The Strait Surf Break

Lat Long: 48.32° N 124.47° W

The Strait 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 10 am 23 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's The Strait sea temperature is
11.0° C
3.6° 

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


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

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 9s period with WNW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 9s period with WNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 9s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for The Strait at 4PM is: 0.5m 9s primary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00am July 23). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 14s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Jul)2ft (0.6m)9s
Afternoon (23 Jul)2ft (0.6m)9s
Evening (23 Jul)1.5ft (0.5m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Sat afternoon. Very mild (max 19°C on Fri afternoon, min 13°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
23
Friday
24
Saturday
25
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)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
WNW
9
0.6
WNW
9
0.6
WNW
9
0.5
W
9
0.5
W
9
0.3
SW
14
0.3
SW
14
0.4
WNW
8
0.3
SW
14
0.3
SW
14
0.3
SW
14
0.3
SW
14
0.3
SW
14
0.3
SW
24
0.4
SW
24
0.4
SW
24
0.3
SW
24
0.3
SW
24
0.3
SW
23
0.4
SW
22
0.4
SW
21
0.4
SW
21
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
64
64
64
41
40
29
30
24
31
32
32
31
30
87
195
195
87
87
84
118
162
162
Wind (km/h)
10
WSW
15
WSW
15
W
15
WSW
10
W
5
W
5
W
5
W
5
W
10
W
15
W
15
W
10
W
5
WSW
5
SW
5
WSW
5
SW
5
SSW
5
SSW
5
NE
0
SSE
5
NE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross
glassy
cross
glassy
glassy
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-off
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
High Tide
9:56AM1.85m
8:34PM2.72m
11:16AM1.93m
9:27PM2.74m
12:11PM2.02m
10:19PM2.80m
Low Tide
1:34PM1.66m
4:20AM0.81m
2:40PM1.77m
5:13AM0.69m
3:52PM1.81m
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:41
5:41
5:43
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
9:06
9:05
9:04
 mm
1
1
1
Temp °C
15
17
17
17
15
14
14
14
15
18
19
18
16
13
13
13
14
15
15
15
15
15
Feels °C
15
16
16
16
14
14
14
14
15
17
17
16
15
13
13
13
14
15
15
15
16
16
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