD	1.9ft	8s	WSW	3kt	SE	5kt	13°C	16°C	0.2mm
8:00 AM	GOOD	1.9ft	8s	WSW	3kt	SSE	5kt	13°C	16°C	0.2mm
9:00 AM	GOOD	1.9ft	8s	W	4kt	SSE	7kt	13°C	16°C	0.2mm
10:00 AM	FAIR	1.8ft	8s	W	4kt	S	9kt	14°C	16°C	0.2mm
11:00 AM	POOR	1.7ft	7s	W	5kt	SSW	11kt	14°C	16°C	0.2mm
12:00 PM	POOR	1.7ft	8s	W	7kt	SSW	13kt	15°C	16°C	0.3mm
1:00 PM	POOR	1.6ft	9s	W	8kt	SSW	14kt	15°C	16°C	0.3mm
2:00 PM	POOR	1.6ft	11s	WNW	10kt	SW	15kt	15°C	16°C	0.3mm
3:00 PM	POOR	1.6ft	12s	W	11kt	SW	17kt	15°C	16°C	0.3mm
4:00 PM	POOR	1.6ft	13s	W	12kt	SW	18kt	15°C	16°C	0.2mm
5:00 PM	POOR	1.6ft	15s	WSW	13kt	SSW	19kt	15°C	16°C	0.2mm
6:00 PM	POOR	1.6ft	13s	W	12kt	SSW	19kt	14°C	17°C	0.2mm
7:00 PM	POOR	1.6ft	12s	W	11kt	SSW	19kt	13°C	17°C	0.1mm
8:00 PM	POOR	1.6ft	10s	WNW	10kt	SSW	19kt	13°C	17°C	0.1mm
9:00 PM	POOR	1.6ft	10s	W	10kt	SSW	18kt	12°C	17°C	0.2mm
10:00 PM	POOR	1.6ft	10s	W	10kt	SSW	16kt	12°C	17°C	0.2mm
11:00 PM	POOR	1.6ft	10s	W	9kt	SSW	15kt	12°C	17°C	0.3mm

Saturday

Apr 11

POOR2 good hours

🌊 1.6-2.2ft 💨 6-16kt 🌡️ 9-14°C

Time	Quality	Swell Height	Period	Swell Dir	Wind Speed	Wind Dir	Gusts	Air Temp	Water Temp	Rain
12:00 AM	FAIR	1.7ft	9s	W	8kt	SSW	14kt	12°C	17°C	0.3mm
1:00 AM	POOR	1.8ft	8s	W	7kt	SSW	12kt	12°C	17°C	0.4mm
2:00 AM	FAIR	1.8ft	7s	W	6kt	SSW	11kt	12°C	17°C	0.5mm
3:00 AM	FAIR	1.8ft	9s	W	6kt	SSW	11kt	12°C	17°C	0.5mm
4:00 AM	GOOD	1.7ft	11s	WNW	6kt	SSW	12kt	12°C	16°C	0.5mm
5:00 AM	FAIR	1.6ft	13s	WNW	6kt	SSW	13kt	11°C	16°C	0.4mm
6:00 AM	GOOD	1.8ft	11s	WNW	7kt	SSW	14kt	12°C	16°C	0.4mm
7:00 AM	FAIR	2ft	8s	W	9kt	SSW	16kt	12°C	16°C	0.3mm
8:00 AM	POOR	2.2ft	6s	WSW	11kt	S	17kt	12°C	16°C	0.3mm
9:00 AM	POOR	2.1ft	7s	W	12kt	S	19kt	12°C	16°C	0.3mm
10:00 AM	POOR	1.9ft	8s	W	14kt	S	21kt	13°C	16°C	0.4mm
11:00 AM	POOR	1.7ft	9s	W	15kt	S	23kt	13°C	17°C	0.4mm
12:00 PM	POOR	1.7ft	10s	WNW	15kt	S	24kt	13°C	17°C	0.4mm
1:00 PM	POOR	1.7ft	11s	WNW	15kt	SSW	25kt	14°C	17°C	0.4mm
2:00 PM	POOR	1.7ft	12s	WNW	15kt	SSW	26kt	14°C	17°C	0.3mm
3:00 PM	POOR	1.7ft	13s	WNW	16kt	SSW	26kt	13°C	17°C	0.4mm
4:00 PM	POOR	1.8ft	13s	W	16kt	SSW	26kt	13°C	17°C	0.4mm
5:00 PM	POOR	1.8ft	14s	WSW	16kt	SSW	26kt	12°C	17°C	0.4mm
6:00 PM	POOR	1.8ft	14s	WSW	14kt	SSW	23kt	11°C	17°C	1.7mm
7:00 PM	POOR	1.8ft	15s	SW	12kt	SSW	20kt	10°C	17°C	3mm
8:00 PM	FAIR	1.8ft	15s	SSW	10kt	SSW	17kt	9°C	17°C	4.2mm
9:00 PM	POOR	1.8ft	15s	SW	10kt	SW	17kt	9°C	17°C	3.6mm
10:00 PM	POOR	1.7ft	14s	SW	10kt	SW	18kt	9°C	17°C	3mm
11:00 PM	POOR	1.7ft	14s	WSW	10kt	WSW	18kt	9°C	17°C	2.3mm

Sunday

Apr 12

EXCELLENT19 excellent hours

🌊 1.6-7.3ft 💨 3-9kt 🌡️ 8-11°C

Time	Quality	Swell Height	Period	Swell Dir	Wind Speed	Wind Dir	Gusts	Air Temp	Water Temp	Rain
12:00 AM	POOR	1.6ft	14s	SW	9kt	WSW	16kt	9°C	17°C	1.9mm
1:00 AM	FAIR	1.6ft	15s	SW	7kt	WSW	14kt	9°C	17°C	1.4mm
2:00 AM	FAIR	1.6ft	16s	SSW	6kt	WSW	11kt	9°C	16°C	0.9mm
3:00 AM	EXCELLENT	3.4ft	13s	SW	6kt	WSW	10kt	9°C	16°C	0.9mm
4:00 AM	EXCELLENT	5.2ft	11s	WSW	5kt	WSW	10kt	8°C	16°C	1mm
5:00 AM	EXCELLENT	7ft	8s	W	5kt	WSW	9kt	8°C	16°C	1.1mm
6:00 AM	EXCELLENT	7.1ft	9s	W	5kt	SW	9kt	8°C	16°C	0.9mm
7:00 AM	EXCELLENT	7.1ft	9s	W	5kt	SSW	9kt	9°C	16°C	0.8mm
8:00 AM	EXCELLENT	7.2ft	9s	W	5kt	S	9kt	9°C	16°C	0.6mm
9:00 AM	EXCELLENT	7.3ft	10s	W	6kt	SSW	10kt	10°C	16°C	0.6mm
10:00 AM	EXCELLENT	7.3ft	10s	W	7kt	SSW	11kt	10°C	16°C	0.7mm
11:00 AM	GOOD	7.3ft	10s	W	9kt	SSW	13kt	10°C	16°C	0.7mm
12:00 PM	GOOD	7.2ft	10s	W	8kt	SSW	13kt	10°C	16°C	0.7mm
1:00 PM	EXCELLENT	7.1ft	10s	W	8kt	SW	13kt	11°C	16°C	0.7mm
2:00 PM	EXCELLENT	7ft	10s	W	8kt	SW	13kt	11°C	16°C	0.6mm
3:00 PM	EXCELLENT	6.8ft	10s	W	7kt	WSW	11kt	11°C	16°C	0.6mm
4:00 PM	EXCELLENT	6.6ft	10s	W	6kt	WSW	9kt	11°C	16°C	0.6mm
5:00 PM	EXCELLENT	6.3ft	10s	W	5kt	W	7kt	11°C	16°C	0.6mm
6:00 PM	EXCELLENT	6.1ft	10s	W	5kt	W	7kt	10°C	16°C	0.5mm
7:00 PM	EXCELLENT	5.9ft	10s	W	4kt	WNW	6kt	10°C	16°C	0.4mm
8:00 PM	EXCELLENT	5.7ft	10s	W	4kt	WNW	5kt	9°C	16°C	0.3mm
9:00 PM	EXCELLENT	5.5ft	10s	W	4kt	NNW	4kt	9°C	16°C	0.2mm
10:00 PM	EXCELLENT	5.3ft	10s	W	4kt	N	4kt	8°C	16°C	0.2mm
11:00 PM	EXCELLENT	5.2ft	10s	W	3kt	NNE	3kt	8°C	16°C	0.1mm

Monday

Apr 13

EXCELLENT20 excellent hours

🌊 1.6-5.1ft 💨 2-6kt 🌡️ 7-16°C

Time	Quality	Swell Height	Period	Swell Dir	Wind Speed	Wind Dir	Gusts	Air Temp	Water Temp	Rain
12:00 AM	EXCELLENT	5.1ft	10s	W	3kt	NNE	3kt	7°C	16°C	0.1mm
1:00 AM	EXCELLENT	5ft	10s	W	3kt	NNE	3kt	7°C	16°C	0.1mm
2:00 AM	EXCELLENT	4.9ft	10s	W	3kt	NNE	3kt	7°C	16°C	0mm
3:00 AM	EXCELLENT	4.8ft	10s	W	3kt	NNE	3kt	7°C	16°C	0mm
4:00 AM	EXCELLENT	4.7ft	10s	W	3kt	NNE	3kt	7°C	16°C	0mm
5:00 AM	EXCELLENT	4.6ft	10s	WNW	3kt	NNE	3kt	7°C	16°C	0mm
6:00 AM	EXCELLENT	4.5ft	10s	WNW	3kt	NNE	3kt	7°C	16°C	0mm
7:00 AM	EXCELLENT	4.4ft	10s	WNW	3kt	NE	3kt	7°C	16°C	0mm
8:00 AM	EXCELLENT	4.3ft	10s	WNW	3kt	NE	3kt	8°C	16°C	0mm
9:00 AM	EXCELLENT	4.2ft	10s	WNW	3kt	E	3kt	10°C	16°C	0mm
10:00 AM	EXCELLENT	4.1ft	10s	WNW	2kt	SSE	3kt	11°C	16°C	0mm
11:00 AM	EXCELLENT	4ft	10s	WNW	2kt	SSW	4kt	13°C	16°C	0mm
12:00 PM	EXCELLENT	3.9ft	10s	WNW	3kt	SW	5kt	14°C	16°C	0mm
1:00 PM	EXCELLENT	3.9ft	10s	WNW	5kt	SW	6kt	15°C	16°C	0mm
2:00 PM	GOOD	3.8ft	10s	WNW	6kt	WSW	7kt	15°C	16°C	0mm
3:00 PM	EXCELLENT	3.1ft	11s	WSW	6kt	W	7kt	16°C	16°C	0mm
4:00 PM	EXCELLENT	2.4ft	13s	SW	6kt	WNW	8kt	16°C	16°C	0mm
5:00 PM	GOOD	1.6ft	14s	SSW	5kt	NW	8kt	16°C	16°C	0mm
6:00 PM	GOOD	1.8ft	13s	SW	6kt	NW	9kt	15°C	16°C	0mm
7:00 PM	GOOD	1.9ft	12s	SW	6kt	NW	9kt	13°C	16°C	0mm
8:00 PM	EXCELLENT	2ft	12s	WSW	6kt	NNW	10kt	12°C	16°C	0mm
9:00 PM	EXCELLENT	2.2ft	11s	W	5kt	NNW	9kt	11°C	16°C	0mm
10:00 PM	EXCELLENT	2.4ft	10s	W	5kt	NNW	7kt	10°C	16°C	0mm
11:00 PM	EXCELLENT	2.6ft	9s	WNW	4kt	N	6kt	9°C	16°C	0mm

Tuesday

Apr 14

GOOD6 excellent hours

🌊 1.2-3.4ft 💨 3-8kt 🌡️ 9-17°C

Time	Quality	Swell Height	Period	Swell Dir	Wind Speed	Wind Dir	Gusts	Air Temp	Water Temp	Rain
12:00 AM	EXCELLENT	2.6ft	9s	WNW	3kt	N	5kt	9°C	16°C	0mm
1:00 AM	EXCELLENT	2.5ft	9s	WNW	3kt	NNW	5kt	9°C	16°C	0mm
2:00 AM	EXCELLENT	2.5ft	9s	WNW	3kt	NNW	4kt	9°C	16°C	0mm
3:00 AM	EXCELLENT	2.8ft	9s	WNW	3kt	N	4kt	9°C	16°C	0mm
4:00 AM	EXCELLENT	3.1ft	9s	WNW	3kt	N	4kt	9°C	16°C	0mm
5:00 AM	GOOD	3.4ft	9s	WNW	3kt	NNE	5kt	9°C	16°C	0mm
6:00 AM	GOOD	3.4ft	9s	WNW	3kt	N	5kt	10°C	16°C	0mm
7:00 AM	GOOD	3.3ft	9s	WNW	3kt	NNW	5kt	10°C	16°C	0mm
8:00 AM	GOOD	3.2ft	9s	WNW	3kt	NW	5kt	11°C	16°C	0mm
9:00 AM	GOOD	3.1ft	9s	WNW	3kt	NW	5kt	12°C	16°C	0mm
10:00 AM	GOOD	3.1ft	9s	WNW	3kt	WNW	5kt	13°C	16°C	0mm
11:00 AM	GOOD	3ft	8s	WNW	3kt	WNW	4kt	14°C	16°C	0mm
12:00 PM	EXCELLENT	2.5ft	10s	W	4kt	WNW	5kt	15°C	16°C	0mm
1:00 PM	FAIR	1.9ft	12s	SW	6kt	W	6kt	16°C	16°C	0mm
2:00 PM	FAIR	1.4ft	14s	SSW	7kt	W	7kt	17°C	16°C	0mm
3:00 PM	FAIR	1.4ft	14s	SSW	7kt	W	6kt	17°C	16°C	0mm
4:00 PM	FAIR	1.3ft	14s	SSW	6kt	W	6kt	17°C	16°C	0mm
5:00 PM	GOOD	1.3ft	13s	SSW	6kt	W	6kt	17°C	16°C	0mm
6:00 PM	GOOD	1.3ft	13s	SSW	6kt	WNW	7kt	15°C	16°C	0mm
7:00 PM	GOOD	1.3ft	13s	SSW	7kt	NW	8kt	14°C	16°C	0mm
8:00 PM	GOOD	1.2ft	13s	SSW	8kt	NW	10kt	12°C	16°C	0mm
9:00 PM	GOOD	1.5ft	11s	SW	7kt	NNW	8kt	11°C	16°C	0mm
10:00 PM	FAIR	1.7ft	9s	W	5kt	NNW	7kt	10°C	16°C	0mm
11:00 PM	FAIR	1.9ft	7s	WNW	4kt	N	6kt	9°C	16°C	0mm

Wednesday

Apr 15

GOOD3 excellent hours

🌊 1.0-3.3ft 💨 1-5kt 🌡️ 8-17°C

Time	Quality	Swell Height	Period	Swell Dir	Wind Speed	Wind Dir	Gusts	Air Temp	Water Temp	Rain
12:00 AM	GOOD	2.3ft	7s	WNW	3kt	N	4kt	9°C	16°C	0mm
1:00 AM	GOOD	2.6ft	7s	WNW	2kt	N	3kt	9°C	16°C	0mm
2:00 AM	GOOD	2.9ft	7s	WNW	1kt	NNW	2kt	9°C	16°C	0mm
3:00 AM	GOOD	2.9ft	7s	WNW	1kt	N	2kt	8°C	16°C	0mm
4:00 AM	GOOD	2.8ft	7s	WNW	1kt	NNE	2kt	8°C	16°C	0mm
5:00 AM	GOOD	2.8ft	7s	WNW	1kt	NE	2kt	8°C	16°C	0mm
6:00 AM	GOOD	2.8ft	7s	WNW	1kt	NNW	2kt	9°C	16°C	0mm
7:00 AM	GOOD	2.8ft	7s	WNW	1kt	WNW	2kt	9°C	16°C	0mm
8:00 AM	GOOD	2.8ft	7s	WNW	1kt	WSW	2kt	10°C	16°C	0mm
9:00 AM	GOOD	2.8ft	7s	WNW	2kt	SW	2kt	11°C	16°C	0mm
10:00 AM	GOOD	2.7ft	7s	WNW	3kt	SW	2kt	13°C	16°C	0mm
11:00 AM	GOOD	2.7ft	7s	WNW	4kt	SSW	2kt	15°C	16°C	0mm
12:00 PM	GOOD	2.7ft	7s	WNW	4kt	SSW	3kt	15°C	16°C	0mm
1:00 PM	GOOD	2.7ft	7s	WNW	5kt	SSW	3kt	16°C	16°C	0mm
2:00 PM	GOOD	2.7ft	8s	WNW	5kt	SW	3kt	17°C	16°C	0mm
3:00 PM	EXCELLENT	2.2ft	9s	W	5kt	SW	4kt	17°C	16°C	0mm
4:00 PM	GOOD	1.6ft	11s	SW	5kt	WSW	4kt	17°C	16°C	0mm
5:00 PM	GOOD	1ft	13s	SSW	5kt	WSW	5kt	16°C	16°C	0mm
6:00 PM	EXCELLENT	1.6ft	11s	SW	4kt	WNW	4kt	15°C	16°C	0mm
7:00 PM	EXCELLENT	2.2ft	9s	W	2kt	N	3kt	15°C	16°C	0mm
8:00 PM	GOOD	2.9ft	8s	WNW	1kt	NE	2kt	14°C	16°C	0mm
9:00 PM	GOOD	3ft	8s	WNW	2kt	ENE	3kt	13°C	16°C	0mm
10:00 PM	GOOD	3.2ft	8s	WNW	3kt	ENE	4kt	13°C	16°C	0mm
11:00 PM	GOOD	3.3ft	8s	WNW	4kt	E	5kt	12°C	16°C	0mm

Forecast Summary

Best Day:Check forecast for optimal conditions

Average Swell:2.0ft @ 9s

Wind Conditions:1-13kt ENE

Water Temperature:15-17°C

Local Knowledge & Surf Guide

Local Knowledge

Steamer Lane–The Point in Santa Cruz is an exposed reef break known for very consistent surf year-round, with ideal conditions during winter, particularly in January. The spot works best when a southwest swell combines with offshore winds from the northeast and gains some shelter from northwest winds. It features a right-hand reef break that is best around a rising mid tide. Crowds are common when it's working, and surfers should be cautious of rocks in the lineup.

Best Swell Direction: E

Bottom Type: Reef

Ideal Conditions

This spot performs best under these specific conditions. Forecasts take these into account when rating surf quality.

Ideal Swell DirectionSW

Ideal Wind DirectionNE

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