Steamer Lane (The Lane) Surf Report

Tuesday 29th April 2025

Current surf conditions for Steamer Lane (2025-04-29)
Wave height *	5ft / 1.6m
Swell period	16s
Swell direction
Wind	8mph / 13km/h
Weather	17°C / 63°F
Sea temp	12°C / 54°F

* Wave size is face height of set waves.

10 day Steamer Lane surf forecast

Tue

29/Apr

5ft

High 12:01am
Low 7:15am
High 2:25pm
Low 7:01pm

Wed

30/Apr

2.5ft

High 12:49am
Low 8:11am
High 3:32pm
Low 8:05pm

Thu

1/May

4.5ft

High 1:43am
Low 9:12am
High 4:40pm
Low 9:24pm

Fri

2/May

4ft

High 2:46am
Low 10:16am
High 5:43pm
Low 10:51pm

Sat

3/May

6.5ft

High 3:57am
Low 11:21am
High 6:37pm

Sun

4/May

5ft

Low 12:11am
High 5:15am
Low 12:20pm
High 7:22pm

Mon

5/May

3ft

Low 1:17am
High 6:34am
Low 1:10pm
High 7:59pm

Tue

6/May

2.5ft

Low 2:11am
High 7:46am
Low 1:55pm
High 8:30pm

Wed

7/May

3.5ft

Low 2:57am
High 8:49am
Low 2:34pm
High 8:57pm

Tue 29th Apr

Surf report for Tue 29/04
	Wave size	Primary swell	Direction	Period	Wind direction	Wind speed	Weather
5:00	5ft	5.9ft		17s		0mph (1mph)	10°C/49°F
8:00	5ft	5.9ft		16s		2mph (2mph)	12°C/54°F
11:00	5ft	5.9ft		16s		5mph (3mph)	18°C/65°F
14:00	5ft	5.7ft		16s		7mph (6mph)	19°C/67°F
17:00	5ft	5.5ft		16s		7mph (7mph)	18°C/64°F
20:00	5ft	5.4ft		16s		3mph (4mph)	12°C/54°F

Tide times
High 12:01am (5.95m)
Low 7:15am (-1.66m)
High 2:25pm (4.00m)
Low 7:01pm (2.79m)

Daylight
First light	05:47
Sunrise	06:15
Sunset	19:55
Dark	20:23

Wed 30th Apr

Surf report for Wed 30/04
	Wave size	Primary swell	Direction	Period	Wind direction	Wind speed	Weather
5:00	2.5ft	6.9ft		14s		1mph (2mph)	10°C/49°F
8:00	2.5ft	7.1ft		14s		1mph (2mph)	11°C/52°F
11:00	2.5ft	6.7ft		13s		6mph (4mph)	14°C/57°F
14:00	2.5ft	6.2ft		13s		8mph (5mph)	16°C/60°F
17:00	2.5ft	6.1ft		13s		7mph (6mph)	15°C/59°F
20:00	2ft	5.9ft		13s		4mph (6mph)	11°C/52°F

Tide times
High 12:49am (5.67m)
Low 8:11am (-1.38m)
High 3:32pm (3.91m)
Low 8:05pm (3.03m)

Daylight
First light	05:46
Sunrise	06:14
Sunset	19:56
Dark	20:24

Thu 1st May

Surf report for Thu 01/05
	Wave size	Primary swell	Direction	Period	Wind direction	Wind speed	Weather
5:00	5ft	5.3ft		15s		2mph (3mph)	10°C/50°F
8:00	5ft	5.2ft		15s		2mph (2mph)	11°C/51°F
11:00	4.5ft	5.1ft		14s		6mph (3mph)	15°C/59°F
14:00	4.5ft	4.9ft		14s		8mph (7mph)	17°C/62°F
17:00	2ft	4.6ft		12s		8mph (7mph)	16°C/61°F
20:00	4ft	4.4ft		14s		4mph (7mph)	12°C/53°F

Tide times
High 1:43am (5.25m)
Low 9:12am (-0.99m)
High 4:40pm (3.93m)
Low 9:24pm (3.10m)

Daylight
First light	05:45
Sunrise	06:12
Sunset	19:57
Dark	20:25

Fri 2nd May

Surf report for Fri 02/05
	Wave size	Primary swell	Direction	Period	Wind direction	Wind speed	Weather
5:00	4ft	4ft		13s		1mph (2mph)	10°C/49°F
8:00	2ft	4.1ft		18s		0mph (2mph)	12°C/53°F
11:00	2.5ft	4.2ft		18s		5mph (4mph)	17°C/63°F
14:00	4ft	4.6ft		19s		6mph (5mph)	21°C/69°F
17:00	2.5ft	5ft		18s		14mph (13mph)	19°C/67°F
20:00	2.5ft	4.8ft		18s		11mph (17mph)	13°C/56°F

Tide times
High 2:46am (4.77m)
Low 10:16am (-0.57m)
High 5:43pm (4.04m)
Low 10:51pm (2.94m)

Daylight
First light	05:43
Sunrise	06:11
Sunset	19:58
Dark	20:26

Sat 3rd May

Surf report for Sat 03/05
	Wave size	Primary swell	Direction	Period	Wind direction	Wind speed	Weather
5:00	2ft	4.4ft		15s		4mph (7mph)	12°C/53°F
8:00	2.5ft	5.3ft		16s		12mph (19mph)	11°C/52°F
11:00	6ft	6.5ft		18s		15mph (16mph)	14°C/57°F
14:00	6.5ft	7.3ft		18s		17mph (21mph)	14°C/58°F
17:00	4ft	8.4ft		15s		18mph (25mph)	12°C/54°F
20:00	4ft	8.5ft		9s		13mph (25mph)	9°C/48°F

Tide times
High 3:57am (4.30m)
Low 11:21am (-0.18m)
High 6:37pm (4.22m)

Daylight
First light	05:42
Sunrise	06:10
Sunset	19:59
Dark	20:27

Sun 4th May

Surf report for Sun 04/05
	Wave size	Primary swell	Direction	Period	Wind direction	Wind speed	Weather
5:00	4ft	8ft		12s		12mph (23mph)	8°C/46°F
8:00	4ft	8.1ft		13s		5mph (9mph)	8°C/46°F
11:00	4ft	9.4ft		12s		5mph (7mph)	11°C/52°F
14:00	5ft	11.6ft		11s		7mph (9mph)	14°C/57°F
17:00	5ft	11.8ft		11s		7mph (7mph)	15°C/59°F
20:00	4.5ft	10.9ft		11s		11mph (14mph)	11°C/51°F

Tide times
Low 12:11am (2.55m)
High 5:15am (3.93m)
Low 12:20pm (0.17m)
High 7:22pm (4.42m)

Daylight
First light	05:41
Sunrise	06:09
Sunset	19:59
Dark	20:28

Mon 5th May

Surf report for Mon 05/05
	Wave size	Primary swell	Direction	Period	Wind direction	Wind speed	Weather
5:00	3.5ft	8.6ft		11s		2mph (2mph)	8°C/46°F
8:00	3.5ft	7.9ft		11s		3mph (3mph)	10°C/49°F
11:00	3ft	7.4ft		11s		6mph (4mph)	13°C/56°F
14:00	3ft	7.1ft		15s		10mph (7mph)	14°C/58°F
17:00	3ft	6.7ft		15s		8mph (6mph)	14°C/58°F
20:00	2.5ft	6.2ft		10s		4mph (6mph)	11°C/52°F

Tide times
Low 1:17am (2.03m)
High 6:34am (3.70m)
Low 1:10pm (0.52m)
High 7:59pm (4.60m)

Daylight
First light	05:40
Sunrise	06:08
Sunset	20:00
Dark	20:28

Tue 6th May

Surf report for Tue 06/05
	Wave size	Primary swell	Direction	Period	Wind direction	Wind speed	Weather
5:00	3ft	7.2ft		10s		4mph (6mph)	10°C/50°F
8:00	2.5ft	7.1ft		10s		4mph (5mph)	11°C/51°F
11:00	3ft	7ft		14s		6mph (3mph)	15°C/59°F
14:00	2.5ft	7ft		14s		9mph (7mph)	16°C/62°F
17:00	2.5ft	7.2ft		12s		7mph (7mph)	16°C/60°F
20:00	7ft	7.5ft		19s		3mph (4mph)	12°C/54°F

Tide times
Low 2:11am (1.46m)
High 7:46am (3.59m)
Low 1:55pm (0.89m)
High 8:30pm (4.76m)

Daylight
First light	05:39
Sunrise	06:07
Sunset	20:01
Dark	20:29

Wed 7th May

Surf report for Wed 07/05
	Wave size	Primary swell	Direction	Period	Wind direction	Wind speed	Weather
5:00	2.5ft	6.8ft		9s		2mph (2mph)	9°C/49°F
8:00	2.5ft	7.1ft		11s		3mph (3mph)	12°C/53°F
11:00	4ft	7.4ft		15s		5mph (3mph)	17°C/63°F
14:00	3.5ft	7.6ft		16s		7mph (5mph)	19°C/66°F
17:00	7ft	7.8ft		17s		6mph (5mph)	18°C/64°F
20:00	3ft	7.7ft		16s		4mph (4mph)	13°C/55°F

Tide times
Low 2:57am (0.91m)
High 8:49am (3.56m)
Low 2:34pm (1.27m)
High 8:57pm (4.88m)

Daylight
First light	05:38
Sunrise	06:06
Sunset	20:02
Dark	20:30

Thu 8th May

Surf report for Thu 08/05
	Wave size	Primary swell	Direction	Period	Wind direction	Wind speed	Weather
5:00	2.5ft	5.9ft		13s		0mph (1mph)	12°C/53°F
8:00	2ft	5.4ft		13s		2mph (2mph)	15°C/59°F
11:00	2ft	5.2ft		15s		5mph (4mph)	19°C/66°F
14:00	2ft	5.6ft		15s		7mph (6mph)	20°C/68°F
17:00	5.5ft	6.1ft		16s		7mph (7mph)	19°C/66°F

Tide times
Low 3:36am (0.42m)
High 9:45am (3.56m)
Low 3:10pm (1.66m)
High 9:22pm (4.98m)

Daylight
First light	05:37
Sunrise	06:05
Sunset	20:03
Dark	20:31

Nearest buoys

Monterey Canyon Outer, CA (156)

07:26pm

4.3ft

14s

Pajaro Beach, CA

07:30pm

3ft

15s

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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