The Strait 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 48.32° N 124.47° W

Issued: 10 pm 22 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's The Strait sea temperature is

10.5°C

The Strait surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at The Strait today (23 Oct):

Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 10s period with W swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 11s period with W swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 10s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for The Strait at 3AM is: 1.7m 9s primary swell from a West direction and 0.1m 16s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm October 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (PDT) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (23 Oct)	5ft (1.5m)	10s
Afternoon (23 Oct)	4ft (1.2m)	11s
Evening (23 Oct)	3.5ft (1.1m)	10s

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

	Short Range Forecast Moderate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Sat night. Very mild (max 12°C on Fri afternoon, min 7°C on Fri morning). Wind will be generally light.
	Thu 22		Friday 23								Saturday 24
	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	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	0	1	0	1
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	W 9	W 9	W 9	W 10	W 10	W 10	W 11	W 11	W 11	W 10	W 10	W 10	W 10	W 10	W 10	W 10	W 12	W 11
Wave Graph
kJ	542	580	556	529	470	384	381	326	275	221	206	164	161	125	92	67	390	663
Wind (km/h)	WSW	SSE	ESE	E	E	ESE	E	WSW	E	SE	SSE	SE	SE	ESE	E	ESE	E	ESE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	glassy	glassy	glassy	glassy	cross	cross-off	glassy	glassy	glassy	glassy	glassy	glassy	glassy	glassy	cross	cross-off	cross	cross-off
High Tide		10:51PM2.35m					11:19AM2.68m				11:44PM2.42m				11:45AM2.86m
Low Tide				4:54AM0.94m					5:40PM0.88m				5:29AM1.01m				6:20PM0.58m


	—	—	—	7:48	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:50	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:14	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:12	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	2	2
Temp °C	10	9	8	8	7	11	12	11	8	8	8	8	7	9	9	9	8	8
Feels °C	9	8	6	6	5	9	10	10	7	7	7	6	5	7	7	5	4	4
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	W 9	W 9	W 9	W 10	W 10	W 10	W 11	W 11	W 11	W 10	W 10	W 10	W 10	W 10	W 10	W 10	W 12	W 11
kJ	542	580	556	529	470	384	381	326	275	221	206	164	161	125	92	67	390	663
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 16	SSW 16	SW 16	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 14	SSW 14	SW 18	SW 17	SW 17	SW 17	SW 17	SW 16	SW 16	WNW 13	SSW 16	SSW 16
kJ	40	26	10	25	25	24	21	20	12	47	46	46	45	40	40	31	25	25
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	SW 13	SSW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 19	SW 18	SW 15	SW 13	—	—	—	—	SW 13	SW 16	SW 13	SW 13
kJ	—	7	18	7	7	7	14	13	8	7	—	—	—	—	7	40	7	7
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
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Rating (10 max)	2	2	2	2	3	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	1	2	3
Distance (km)	0	0	0	0	15	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	15	0	26	26
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Rating (10 max)	2	2	2	4	4	4	2	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	2	1	3	4
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Rating (10 max)	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	4	3	3	3	4
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Rating (10 max)	5	5	8	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	5	5	5	4	5	4	5

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