Steamer Lane (The Lane) Surf Report & 10 Day Forecast // USA

Tuesday 16th April 2024

Current surf conditions for Steamer Lane (2024-04-16)
Wave height *	2ft / 0.7m
Swell period	16s
Swell direction
Wind	16mph / 26km/h
Weather	12.5°C / 55°F
Sea temp	12°C / 53°F

* Wave size is face height of set waves.

10 day Steamer Lane surf forecast

Wed

17/Apr

2ft

Low 12:58am
High 6:22am
Low 1:33pm
High 8:37pm

Thu

18/Apr

4ft

Low 1:54am
High 7:25am
Low 2:12pm
High 9:01pm

Fri

19/Apr

3.5ft

Low 2:37am
High 8:19am
Low 2:44pm
High 9:22pm

Sat

20/Apr

4ft

Low 3:15am
High 9:07am
Low 3:12pm
High 9:40pm

Sun

21/Apr

5ft

Low 3:51am
High 9:52am
Low 3:37pm
High 9:59pm

Mon

22/Apr

3ft

Low 4:26am
High 10:36am
Low 4:00pm
High 10:19pm

Tue

23/Apr

3.5ft

Low 5:01am
High 11:20am
Low 4:24pm
High 10:40pm

Wed

24/Apr

2.5ft

Low 5:37am
High 12:07pm
Low 4:47pm
High 11:04pm

Thu

25/Apr

2.5ft

Low 6:15am
High 12:58pm
Low 5:12pm
High 11:31pm

Wed 17th Apr

Surf report for Wed 17/04
	Wave size	Primary swell	Direction	Period	Wind direction	Wind speed	Weather
5:00	5.5ft	6.1ft		18s		2mph (2mph)	13°C/55°F
8:00	5.5ft	6ft		18s		2mph (2mph)	14°C/58°F
11:00	2ft	5.8ft		15s		2mph (2mph)	20°C/67°F
14:00	2ft	5.8ft		15s		4mph (3mph)	22°C/71°F
17:00	2ft	5.7ft		14s		3mph (2mph)	20°C/68°F
20:00	5ft	5.5ft		16s		3mph (4mph)	14°C/58°F

Tide times
Low 12:58am (2.59m)
High 6:22am (3.97m)
Low 1:33pm (-0.01m)
High 8:37pm (3.86m)

Daylight
First light	06:03
Sunrise	06:29
Sunset	19:45
Dark	20:11

Thu 18th Apr

Surf report for Thu 18/04
	Wave size	Primary swell	Direction	Period	Wind direction	Wind speed	Weather
5:00	4.5ft	5.1ft		16s		2mph (2mph)	12°C/54°F
8:00	4.5ft	4.8ft		16s		2mph (3mph)	14°C/57°F
11:00	4.5ft	4.6ft		16s		4mph (2mph)	18°C/65°F
14:00	4ft	4.5ft		16s		6mph (5mph)	18°C/65°F
17:00	4ft	4.2ft		16s		6mph (5mph)	17°C/62°F
20:00	3.5ft	4ft		15s		4mph (4mph)	12°C/53°F

Tide times
Low 1:54am (2.15m)
High 7:25am (3.93m)
Low 2:12pm (0.14m)
High 9:01pm (4.00m)

Daylight
First light	06:01
Sunrise	06:28
Sunset	19:45
Dark	20:12

Fri 19th Apr

Surf report for Fri 19/04
	Wave size	Primary swell	Direction	Period	Wind direction	Wind speed	Weather
5:00	3.5ft	3.7ft		15s		1mph (1mph)	9°C/48°F
8:00	3.5ft	3.7ft		15s		0mph (0mph)	11°C/52°F
11:00	3.5ft	3.8ft		15s		6mph (4mph)	16°C/61°F
14:00	3.5ft	3.9ft		15s		7mph (6mph)	18°C/64°F
17:00	3.5ft	4ft		15s		6mph (7mph)	18°C/65°F
20:00	3.5ft	3.9ft		15s		3mph (4mph)	12°C/54°F

Tide times
Low 2:37am (1.70m)
High 8:19am (3.89m)
Low 2:44pm (0.36m)
High 9:22pm (4.17m)

Daylight
First light	06:00
Sunrise	06:27
Sunset	19:46
Dark	20:13

Sat 20th Apr

Surf report for Sat 20/04
	Wave size	Primary swell	Direction	Period	Wind direction	Wind speed	Weather
5:00	3.5ft	3.7ft		14s		1mph (2mph)	9°C/48°F
8:00	3.5ft	3.8ft		14s		1mph (3mph)	11°C/52°F
11:00	3.5ft	4ft		18s		5mph (6mph)	17°C/62°F
14:00	4ft	4.5ft		18s		2mph (8mph)	20°C/68°F
17:00	4.5ft	5.3ft		18s		2mph (7mph)	20°C/68°F
20:00	4.5ft	5.1ft		16s		1mph (3mph)	14°C/56°F

Tide times
Low 3:15am (1.24m)
High 9:07am (3.84m)
Low 3:12pm (0.64m)
High 9:40pm (4.38m)

Daylight
First light	05:58
Sunrise	06:25
Sunset	19:47
Dark	20:14

Sun 21st Apr

Surf report for Sun 21/04
	Wave size	Primary swell	Direction	Period	Wind direction	Wind speed	Weather
5:00	4.5ft	4.8ft		16s		1mph (2mph)	10°C/50°F
8:00	4.5ft	4.7ft		17s		3mph (3mph)	11°C/52°F
11:00	5ft	5.1ft		17s		5mph (4mph)	17°C/62°F
14:00	5ft	5.5ft		17s		7mph (5mph)	19°C/66°F
17:00	3.5ft	5.7ft		16s		6mph (6mph)	17°C/63°F
20:00	3ft	5.8ft		15s		1mph (3mph)	12°C/54°F

Tide times
Low 3:51am (0.81m)
High 9:52am (3.77m)
Low 3:37pm (0.97m)
High 9:59pm (4.60m)

Daylight
First light	05:57
Sunrise	06:24
Sunset	19:48
Dark	20:15

Mon 22nd Apr

Surf report for Mon 22/04
	Wave size	Primary swell	Direction	Period	Wind direction	Wind speed	Weather
5:00	3ft	6.1ft		15s		2mph (4mph)	8°C/47°F
8:00	3ft	6.2ft		15s		1mph (2mph)	9°C/49°F
11:00	3ft	6.2ft		14s		6mph (6mph)	15°C/58°F
14:00	3ft	6.4ft		14s		10mph (9mph)	17°C/62°F
17:00	3ft	6.6ft		13s		12mph (13mph)	16°C/61°F
20:00	3ft	6.9ft		11s		11mph (15mph)	11°C/52°F

Tide times
Low 4:26am (0.41m)
High 10:36am (3.68m)
Low 4:00pm (1.33m)
High 10:19pm (4.81m)

Daylight
First light	05:56
Sunrise	06:23
Sunset	19:49
Dark	20:16

Tue 23rd Apr

Surf report for Tue 23/04
	Wave size	Primary swell	Direction	Period	Wind direction	Wind speed	Weather
5:00	3ft	8.3ft		10s		8mph (14mph)	10°C/49°F
8:00	3ft	8.3ft		10s		8mph (12mph)	10°C/50°F
11:00	3ft	7.9ft		10s		9mph (9mph)	15°C/59°F
14:00	3.5ft	7.6ft		10s		10mph (9mph)	18°C/65°F
17:00	3ft	8.1ft		9s		8mph (7mph)	17°C/63°F
20:00	3ft	8ft		9s		9mph (13mph)	11°C/52°F

Tide times
Low 5:01am (0.08m)
High 11:20am (3.57m)
Low 4:24pm (1.69m)
High 10:40pm (4.98m)

Daylight
First light	05:54
Sunrise	06:22
Sunset	19:50
Dark	20:17

Wed 24th Apr

Surf report for Wed 24/04
	Wave size	Primary swell	Direction	Period	Wind direction	Wind speed	Weather
5:00	3.5ft	5.4ft		16s		0mph (2mph)	8°C/47°F
8:00	3.5ft	5ft		16s		2mph (4mph)	11°C/51°F
11:00	2.5ft	4.8ft		15s		4mph (8mph)	14°C/57°F
14:00	2.5ft	4.9ft		14s		7mph (9mph)	18°C/65°F
17:00	2ft	5ft		13s		7mph (8mph)	19°C/65°F
20:00	2ft	5ft		13s		7mph (11mph)	14°C/57°F

Tide times
Low 5:37am (-0.18m)
High 12:07pm (3.45m)
Low 4:47pm (2.03m)
High 11:04pm (5.09m)

Daylight
First light	05:53
Sunrise	06:20
Sunset	19:51
Dark	20:18

Thu 25th Apr

Surf report for Thu 25/04
	Wave size	Primary swell	Direction	Period	Wind direction	Wind speed	Weather
5:00	2.5ft	5.6ft		12s		1mph (1mph)	11°C/51°F
8:00	2.5ft	6ft		11s		1mph (2mph)	12°C/54°F
11:00	2.5ft	5.8ft		10s		5mph (6mph)	16°C/60°F
14:00	2.5ft	5.6ft		11s		6mph (6mph)	17°C/63°F
17:00	2.5ft	5.4ft		10s		7mph (8mph)	17°C/62°F
20:00	2.5ft	5.4ft		10s		6mph (9mph)	14°C/57°F

Tide times
Low 6:15am (-0.35m)
High 12:58pm (3.32m)
Low 5:12pm (2.35m)
High 11:31pm (5.14m)

Daylight
First light	05:52
Sunrise	06:19
Sunset	19:52
Dark	20:19

Fri 26th Apr

Surf report for Fri 26/04
	Wave size	Primary swell	Direction	Period	Wind direction	Wind speed	Weather
5:00	2ft	4.8ft		10s		4mph (6mph)	10°C/51°F
8:00	4ft	4.9ft		18s		3mph (4mph)	11°C/51°F
11:00	4.5ft	4.9ft		18s		3mph (2mph)	12°C/54°F
14:00	4.5ft	4.8ft		18s		3mph (2mph)	14°C/56°F
17:00	2.5ft	4.9ft		12s		2mph (3mph)	14°C/57°F

Tide times
Low 6:57am (-0.44m)
High 1:56pm (3.18m)
Low 5:38pm (2.62m)

Daylight
First light	05:50
Sunrise	06:18
Sunset	19:53
Dark	20:20

Nearest buoys

Best known of the Santa Cruz spots. 'The Lane' is a variety of quality reef breaks and point-breaks. Owing to its consistency and the fact it is sheltered from NW winds Steamer Lanes is one of them most crowded spots on the coast

Steamer Lane picks up pretty much any swell going but has the bonus of facing due south so is offshore in the prevailing NW winds. As an extra bonus the swell is a little more ordered as it wraps around the point and further polished by the kelp beneath.

The main spots at the Lane are:
Middle Peak
Series of inner and outer reefs that hold almost any size. Steep drops and shortish rides are the order of the day. The left is a little better but there is a potential for taking a beating getting caught on the inside.

The Point
Right-hander breaking off the point by the lighthouse. Gets hollow, heavy and busy.

The Slot
Thick, hollow wedging right that breaks in front of the cliffs and jump off spot.

Indicators
This is another right point break but on its day significantly better than the outside point. A performance wave, Indicators plays host to some of the World’s best surfers when it’s on - so don’t bank on getting too many waves!

The Steamer Lane spots work on a variety of swells with NW being better for Middle Peak and Indicators, W for the slot and the point being best on a South swell

Surf spots nearby

Cowells Cove (0.5 mi)
Mitchell's Cove (0.9 mi)
The Rivermouth (1.1 mi)
Swift Street (1.2 mi)
Stockton Avenue (1.4 mi)
Santa Cruz Harbor (1.4 mi)
Black's Beach (1.8 mi)
Natural Bridges State Park (1.8 mi)
26th Avenue (2.5 mi)
Santa Cruz - RockView St (2.7 mi)

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Steamer Lane (The Lane) Surf Report & 10 Day Forecast // USA | World Beach Guide (2024)