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Steamer Lane

Today's call

5/10

Today · Fri 30 Oct

Best window
07-11 PDT
Waves
3-5 ft 1.0-1.4 m
Period
12 s W
Wind
glassy N 2 mph
Tide
mid falling high 03:16 5.4 ft · low 06:57 4.7 ft · high 13:09 7.3 ft · low 21:03 0.9 ft

Worth it 07-11, clean chest-shoulder, glassy.

Wave height corrected on the Monterey Canyon Outer buoy (CDIP 156): error 0.15 m vs 0.22 m raw on 2026-08-31 to 2026-10-29, days the model never saw.

Hour by hour today

  1. 07:00 · 4-5 ft 1.1-1.4 m512 s W · glassy N 2 mph · tide mid falling
  2. 08:00 · 3-5 ft 1.1-1.4 m512 s W · glassy N 2 mph · tide mid rising
  3. 09:00 · 3-5 ft 1.0-1.4 m512 s W · glassy NW 2 mph · tide high rising
  4. 10:00 · 3-5 ft 1.0-1.4 m412 s W · glassy WNW 2 mph · tide high rising
  5. 11:00 · 3-5 ft 1.0-1.4 m212 s W · cross-shore W 5 mph · tide high rising
  6. 12:00 · 3-5 ft 1.0-1.4 m212 s W · cross-shore W 6 mph · tide high rising
  7. 13:00 · 3-4 ft 1.0-1.3 m112 s W · cross-shore W 7 mph · tide high rising
  8. 14:00 · 3-4 ft 1.0-1.4 m112 s W · cross-shore WSW 8 mph · tide high falling
  9. 15:00 · 3-5 ft 1.0-1.4 m112 s W · cross-shore WSW 8 mph · tide high falling
  10. 16:00 · 3-4 ft 1.0-1.4 m212 s W · cross-shore W 8 mph · tide high falling
  11. 17:00 · 3-4 ft 1.0-1.4 m212 s W · cross-shore W 8 mph · tide mid falling

Next days

Sat 31 Oct · 4 kiwis · 7/10 · 08-12

Best window

7/10

Sat 31 Oct

Best window
08-12 PDT
Waves
3-4 ft 0.9-1.2 m
Period
13 s WSW
Wind
glassy ESE 3 mph
Tide
mid rising high 04:32 5.5 ft · low 08:24 4.7 ft · high 14:22 6.9 ft · low 22:07 1.1 ft

Go 08-12, clean waist-chest, glassy.

Hour by hour

  1. 08:00 · 3-4 ft 0.9-1.2 m713 s WSW · glassy N 3 mph · tide mid falling
  2. 09:00 · 3-4 ft 0.9-1.2 m713 s WSW · glassy ESE 2 mph · tide mid rising
  3. 10:00 · 3-4 ft 0.9-1.2 m714 s WSW · glassy SW 2 mph · tide high rising
  4. 11:00 · 3-4 ft 0.9-1.2 m614 s WSW · glassy W 4 mph · tide high rising
  5. 12:00 · 3-4 ft 0.9-1.2 m214 s WSW · cross-onshore WSW 5 mph · tide high rising
  6. 13:00 · 3-4 ft 0.9-1.2 m214 s WSW · cross-shore W 6 mph · tide high rising
  7. 14:00 · 3-4 ft 0.9-1.2 m114 s WSW · cross-shore W 7 mph · tide high rising
  8. 15:00 · 3-4 ft 0.9-1.2 m114 s WSW · cross-shore W 7 mph · tide high falling
  9. 16:00 · 3-4 ft 0.9-1.2 m214 s WSW · cross-shore WNW 7 mph · tide high falling
  10. 17:00 · 3-4 ft 0.9-1.2 m215 s WSW · cross-shore W 7 mph · tide high falling
Sun 1 Nov · 4 kiwis · 7/10 · 07-10

Best window

7/10

Sun 1 Nov

Best window
07-10 PST
Waves
3-5 ft 1.0-1.4 m
Period
14 s WSW
Wind
offshore N 5 mph
Tide
high falling high 04:28 5.8 ft · low 09:05 4.6 ft · high 14:38 6.4 ft · low 22:10 1.2 ft

Go 07-10, clean chest-shoulder, offshore N.

Hour by hour

  1. 07:00 · 3-5 ft 1.0-1.4 m616 s SW · offshore N 5 mph · tide high falling
  2. 08:00 · 3-5 ft 1.1-1.4 m715 s WSW · offshore N 5 mph · tide high falling
  3. 09:00 · 4-5 ft 1.1-1.4 m713 s WSW · offshore NNW 4 mph · tide mid falling
  4. 10:00 · 3-5 ft 1.0-1.4 m311 s WSW · cross-offshore NW 5 mph · tide high rising
  5. 11:00 · 3-4 ft 1.0-1.4 m310 s WSW · cross-offshore WNW 5 mph · tide high rising
  6. 12:00 · 3-4 ft 1.0-1.4 m29 s W · cross-shore WNW 6 mph · tide high rising
  7. 13:00 · 3-4 ft 1.0-1.3 m18 s W · cross-shore WNW 7 mph · tide high rising
  8. 14:00 · 3-5 ft 1.1-1.4 m28 s W · cross-offshore NW 7 mph · tide high rising
  9. 15:00 · 4-5 ft 1.1-1.5 m28 s W · cross-offshore NW 7 mph · tide high rising
  10. 16:00 · 4-5 ft 1.1-1.5 m28 s W · offshore NNW 7 mph · tide high falling
Mon 2 Nov · 3 kiwis · 6/10 · 09-13

Best window

6/10

Mon 2 Nov

Best window
09-13 PST
Waves
4-6 ft 1.3-1.8 m
Period
19 s WNW
Wind
glassy ESE 2 mph
Tide
mid falling high 05:18 5.7 ft · low 10:39 3.8 ft · high 16:07 5.8 ft · low 23:03 1.4 ft

Worth it 09-13, clean head-high, glassy.

Hour by hour

  1. 07:00 · 4-6 ft 1.3-1.8 m320 s W · cross-offshore NE 5 mph · tide high falling
  2. 08:00 · 4-6 ft 1.3-1.8 m420 s W · glassy NE 4 mph · tide high falling
  3. 09:00 · 4-6 ft 1.3-1.8 m520 s W · glassy ENE 2 mph · tide mid falling
  4. 10:00 · 4-6 ft 1.3-1.8 m620 s W · glassy ESE 2 mph · tide mid falling
  5. 11:00 · 4-6 ft 1.4-1.8 m619 s WNW · glassy ESE 1 mph · tide mid falling
  6. 12:00 · 4-6 ft 1.4-1.8 m519 s WNW · glassy S 2 mph · tide mid rising
  7. 13:00 · 4-6 ft 1.4-1.8 m419 s WNW · glassy S 3 mph · tide high rising
  8. 14:00 · 5-6 ft 1.4-1.8 m419 s WNW · glassy S 3 mph · tide high rising
  9. 15:00 · 4-6 ft 1.3-1.8 m318 s WNW · glassy SSW 3 mph · tide high rising
  10. 16:00 · 4-6 ft 1.3-1.8 m318 s WNW · glassy WSW 3 mph · tide high rising

About Steamer Lane

Faces
S (190°)
Best swell
S to WNW (180°-300°)
Offshore wind
from the N
Best tide
mid
Good size
4-9 ft (1.2-2.8 m)
Too big above
13 ft (4.0 m)
For
intermediate+
Watch out
cliffs, rocks, strong locals