The Strait surf break

The Strait surfForecast / Washington / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 am Tuesday 26 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
9.8° C
(Which is 2.5°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: 2.5m 13s primary swell from a West direction and 0.3m 16s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00am May 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 May)10ft (3.0m)14s
Afternoon (26 May)7ft (2.2m)12s
Evening (26 May)5.5ft (1.7m)11s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Thu afternoon, min 9°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Tuesday
26
Wednesday
27
Thursday
28
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)
4
4
4
3
2
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
3
3
3
3
3
2
1
2
3
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3.5
W
14
3.5
W
14
3
W
14
2.5
W
13
2.3
W
13
2
W
12
1.7
W
12
1.7
W
11
1.8
W
10
1.8
W
10
1.7
W
10
1.5
W
9
1.4
W
9
0.5
W
21
0.9
W
20
1
W
19
1.4
W
18
1.6
W
17
1.6
W
16
1.7
W
16
1.7
W
16
1.7
W
16
1.6
W
15
1.5
W
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
4802
4699
3622
2494
1703
1129
776
676
663
600
513
375
306
220
611
700
1210
1520
1367
1456
1438
1420
1195
945
Wind (km/h)
0
N
5
WNW
5
WSW
5
WNW
5
NW
10
NW
5
NW
5
W
5
WSW
0
SW
0
ESE
5
NNE
10
WNW
10
WNW
5
W
5
SW
5
SSW
0
S
0
SW
5
W
10
W
15
W
15
W
10
WSW
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross
cross
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
High Tide
10:18AM2.08m
10:16PM2.80m
11:24AM2.12m
10:49PM2.87m
12:19PM2.17m
Low Tide
4:25AM1.00m
3:40PM1.22m
5:14AM0.78m
4:25PM1.38m
5:55AM0.60m
5:06PM1.50m
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:26
5:24
5:24
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
9:04
9:05
9:06
Temp °C
9
8
11
14
15
15
14
11
10
10
13
16
17
16
13
11
11
12
14
17
18
14
12
9
8
6
10
12
13
13
12
10
9
9
12
15
15
14
12
10
10
11
13
16
16
11
9
7
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3.5
W
14
3.5
W
14
3
W
14
2.5
W
13
2.3
W
13
2
W
12
1.7
W
12
1.7
W
11
1.8
W
10
1.8
W
10
1.7
W
10
1.5
W
9
1.4
W
9
1.2
W
8
1.4
W
8
1.4
W
9
1.5
W
9
1.6
W
17
1.6
W
16
1.7
W
16
1.7
W
16
1.7
W
16
1.6
W
15
1.5
W
15
Energy kJ
4802
4699
3622
2494
1703
1129
776
676
663
600
513
375
306
196
279
286
348
1520
1367
1456
1438
1420
1195
945
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SW
16
0.3
SW
17
0.3
SW
16
0.3
SW
16
0.3
SW
16
0.3
SW
16
0.3
SW
16
0.3
SW
15
0.3
SW
15
0.3
W
22
0.7
W
10
0.9
W
20
1
W
19
1.4
W
18
1.4
W
9
1.3
W
9
1.2
W
9
1.1
W
8
1.1
W
8
1.1
W
8
1.4
W
8
Energy kJ
39
45
40
40
40
39
38
37
35
82
96
611
700
1210
304
257
215
161
149
142
233
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
W
24
0.2
W
24
0.3
SW
15
0.5
W
21
0.3
SW
15
0.3
SW
15
0.3
SW
14
0.3
SW
14
0.2
SSW
14
0.2
SSW
14
0.2
SSW
14
0.2
SSW
14
0.2
SSW
14
0.2
SSW
14
Energy kJ
11
43
35
220
35
34
33
32
19
19
19
19
19
19
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
Energy kJ
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
4
2
3
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
3
Distance (km)
0
0
0
26
26
26
26
0
0
0
0
0
39
925
31
0
0
0
0
0
668
668
668
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Washington State
Rating
(10 max)
8
9
9
4
3
4
4
4
4
4
2
1
2
3
4
4
5
3
3
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
9
9
9
4
3
2
4
4
5
7
5
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
9
9
9
5
6
7
7
7
9
9
6
7
6
6
9
9
7
9
8
7
6
6
5
5
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