The Strait surf break

The Strait surfForecast / Washington / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 am Friday 01 May 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
9.9° C
(Which is 1.0°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 10AM is: 1.1m 12s primary swell from a West direction and 0.2m 14s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00am May 01). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (01 May)3.5ft (1.0m)12s
Afternoon (01 May)4ft (1.2m)12s
Evening (01 May)3.5ft (1.0m)12s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Sun afternoon, min 10°C on Fri morning). Wind will be generally light.

Friday
1
Saturday
2
Sunday
3
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)
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
2
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
W
13
0.9
W
12
0.9
W
12
1.2
W
12
1.2
W
12
1.2
W
12
0.9
W
12
1.2
W
12
1.2
W
10
1.1
W
9
1.2
W
9
1.1
W
9
1.1
W
9
1.1
W
9
0.5
W
18
0.6
W
18
0.7
W
16
0.9
W
16
1
W
16
1.4
W
15
1.4
W
14
1.4
W
14
1.4
W
14
1.4
W
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
268
251
235
396
403
403
221
387
290
180
210
177
181
181
173
219
255
407
489
846
812
790
779
725
Wind (km/h)
10
W
5
WSW
5
WSW
10
W
10
W
15
W
10
W
5
WSW
5
SW
0
W
5
E
5
ENE
10
ENE
5
N
5
NW
5
E
5
ESE
10
E
10
ESE
10
ESE
5
E
5
NNE
5
NW
0
WNW
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross
cross
on
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
High Tide
00:32AM2.96m
1:52PM2.40m
1:01AM2.99m
2:35PM2.38m
1:30AM2.99m
3:17PM2.34m
Low Tide
7:26AM0.40m
6:59PM1.41m
8:01AM0.34m
7:32PM1.51m
8:37AM0.33m
8:05PM1.60m
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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5:58
5:56
5:56
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8:30
8:31
8:34
Temp °C
9
9
10
14
15
13
11
10
10
11
13
17
18
18
15
15
15
15
16
20
21
21
16
15
7
7
9
12
12
10
9
8
9
10
12
15
16
17
14
14
13
13
14
18
20
20
15
14
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
W
13
0.9
W
12
0.9
W
12
1.2
W
12
1.2
W
12
1.2
W
12
0.9
W
12
1.2
W
12
1.2
W
10
1.1
W
9
1.2
W
9
1.1
W
9
1.1
W
9
1.1
W
9
1.1
W
8
1.1
W
8
1.1
W
8
1
W
8
1
W
16
1.4
W
15
1.4
W
14
1.4
W
14
1.4
W
14
1.4
W
14
Energy kJ
268
251
235
396
403
403
221
387
290
180
210
177
181
181
173
173
173
147
489
846
812
790
779
725
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
W
6
0.8
W
6
0.8
W
7
0.2
WSW
14
0.2
WSW
14
0.2
WSW
14
0.8
W
7
0.2
WSW
13
0.1
SW
13
0.5
W
12
0.5
W
11
0.3
WNW
12
0.3
W
20
0.4
W
19
0.5
W
18
0.6
W
18
0.7
W
16
0.9
W
16
0.9
WNW
9
0.1
S
18
Energy kJ
35
48
55
20
19
19
65
18
7
69
66
27
67
113
154
219
255
407
123
6
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SW
14
0.3
SW
14
0.2
WSW
14
0.1
S
11
0.2
WSW
14
0.1
SW
11
0.2
WSW
13
0.1
SW
13
0.2
WSW
13
0.3
WNW
11
0.2
WNW
11
0.2
WSW
13
0.3
W
13
0.4
WNW
12
0.6
W
12
Energy kJ
33
33
20
2
18
5
17
7
17
25
12
17
29
46
99
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
Energy kJ
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
2
2
2
1
2
1
1
1
1
2
2
1
1
2
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
Distance (km)
31
0
0
39
1168
1280
31
0
0
0
0
12
15
18
0
0
0
15
0
0
0
0
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Washington State
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
2
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
3
3
3
4
4
3
3
4
4
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
3
3
3
4
3
3
3
4
4
3
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
6
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
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