The Strait surf break

The Strait surfForecast / Washington / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 am Wednesday 29 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 8AM is: 0.9m 15s primary swell from a West direction and 0.8m 10s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 04:00am April 29). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (29 Apr)3ft (0.9m)15s
Afternoon (29 Apr)4ft (1.2m)14s
Evening (29 Apr)3.5ft (1.1m)14s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Wed afternoon, min 8°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
29
Thursday
30
Friday
1
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)
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
0
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
W
16
0.9
W
16
0.9
W
15
1
W
15
1.2
W
14
1.1
W
14
1.1
W
14
1.1
W
13
1
W
13
1
W
13
1
W
13
0.9
W
13
1
W
13
1
W
13
1
W
13
0.9
W
13
0.9
W
13
0.9
W
12
0.9
W
12
1.3
W
12
1.3
W
12
1.2
W
12
1.1
W
12
0.8
W
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
325
402
352
422
590
480
442
417
345
345
340
272
335
335
335
272
268
251
235
464
472
403
344
175
Wind (km/h)
0
WSW
5
ESE
5
ESE
5
E
5
NNE
10
NW
10
NW
5
W
0
WSW
5
W
0
SE
5
N
10
WNW
15
WNW
10
W
5
WSW
5
WSW
5
WSW
5
WSW
5
WSW
10
W
10
W
10
W
5
WSW
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
High Tide
11:36PM2.82m
12:22PM2.37m
00:04AM2.90m
1:09PM2.39m
00:32AM2.96m
1:52PM2.40m
Low Tide
6:14AM0.71m
5:53PM1.16m
6:51AM0.53m
6:27PM1.29m
7:26AM0.40m
6:59PM1.41m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
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6:01
6:01
5:58
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8:28
8:30
8:30
Temp °C
8
7
9
13
15
13
11
9
9
9
11
14
15
14
11
8
8
8
9
13
14
13
10
9
7
5
7
11
13
10
9
7
8
8
10
13
13
11
9
6
6
6
7
11
12
11
8
8
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
W
16
0.9
W
16
0.9
W
15
1
W
15
1.2
W
14
1.1
W
14
1.1
W
14
1.1
W
13
1
W
13
1
W
13
1
W
13
0.9
W
13
1
W
13
1
W
13
1
W
13
0.9
W
13
0.9
W
13
0.9
W
12
0.9
W
12
1.3
W
12
1.3
W
12
1.2
W
12
1.1
W
12
0.9
W
8
Energy kJ
325
402
352
422
590
480
442
417
345
345
340
272
335
335
335
272
268
251
235
464
472
403
344
99
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
W
11
0.8
W
11
0.8
W
10
0.7
W
10
0.1
SW
13
0.1
SW
16
0.1
SW
11
0.1
SW
11
0.3
W
5
0.1
SW
12
0.1
SW
12
0.2
W
4
0.2
WSW
15
0.1
SW
12
0.1
SW
15
0.6
W
6
0.8
W
6
0.8
W
6
0.9
W
7
0.2
WSW
14
0.2
WSW
14
0.2
WSW
14
0.3
WSW
10
0.8
W
12
Energy kJ
146
143
141
92
7
10
5
5
4
6
6
1
21
6
8
28
51
52
77
20
19
18
20
175
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
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
0.3
SW
14
0.3
SW
14
0.2
WSW
14
0.1
S
11
0.2
WSW
14
0.2
WSW
13
Energy kJ
17
17
17
7
5
7
6
6
8
6
33
33
33
20
2
18
18
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
Energy kJ
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
1
1
Distance (km)
0
0
0
0
0
30
31
0
0
0
0
0
39
818
31
0
0
0
0
0
12
1280
31
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Washington State
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
4
3
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
3
3
3
4
3
2
2
3
3
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
8
5
8
7
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
6
6
6
6
7
5
5
5
5
5
9
7
5
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