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The Strait surfForecast / Washington / USA
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 pm Wednesday 20 May 2026 PDTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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
10.1° C
(Which is 1.9°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 7PM is: 1.0m 11s primary swell from a West direction and 0.3m 16s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm May 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 May) | - | - |
| Afternoon (20 May) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 11s |
| Evening (20 May) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at The Strait. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Thu morning, min 9°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 20 | Thursday 21 | Friday 22 | Sat 23 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 8 | W 8 | W 9 | W 7 | W 8 | W 8 | W 7 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | |
121 | 119 | 235 | 235 | 281 | 279 | 235 | 231 | 192 | 196 | 154 | 169 | 168 | 112 | 108 | 177 | 120 | 88 | 194 | 220 | 258 | 264 | 269 | 220 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-on | cross-on | cross | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 5:24PM2.35m | 3:59AM3.03m | 6:24PM2.37m | 5:01AM2.76m | 7:22PM2.43m | 6:13AM2.48m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:03PM1.65m | 11:23AM0.18m | 11:16PM1.66m | 12:18PM0.39m | 00:39AM1.60m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:28 | — | — |
 | — | — | 8:57 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:59 | — | — | — | — | 9:00 |
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Temp °C | 15 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 13 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 14 |
14 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 12 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 8 | W 8 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 8 | W 8 | W 7 | W 7 | W 8 | W 8 | W 7 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 |
 kJ | 95 | 74 | 235 | 235 | 281 | 279 | 235 | 231 | 192 | 196 | 154 | 169 | 168 | 112 | 108 | 177 | 120 | 88 | 194 | 220 | 258 | 264 | 269 | 220 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 11 | W 11 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | WNW 11 | W 9 | W 9 | SW 15 | W 10 | W 10 | SW 15 | SW 17 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 |
| kJ | 121 | 119 | 40 | 39 | 39 | 39 | 39 | 38 | 58 | 35 | 34 | 34 | 41 | 101 | 63 | 34 | 75 | 71 | 57 | 107 | 108 | 108 | 48 | 76 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SW 16 | WSW 21 | WSW 21 | SW 21 | SW 21 | SW 21 | — | — | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 15 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | — | SW 15 | SW 15 | — | — | — | — | WSW 14 | W 20 |
| kJ | 41 | 41 | 45 | 45 | 18 | 18 | 18 | — | — | 15 | 59 | 59 | 33 | 25 | 40 | — | 57 | 57 | — | — | — | — | 18 | 7 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 17 | 109 | 54 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 37 | 923 | 729 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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