The Strait surf break

The Strait surfForecast / Washington / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 am Tuesday 28 Apr 2026 PDT
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The Strait surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's The Strait sea temperature is
10.0° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)

How big are the waves at The Strait today?

The current surf forecast for The Strait at 9AM is: 0.6m 12s primary swell from a West direction and 0.8m 8s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 04:00am April 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 Apr)2ft (0.6m)12s
Afternoon (28 Apr)2ft (0.6m)11s
Evening (28 Apr)1.5ft (0.5m)18s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 14°C on Wed afternoon, min 8°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Tuesday
28
Wednesday
29
Thursday
30
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
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
2
2
1
1
0
1
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
W
9
0.9
W
8
0.9
W
8
0.6
W
11
0.6
W
11
0.6
W
11
0.5
W
18
0.5
W
18
0.8
W
16
0.9
W
16
0.9
W
15
1
W
15
1.2
W
14
1.2
W
14
1.1
W
14
1.1
W
13
1.1
W
13
1
W
13
1
W
13
0.9
W
13
1.1
W
13
0.9
W
13
0.9
W
13
0.9
W
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
125
116
103
93
88
86
154
150
325
402
352
422
590
569
442
417
417
345
340
272
404
272
272
272
Wind (km/h)
5
W
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
SSW
15
WSW
10
WSW
5
WSW
5
S
0
W
5
ESE
5
E
5
E
5
NNW
10
WNW
10
WNW
5
WNW
5
W
5
W
5
W
10
W
15
W
15
WNW
15
W
10
WSW
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
High Tide
11:07PM2.71m
11:29AM2.35m
11:36PM2.82m
12:22PM2.37m
00:04AM2.90m
1:09PM2.39m
Low Tide
5:32AM0.93m
5:17PM1.03m
6:14AM0.71m
5:53PM1.16m
6:51AM0.53m
6:27PM1.29m
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
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6:03
6:01
6:01
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8:27
8:28
8:30
Temp °C
10
9
9
11
12
11
10
8
8
8
9
13
14
13
11
9
9
9
10
13
13
12
10
8
9
7
6
8
8
8
8
6
7
6
7
11
13
10
9
7
7
8
8
10
10
9
7
6
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
W
9
0.9
W
8
0.9
W
8
0.8
W
8
0.8
W
7
0.7
W
7
0.6
W
7
0.6
W
7
0.9
W
11
0.9
W
10
0.9
W
15
1
W
15
1.2
W
14
1.2
W
14
1.1
W
14
1.1
W
13
1.1
W
13
1
W
13
1
W
13
0.9
W
13
1.1
W
13
0.9
W
13
0.9
W
13
0.9
W
6
Energy kJ
125
116
103
76
66
46
32
32
181
177
352
422
590
569
442
417
417
345
340
272
404
272
272
58
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
W
12
0.5
W
12
0.6
W
12
0.6
W
11
0.6
W
11
0.6
W
11
0.6
W
11
0.6
W
11
0.8
W
16
0.9
W
16
0.9
WNW
10
0.7
W
10
0.1
SW
13
0.1
SW
16
0.1
SW
11
0.1
SW
11
0.1
SW
12
0.1
SW
12
0.4
W
5
0.2
WSW
15
0.1
SW
12
0.1
SW
15
0.9
W
13
Energy kJ
73
73
103
93
88
86
85
83
325
402
173
90
7
10
5
5
6
6
8
21
6
8
272
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SW
15
0.1
SW
15
0.1
SW
15
0.1
SW
15
0.2
W
19
0.3
WSW
19
0.5
W
18
0.5
W
18
0.2
WSW
13
0.2
WSW
13
0.2
WSW
13
0.1
SW
13
0.1
SW
11
0.1
SW
14
0.1
SW
12
0.1
SW
12
0.1
SW
15
0.1
SW
12
0.3
SW
14
Energy kJ
8
8
9
9
30
72
154
150
17
17
17
7
5
7
6
6
8
6
33
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
W
7
0.8
W
6
Energy kJ
43
49
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
2
3
2
2
1
Distance (km)
17
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
70
31
0
0
0
0
729
818
818
729
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Washington State
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
1
1
1
1
2
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
3
3
3
4
3
2
2
3
4
3
3
3
3
4
3
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
4
5
8
8
9
9
9
8
8
8
7
6
5
5
5
5
4
5
6
6
6
7
7
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