Steamer Lane Surf Report & Forecast

Surf Report, Surf Forecast & Surf Cam

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Current Surf Conditions

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Condition Rating

LOTUS Forecast
FAIR TO GOOD

Surf Height

6-8FT

Observed

Overhead to well overhead

Smart Cam

Swell

9.2FT9s
WNW303º
4.4FT17s
S190º
1FT16s
WNW289º
LOTUS Forecast

Wind

1KTSSSW

4kts gusts, Onshore

Model Forecast
Satellite map of location

Tide

2.8FT

Temperature

57°F

spotName Wind & Weather
86ºF

4/3mm wetsuit

Chris Borg

Santa Cruz Forecast

Chris Borg •

Today

Solid surf off continued Southern Hemi swell today, some WNW swell. Winds stay on the lighter side.

Afternoon Outlook: Punchy, long-period, selective S Southern Hemi swell, along with a fresh, well secondary WNW pulse, maintains head high to 1-2'+ overhead waves at southerly exposures, while best breaks approach double overhead. Some peaks for combo breaks. Light southerly sea breeze.

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Steamer Lane Surf Guide

A classic name for a classic California surf spot, Steamer Lane is geo-strategically placed to sweep up just about everything moving within or just above the surface of the Pacific Ocean and put it to some use. Because Santa Cruz faces straight south, Lighthouse Point points almost directly south, and that weird geography is the secret to Steamer Lane’s success. Swells from the west and northwest that ravage the coast north of Santa Cruz are evened out and groomed as they bend into the Monterey... Read more