Steamer Lane-The Slot Surf Forecast and Surf Reports (CAL (2024)

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(Santa Cruz, USA)

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Steamer Lane-The Slot Surf Guide

Steamer Lane-The Slot in Santa Cruz is a fairly exposed reef break that is usually a safe bet and works all around the year. The best wind direction is from the northeast with some shelter here from northwest winds. Tends to receive distant groundswells and the ideal swell direction is from the west. There is a right breaking reef. Best around mid tide when the tide is rising. When the surf is up, crowds are likely Take care of rocks in the line up.

Steamer Lane-The Slot Spot Info

Type:	Rating:
Reef	3.7
Reliability:	Todays Sea Temp*:
very consistent	13.2°C*ocean temperature recorded from satellite

Surfing Steamer Lane-The Slot:

The best conditions reported for surf at Steamer Lane-The Slot occur when a West swell combines with an offshore wind direction from the Northeast.

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What's the best time of year to surf Steamer Lane-The Slot (for consistent clean waves)?

januaryBest Season: winter

The best time of year for surfing Steamer Lane-The Slot with consistent clean waves (rideable swell with light / offshore winds) is during Winterand most often the month of January. Clean surfable waves are typically found 46% of the time in January while 48% of the time it tends to be blown out. For the remaining 6% of the time it is considered too small by mostsurfers but may still be OK for beginners and groms at times.

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Interactive Steamer Lane-The Slot surf break location map. View information about nearby surf breaks, their wave consistency and rating compared to other spots in the region. Current swell conditions from local buoys are shown along with live wind speed and direction from nearby weather stations. Click icons on the map for more detail. The closest passenger airport to Steamer Lane-The Slot is Norman Y Mineta San Jose International Airport (SJC) in USA, 47 km (29 miles) away (directly). The second nearest airport to Steamer Lane-The Slot is Moffett Federal Afld (Mountain View) Airport (NUQ), also in USA, 52 km (32 miles) away.

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Steamer Lane-The Slot Surf Forecasts:

Hourly Forecast

12 Day Forecast

Todays Surf SummaryWednesday, 19 June 2024, 11:51 Local Time m, °C Wednesday 19ft, °F 2PM5PM8PM11PM Wave (m) 0.6SSW 0.4SSW 0.9WNW 0.5SSW Period (s) 14 16 9 16 Wind (km/h) 10 15 5 5 Wind State cross-on cross-on cross glass

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Tides at Steamer Lane-The Slot Current tide and informaton For Santa Cruz, California, 2 km from Steamer Lane-The Slot.Next High Water: 08:49pm | 1.71mNext Low Water: 02:44pm | 0.95mNEXTIS AT (local time)remaininghigh tidelow tide

Steamer Lane-The Slot Sea Temperature

The water temperature (13.2 °C) at Steamer Lane-The Slot is quite cool. If the sun shines as we have forecast, it should feel warm enough to surf in a good spring wetsuit. Effective windchill factor of (17.0 °C) will make the air and water feel about the same temperature.Today, many surfers would wear a spring wetsuit.Current Temp*: 13.2°C*ocean temperature recorded from satellitewater-tempView Sea Temp Map