The Strait surf break

The Strait surfForecast / Washington / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 pm Thursday 30 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
9.8° C
(Which is 1.0°C colder than average for this time of year)

How big are the waves at The Strait today?

The current surf forecast for The Strait at 10PM is: 1.0m 13s primary swell from a West direction and 0.3m 15s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm April 30). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (30 Apr)--
Afternoon (30 Apr)3.5ft (1.0m)13s
Evening (30 Apr)3.5ft (1.0m)13s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Sun morning, min 8°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Thu
30
Friday
1
Saturday
2
Sun
3
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
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
2
1
2
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
W
13
1
W
13
1
W
13
1
W
13
0.9
W
13
0.9
W
12
0.9
W
12
1.3
W
12
1.2
W
12
1.2
W
12
0.9
W
12
0.8
W
12
1.1
W
9
1.1
W
9
1.3
W
9
1.1
W
9
1.1
W
9
1.1
W
9
0.5
W
18
0.6
W
18
0.7
W
16
0.9
W
16
1
W
16
1.4
W
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
330
335
335
335
268
251
235
464
403
403
221
172
184
180
258
177
181
181
169
219
255
407
489
846
Wind (km/h)
5
NNE
10
WNW
10
W
5
W
5
WSW
5
WSW
5
WSW
10
W
15
W
10
W
10
W
5
WSW
5
SSW
0
W
5
E
5
ENE
10
ENE
5
NNW
5
WNW
0
ENE
5
E
10
E
10
E
10
E
glassy
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross
cross-on
on
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross
cross-off
cross
High Tide
1:09PM2.39m
00:32AM2.96m
1:52PM2.40m
1:01AM2.99m
2:35PM2.38m
1:30AM2.99m
Low Tide
6:27PM1.29m
7:26AM0.40m
6:59PM1.41m
8:01AM0.34m
7:32PM1.51m
8:37AM0.33m
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
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5:58
5:56
5:56
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8:30
8:30
8:31
8:34
Temp °C
18
15
12
9
9
9
10
13
14
13
10
8
8
9
12
16
18
18
15
14
14
14
16
20
17
13
10
7
7
7
9
11
11
10
8
6
7
8
11
14
16
17
15
13
12
12
14
18
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
W
13
1
W
13
1
W
13
1
W
13
0.9
W
13
0.9
W
12
0.9
W
12
1.3
W
12
1.2
W
12
1.2
W
12
0.9
W
12
0.9
W
7
1.1
W
9
1.1
W
9
1.3
W
9
1.1
W
9
1.1
W
9
1.1
W
9
1.1
W
8
1.1
W
8
1.1
W
8
1
W
8
1
W
16
1.4
W
15
Energy kJ
330
335
335
335
268
251
235
464
403
403
221
85
184
180
258
177
181
181
169
169
173
147
489
846
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
WSW
15
0.1
SW
12
0.1
SW
15
0.3
SW
14
0.7
W
6
0.8
W
6
0.8
W
7
0.2
WSW
14
0.2
WSW
14
0.2
WSW
14
0.8
W
7
0.8
W
12
0.6
W
12
0.6
W
12
0.2
WSW
13
0.4
WNW
12
0.3
WNW
11
0.4
W
19
0.5
W
18
0.6
W
18
0.7
W
16
0.9
W
16
0.9
WNW
9
0.1
S
18
Energy kJ
21
6
8
33
36
50
61
20
19
19
65
172
98
98
17
46
24
113
154
219
255
407
123
6
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SW
12
0.1
SW
15
0.1
SW
12
0.3
SW
14
0.3
SW
14
0.2
WSW
14
0.1
S
11
0.2
WSW
14
0.2
WSW
13
0.2
WSW
13
0.2
WSW
13
0.1
W
21
0.2
W
20
0.3
W
20
0.2
WNW
11
0.2
WSW
13
0.2
W
13
0.5
W
12
0.6
W
12
Energy kJ
6
8
6
33
33
20
2
18
18
17
17
9
31
67
12
17
13
70
99
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
Energy kJ
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
1
1
2
3
2
3
Distance (km)
0
70
31
31
0
0
0
12
1168
1280
31
0
0
0
0
12
15
18
0
0
0
15
0
15
Best forecast wave conditions in Washington State
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
3
3
3
3
2
2
1
3
3
3
4
4
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
3
4
3
3
3
3
2
3
3
4
4
3
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
6
6
7
7
6
5
5
5
9
9
7
5
5
4
4
4
4
5
4
5
5
5
4
4
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