The Strait surf break

The Strait surfForecast / Washington / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 pm Sunday 26 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
9.6° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)

How big are the waves at The Strait today?

The current surf forecast for The Strait at 12AM is: 1.2m 11s primary swell from a West direction and 0.1m 13s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm April 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (27 Apr)--
Afternoon (27 Apr)3.5ft (1.1m)13s
Evening (27 Apr)4ft (1.2m)12s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 14°C on Sun afternoon, min 8°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Sun
26
Monday
27
Tuesday
28
Wed
29
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)
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
1
2
2
2
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
W
13
1.1
W
13
1.1
W
12
1.2
W
11
1.2
W
11
1.2
W
10
1.2
W
10
1.1
W
10
1.1
W
9
1
W
9
0.9
W
9
1
W
12
0.9
W
9
0.9
W
8
0.9
W
8
0.9
W
8
0.9
W
8
0.6
W
11
1
W
11
1
W
11
0.8
W
16
0.9
W
16
0.9
W
15
1
W
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
506
408
347
371
338
296
284
231
212
164
130
276
119
113
105
95
93
86
231
227
325
402
352
422
Wind (km/h)
15
WSW
10
W
10
WSW
10
SW
10
SW
5
SSW
5
SSW
5
SSW
10
SW
15
WSW
5
WSW
5
SW
5
SW
10
WSW
10
S
10
S
10
WSW
10
WSW
5
W
5
ESE
5
E
5
ESE
5
ESE
5
E
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
10:33PM2.58m
10:29AM2.35m
11:07PM2.71m
11:29AM2.35m
11:36PM2.82m
Low Tide
3:51PM0.78m
4:43AM1.19m
4:37PM0.90m
5:32AM0.93m
5:17PM1.03m
6:14AM0.71m
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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6:05
6:03
6:01
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8:23
8:24
8:27
8:28
Temp °C
14
13
10
8
9
9
9
11
13
13
10
9
9
9
9
10
12
12
10
8
8
8
9
13
11
11
8
6
7
7
7
9
10
10
8
8
8
7
6
8
9
9
8
6
7
6
7
11
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
W
13
1.1
W
13
1.1
W
12
1.2
W
11
1.2
W
11
1.2
W
10
1.2
W
10
1.1
W
10
1.1
W
9
1
W
9
0.9
W
9
1
W
12
0.9
W
9
0.9
W
8
0.9
W
8
0.9
W
8
0.9
W
8
0.8
W
8
1
W
11
1
W
11
1
W
10
1
W
8
0.9
WNW
8
1
W
15
Energy kJ
506
408
347
371
338
296
284
231
212
164
130
276
119
113
105
95
93
74
231
227
225
144
118
422
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SW
13
0.1
SW
13
0.1
SW
13
0.1
SW
13
0.1
SW
13
0.1
SW
13
0.1
SW
13
0.4
W
13
0.1
SW
13
0.4
W
12
0.5
W
11
0.1
SW
15
0.5
W
12
0.5
W
12
0.6
W
12
0.6
W
11
0.6
W
11
0.6
W
11
0.5
W
18
0.5
W
18
0.8
W
16
0.9
W
16
0.9
W
15
0.8
W
10
Energy kJ
7
7
7
7
7
7
7
54
7
45
66
8
73
73
101
93
88
86
154
150
325
402
352
117
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SW
16
0.1
SW
16
0.1
SW
13
0.1
SW
15
0.1
SW
15
0.1
SW
15
0.1
SW
15
0.1
SW
15
0.1
SW
15
0.2
W
19
0.3
WSW
19
0.1
SW
13
0.1
SW
13
0.2
WSW
13
0.2
WSW
13
0.1
SW
13
Energy kJ
11
11
7
8
9
8
8
9
9
30
72
7
7
17
17
7
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
Energy kJ
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
Distance (km)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
12
0
0
0
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Washington State
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
3
3
3
4
3
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
4
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
3
2
2
2
1
1
2
2
3
3
3
4
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
9
9
8
7
6
6
6
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
8
9
9
8
7
7
9
7
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