Steamer Lane (The Lane) Surf Report

Saturday 18th May 2024

Current surf conditions for Steamer Lane (2024-05-18)
Wave height *	5ft / 1.6m
Swell period	19s
Swell direction
Wind	7mph / 12km/h
Weather	10.6°C / 51°F
Sea temp	12°C / 53°F

* Wave size is face height of set waves.

10 day Steamer Lane surf forecast

Sun

19/May

6.5ft

Low 2:57am
High 8:54am
Low 2:09pm
High 8:43pm

Mon

20/May

3ft

Low 3:34am
High 9:48am
Low 2:38pm
High 9:06pm

Tue

21/May

3ft

Low 4:10am
High 10:40am
Low 3:07pm
High 9:30pm

Wed

22/May

3ft

Low 4:46am
High 11:29am
Low 3:36pm
High 9:58pm

Thu

23/May

3.5ft

Low 5:23am
High 12:19pm
Low 4:07pm
High 10:29pm

Fri

24/May

2ft

Low 6:02am
High 1:10pm
Low 4:40pm
High 11:03pm

Sat

25/May

3.5ft

Low 6:45am
High 2:05pm
Low 5:18pm
High 11:42pm

Sun

26/May

2ft

Low 7:31am
High 3:03pm
Low 6:04pm

Mon

27/May

1.5ft

High 12:27am
Low 8:21am
High 4:00pm
Low 7:08pm

Sun 19th May

Surf report for Sun 19/05
	Wave size	Primary swell	Direction	Period	Wind direction	Wind speed	Weather
5:00	6ft	6.4ft		18s		3mph (4mph)	9°C/48°F
8:00	6ft	6.9ft		18s		4mph (4mph)	11°C/51°F
11:00	6.5ft	7ft		18s		7mph (4mph)	15°C/59°F
14:00	6.5ft	7.1ft		18s		7mph (7mph)	17°C/62°F
17:00	6.5ft	7.4ft		18s		6mph (9mph)	19°C/66°F
20:00	3ft	8ft		15s		7mph (9mph)	14°C/57°F

Tide times
Low 2:57am (0.87m)
High 8:54am (3.23m)
Low 2:09pm (1.45m)
High 8:43pm (4.82m)

Daylight
First light	05:27
Sunrise	05:56
Sunset	20:12
Dark	20:42

Mon 20th May

Surf report for Mon 20/05
	Wave size	Primary swell	Direction	Period	Wind direction	Wind speed	Weather
5:00	3.5ft	8.7ft		10s		1mph (4mph)	8°C/47°F
8:00	3ft	8.4ft		10s		5mph (5mph)	11°C/51°F
11:00	3ft	7.9ft		12s		5mph (4mph)	17°C/62°F
14:00	3ft	7.6ft		15s		8mph (7mph)	18°C/64°F
17:00	3ft	7.8ft		15s		6mph (6mph)	17°C/63°F
20:00	3ft	7.9ft		14s		3mph (4mph)	12°C/54°F

Tide times
Low 3:34am (0.37m)
High 9:48am (3.25m)
Low 2:38pm (1.80m)
High 9:06pm (5.07m)

Daylight
First light	05:26
Sunrise	05:55
Sunset	20:13
Dark	20:43

Tue 21st May

Surf report for Tue 21/05
	Wave size	Primary swell	Direction	Period	Wind direction	Wind speed	Weather
5:00	3ft	8ft		11s		2mph (2mph)	9°C/49°F
8:00	3ft	7.7ft		12s		3mph (4mph)	13°C/55°F
11:00	3ft	7.5ft		14s		4mph (5mph)	19°C/66°F
14:00	3ft	7.3ft		15s		6mph (7mph)	22°C/71°F
17:00	3ft	7.3ft		15s		5mph (9mph)	23°C/74°F
20:00	3ft	7.5ft		15s		3mph (6mph)	15°C/60°F

Tide times
Low 4:10am (-0.07m)
High 10:40am (3.29m)
Low 3:07pm (2.12m)
High 9:30pm (5.29m)

Daylight
First light	05:25
Sunrise	05:55
Sunset	20:14
Dark	20:43

Wed 22nd May

Surf report for Wed 22/05
	Wave size	Primary swell	Direction	Period	Wind direction	Wind speed	Weather
5:00	3ft	8.2ft		10s		2mph (3mph)	10°C/49°F
8:00	3ft	8.3ft		10s		1mph (1mph)	12°C/54°F
11:00	3ft	8ft		9s		6mph (4mph)	17°C/62°F
14:00	3ft	7.6ft		9s		7mph (6mph)	19°C/65°F
17:00	3ft	8.3ft		9s		8mph (9mph)	21°C/69°F
20:00	3.5ft	8.7ft		9s		10mph (13mph)	14°C/57°F

Tide times
Low 4:46am (-0.43m)
High 11:29am (3.33m)
Low 3:36pm (2.40m)
High 9:58pm (5.45m)

Daylight
First light	05:24
Sunrise	05:54
Sunset	20:15
Dark	20:44

Thu 23rd May

Surf report for Thu 23/05
	Wave size	Primary swell	Direction	Period	Wind direction	Wind speed	Weather
5:00	3.5ft	9ft		10s		2mph (3mph)	9°C/47°F
8:00	3.5ft	9ft		10s		1mph (2mph)	11°C/52°F
11:00	3.5ft	8.8ft		10s		6mph (5mph)	17°C/62°F
14:00	3.5ft	8.5ft		10s		8mph (7mph)	19°C/67°F
17:00	3ft	8.4ft		9s		12mph (10mph)	18°C/65°F
20:00	3ft	7.9ft		9s		7mph (9mph)	14°C/57°F

Tide times
Low 5:23am (-0.71m)
High 12:19pm (3.34m)
Low 4:07pm (2.63m)
High 10:29pm (5.55m)

Daylight
First light	05:24
Sunrise	05:53
Sunset	20:16
Dark	20:45

Fri 24th May

Surf report for Fri 24/05
	Wave size	Primary swell	Direction	Period	Wind direction	Wind speed	Weather
5:00	2.5ft	6.6ft		9s		2mph (5mph)	8°C/47°F
8:00	2.5ft	6.1ft		8s		3mph (9mph)	12°C/53°F
11:00	2ft	5.6ft		8s		9mph (13mph)	17°C/62°F
14:00	2ft	5ft		12s		14mph (17mph)	17°C/63°F
17:00	1.5ft	4.4ft		12s		13mph (18mph)	16°C/60°F
20:00	3.5ft	3.9ft		14s		9mph (17mph)	13°C/56°F

Tide times
Low 6:02am (-0.90m)
High 1:10pm (3.34m)
Low 4:40pm (2.81m)
High 11:03pm (5.58m)

Daylight
First light	05:23
Sunrise	05:53
Sunset	20:16
Dark	20:46

Sat 25th May

Surf report for Sat 25/05
	Wave size	Primary swell	Direction	Period	Wind direction	Wind speed	Weather
5:00	3ft	3.4ft		14s		5mph (7mph)	12°C/53°F
8:00	3ft	3.4ft		14s		5mph (7mph)	13°C/56°F
11:00	3ft	3.4ft		13s		8mph (7mph)	15°C/59°F
14:00	3.5ft	3.8ft		13s		6mph (8mph)	15°C/59°F
17:00	3.5ft	4.1ft		18s		14mph (12mph)	17°C/63°F
20:00	3.5ft	4.3ft		18s		12mph (18mph)	13°C/55°F

Tide times
Low 6:45am (-1.00m)
High 2:05pm (3.32m)
Low 5:18pm (2.95m)
High 11:42pm (5.52m)

Daylight
First light	05:22
Sunrise	05:52
Sunset	20:17
Dark	20:47

Sun 26th May

Surf report for Sun 26/05
	Wave size	Primary swell	Direction	Period	Wind direction	Wind speed	Weather
5:00	2ft	4.3ft		12s		3mph (4mph)	8°C/46°F
8:00	2ft	4.4ft		12s		1mph (3mph)	11°C/51°F
11:00	2ft	4.7ft		10s		6mph (5mph)	16°C/61°F
14:00	2ft	5.2ft		10s		8mph (7mph)	17°C/63°F
17:00	2ft	5.4ft		10s		9mph (9mph)	18°C/64°F
20:00	2ft	5.5ft		7s		3mph (5mph)	14°C/57°F

Tide times
Low 7:31am (-1.03m)
High 3:03pm (3.34m)
Low 6:04pm (3.06m)

Daylight
First light	05:22
Sunrise	05:52
Sunset	20:18
Dark	20:48

Mon 27th May

Surf report for Mon 27/05
	Wave size	Primary swell	Direction	Period	Wind direction	Wind speed	Weather
5:00	2ft	4.6ft		7s		2mph (2mph)	8°C/47°F
8:00	1.5ft	4.4ft		7s		1mph (2mph)	11°C/52°F
11:00	1.5ft	4.3ft		11s		6mph (4mph)	17°C/62°F
14:00	1.5ft	4.5ft		11s		8mph (6mph)	20°C/68°F
17:00	2ft	4.9ft		11s		9mph (8mph)	20°C/67°F
20:00	2ft	5.4ft		10s		5mph (6mph)	15°C/60°F

Tide times
High 12:27am (5.37m)
Low 8:21am (-0.98m)
High 4:00pm (3.42m)
Low 7:08pm (3.12m)

Daylight
First light	05:21
Sunrise	05:51
Sunset	20:19
Dark	20:48

Tue 28th May

Surf report for Tue 28/05
	Wave size	Primary swell	Direction	Period	Wind direction	Wind speed	Weather
5:00	2ft	4.8ft		7s		2mph (3mph)	9°C/48°F
8:00	1.5ft	4.5ft		7s		1mph (4mph)	12°C/53°F
11:00	1.5ft	4.5ft		13s		5mph (5mph)	17°C/63°F
14:00	2ft	4.9ft		13s		6mph (4mph)	21°C/70°F
17:00	2ft	5.5ft		10s		3mph (3mph)	21°C/70°F

Tide times
High 1:19am (5.09m)

Daylight
First light	05:21
Sunrise	05:51
Sunset	20:19
Dark	20:49

Nearest buoys

Pajaro Beach, CA

12:26am

3ft

17s

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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