The Strait surf break

The Strait surfForecast / Washington / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 am Tuesday 12 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
10.2° C
(Which is 1.2°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 12PM is: 0.9m 10s primary swell from a West direction and 0.3m 16s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00am May 12). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 May)3.5ft (1.0m)10s
Afternoon (12 May)2.5ft (0.8m)10s
Evening (12 May)2.5ft (0.8m)10s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Very mild (max 18°C on Tue afternoon, min 8°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Tuesday
12
Wednesday
13
Thursday
14
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
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
W
10
1.1
W
11
1
W
10
0.9
W
10
0.8
W
10
0.8
W
10
0.7
W
10
0.8
W
11
0.9
W
11
0.9
W
11
0.9
WSW
10
1.1
W
12
1.1
W
12
1
W
11
1.3
W
11
1
W
11
0.9
WSW
10
0.9
WSW
10
0.9
WSW
10
0.9
WSW
10
0.9
WSW
9
0.9
WSW
9
0.9
WSW
9
0.9
WSW
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
264
269
218
172
128
123
96
149
191
184
177
359
347
256
403
233
170
176
163
157
153
143
113
140
Wind (km/h)
10
E
10
E
10
ESE
10
SE
5
WSW
10
WSW
5
WSW
10
WSW
5
SW
10
WSW
10
WSW
15
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
10
SSW
10
SW
10
WSW
15
WSW
15
SW
10
SSW
10
WSW
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
High Tide
9:33AM2.16m
10:13PM2.69m
10:44AM2.22m
10:45PM2.90m
11:47AM2.30m
Low Tide
3:53AM1.30m
3:31PM1.00m
4:45AM0.96m
4:16PM1.11m
5:33AM0.60m
5:01PM1.23m
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
light rain
part cloud
light rain
light rain
rain showers
cloud
rain showers
rain showers
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:41
5:41
5:39
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:45
8:47
8:49
1
1
1
1
2
1
Temp °C
11
12
15
17
18
17
12
10
10
11
11
13
12
12
11
10
9
9
10
12
13
12
9
9
8
9
12
15
17
15
11
8
9
9
8
10
8
8
7
7
6
7
8
9
9
8
7
6
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
W
10
1.1
W
11
1
W
10
0.9
W
10
0.8
W
10
0.8
W
10
0.7
W
10
0.8
W
11
0.9
W
11
0.9
W
11
0.9
WSW
10
1.1
W
12
1.1
W
12
1
W
11
0.4
SW
14
1
W
11
0.9
WSW
10
0.9
WSW
10
0.9
WSW
10
0.9
WSW
10
0.9
WSW
9
0.9
WSW
9
0.9
WSW
9
0.9
WSW
9
Energy kJ
264
269
218
172
128
123
96
149
191
184
177
359
347
256
54
233
170
176
163
157
153
143
113
140
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SW
15
0.4
SW
15
0.3
SW
16
0.3
SW
16
0.4
SW
16
0.4
SW
16
0.4
SW
16
0.3
SW
14
0.3
WSW
14
0.5
W
14
0.6
WSW
13
0.3
SW
14
0.3
SW
14
0.4
SW
14
0.3
SW
14
0.3
SW
14
0.4
WNW
5
0.3
SW
14
0.3
SW
14
0.3
SW
13
0.2
W
18
0.3
W
18
0.4
W
17
Energy kJ
78
60
39
40
64
89
88
31
39
94
139
32
33
73
33
33
8
31
29
28
25
55
87
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SW
11
0.1
SW
11
0.1
SW
11
0.1
SW
11
0.1
SW
11
0.1
SW
13
0.1
SW
13
0.2
SSW
16
0.4
SW
14
0.3
SW
14
0.3
SW
14
0.1
SW
20
0.1
SW
20
0.3
SW
14
0.1
SW
18
0.1
SW
18
0.2
W
18
0.3
SW
13
0.3
SW
13
0.3
SW
13
Energy kJ
5
5
5
5
5
7
7
25
48
30
32
15
15
32
13
13
25
28
27
27
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
WSW
3
0.7
W
4
0.8
W
5
1.3
W
11
0.7
W
5
0.6
W
5
Energy kJ
3
17
29
403
24
19
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
15
15
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1279
1280
31
31
31
0
0
0
0
37
37
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Washington State
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
2
1
1
2
2
2
1
1
1
2
1
1
2
2
1
2
2
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
2
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
9
8
9
9
9
9
9
8
8
8
7
9
9
9
9
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
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