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The Strait surfForecast / Washington / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 pm Friday 09 Jan 2026 PST
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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
9.3° C
 (Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at The Strait today?

The current surf forecast for The Strait at 10PM is: 1.8m 11s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm January 09). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (PST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Jan)--
Afternoon (09 Jan)5ft (1.6m)13s
Evening (09 Jan)6ft (1.8m)12s

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

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Friday
09
Saturday
10
Sunday
11
Monday
12
1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
3
3
4
4
3
4
4
3
3
3
3
4
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.7
W
1.6
W
1.7
W
1.8
W
1.9
WSW
2.2
WSW
2.4
WSW
3
WSW
3
WSW
3
WSW
3
WSW
2.5
WSW
2.3
WSW
2.2
WSW
2.1
WSW
1.5
W
2
W
3
WSW
2.5
W
2.5
W
3.5
WSW
3.5
WSW
4
WSW
3.5
WSW
Period(s) (?)131313111111121313131313121212181716161616151414
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)10068529417789111216170229483468325627592121163113811248148723184862343830645747590657745357
Wind
(km/h)
10
ESE
10
ESE
10
ESE
10
E
10
E
15
ESE
10
ESE
10
E
10
ESE
15
ESE
15
ESE
15
ESE
10
E
15
ESE
10
ESE
10
ESE
15
ESE
20
SSE
15
SSE
25
S
30
SSW
25
SSW
30
SSW
20
S
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		crosscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		offoffoffoffoffoffoff
High Tide
/ height (m)
4:45PM
2.14
5:44AM
2.65
6:02PM
1.91
6:26AM
2.66
7:40PM
1.80
7:11AM
2.68
Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:15AM
1.29
10:49PM
0.98
12:25PM
1.21
11:24PM
1.24
1:39PM
1.11
12:04AM
1.47
Friday
09
Saturday
10
Sunday
11
Monday
12
Sunrise-------8:06-------8:06-------8:04
Sunset-4:42-------4:44-------4:45------
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light rain
Rain (mm)
------1816532114651917121216165
Temp. °C9877778667777788810101111111211
Feels °C (?)654443433443445546766667
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