The Strait Surf Break

Lat Long: 48.32° N 124.47° W

The Strait 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 4 am 21 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's The Strait sea temperature is
10.7°C
1.1° 

The Strait surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at The Strait today (21 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 11s period with W swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 12s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 12s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for The Strait at 11AM is: 0.8m 11s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 04:00am October 21). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 16s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Oct)2.5ft (0.8m)11s
Afternoon (21 Oct)2.5ft (0.8m)12s
Evening (21 Oct)3.5ft (1.0m)12s

Table - waves today at The Strait. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 14°C on Wed afternoon, min 7°C on Fri morning). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
Friday
23
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
0
1
0
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
W
12
0.8
W
12
0.8
W
12
0.8
W
11
0.8
W
12
0.8
W
12
1
W
12
1.1
W
12
1.1
W
12
1.1
W
12
1.1
W
12
1.2
W
11
0.9
WNW
11
1.4
W
9
1.9
W
9
2
W
9
1.8
W
9
1.7
W
10
1.6
W
10
1.4
W
10
1.3
W
10
1.2
W
11
1.1
W
10
1.1
W
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
172
169
169
160
169
180
294
341
330
330
330
371
205
292
554
670
568
529
480
377
374
326
270
265
Wind (km/h)
5
E
10
E
5
E
5
ESE
0
ESE
5
WNW
5
W
10
W
5
WSW
5
WSW
10
W
10
WSW
10
W
10
W
0
WSW
5
SE
5
SE
0
SE
5
ESE
0
ESE
0
NE
0
NW
5
SE
5
SE
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
glassy
cross
cross
cross
glassy
glassy
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
glassy
cross-off
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
High Tide
10:31AM2.35m
9:53PM2.29m
10:55AM2.51m
10:51PM2.35m
11:19AM2.68m
Low Tide
3:36AM0.88m
4:13PM1.47m
4:17AM0.89m
4:59PM1.18m
4:54AM0.94m
5:40PM0.88m
clear
clear
clear
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cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
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Temp °C
10
10
9
13
14
13
10
10
10
10
11
11
12
11
10
8
8
8
7
10
12
11
8
8
Feels °C
7
7
6
11
13
11
8
8
8
8
9
9
9
9
9
6
6
7
5
9
11
10
7
7
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