Steamer Lane (Santa Cruz)

Point break

Californie, États-Unis

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From level advanced · Combi 4/3Accessible from advanced level: shoulder-high waves (0.8–1.2 m), fairly forgiving, a long, powerful swell (14 s) that pushes hard. Below that, better to aim for more modest conditions.
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Conditions
6.8/10
Fair
Size
0.8–1.2 m
shoulder-high
Wind
24 km/h
WNW · Cross-shore
Swell
0.9 m
14 s · SSW
Best window · 21h8.3/10 · 0.8–1.2 m · 2 km/h
Today's take

Moderate wave, nice long, clean swell from the SSW. Cross-shore wind that ruffles the surface a little. Fair conditions, surfable but nothing special: fine for a practice session.

Today's forecast

FRIDAY, AUGUST 14
RatingWaves mSwell sWind km/hWeather
15h0.6–0.91427☀️20°
18h0.6–1.01424☀️19°
21hBest0.7–1.11411🌤️16°

3-hour slots (spot local time · PDT) · ★ rating out of 5 · arrow = swell/wind direction · highlighted row = best slot

Tides

00h15 Sat06h12h18h0 mBM 06:26-0.7 mPM 12:54+0.8 mBM 18:54-0.3 mmaintenant

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Last updated: Fri, Aug 14, 22:43 PDT · Données : Open-Meteo (modèles vagues + météo) · servies depuis la base pré-calculée.