The Strait Surf Break

Lat Long: 48.32° N 124.47° W

The Strait 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 4 am 18 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's The Strait sea temperature is
11.4° C
3.2° 

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 (18 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 15s period with W swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 15s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 15s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for The Strait at 7AM is: 0.5m 16s primary swell from a West direction and 0.7m 10s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 04:00am July 18). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Jul)1.5ft (0.5m)15s
Afternoon (18 Jul)1.5ft (0.5m)15s
Evening (18 Jul)1.5ft (0.5m)15s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Mon afternoon, min 11°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
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)
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
1
0
0
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
W
16
0.5
W
16
0.5
W
15
0.5
W
15
0.5
W
15
0.5
W
15
0.5
W
15
0.5
W
15
0.5
W
15
0.4
SW
18
0.4
SW
18
1
W
8
1
W
8
1
W
8
1
W
8
1
W
8
1
W
8
1.1
W
8
1
W
8
0.9
WNW
8
0.4
SW
17
0.4
SW
17
0.8
WNW
8
0.4
SW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
121
119
116
113
113
112
112
110
107
109
105
124
120
124
124
130
137
173
144
115
104
92
92
70
Wind (km/h)
5
SW
5
SW
5
WSW
10
W
15
W
20
WNW
10
W
5
WSW
5
SW
5
SSW
0
S
5
NNW
5
NW
10
WNW
10
WNW
5
WNW
0
ESE
5
ESE
5
E
5
E
5
ENE
10
NW
5
WNW
5
W
Wind State
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross
glassy
cross-on
cross
glassy
High Tide
3:39AM2.81m
4:56PM2.71m
4:33AM2.51m
5:35PM2.74m
5:33AM2.21m
6:15PM2.75m
Low Tide
10:19AM0.38m
10:50PM1.16m
10:55AM0.67m
11:52PM1.11m
11:30AM0.96m
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:35
5:35
5:37
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
9:10
9:09
9:08
 mm
Temp °C
12
12
13
16
17
16
13
11
11
11
13
18
19
18
16
13
14
15
17
21
24
22
18
16
Feels °C
12
12
13
15
15
13
11
10
11
11
13
18
18
17
15
13
15
15
16
20
24
21
18
16
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