The Strait Surf Break

Lat Long: 48.32° N 124.47° W

The Strait 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 4 pm 20 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's The Strait sea temperature is
10.7°C
1.2° 

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 (20 Oct):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 9s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 12s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for The Strait at 10PM is: 0.8m 12s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm October 20). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 15s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Oct)--
Afternoon (20 Oct)3ft (0.9m)9s
Evening (20 Oct)2.5ft (0.8m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 14°C on Tue afternoon, min 7°C on Fri morning). Wind will be generally light.

Tue
20
Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
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
1
0
1
0
1
1
0
0
1
1
1
0
1
0
2
2
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
W
9
0.8
W
9
0.8
W
13
0.8
W
12
0.8
W
12
0.8
W
12
0.8
W
12
0.8
W
11
0.8
W
12
0.8
W
12
1
W
12
1
W
12
1.1
W
12
1.1
W
12
1.1
W
12
1.2
W
11
1.2
W
9
1.7
W
9
2
W
9
2
W
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
126
99
209
184
172
169
169
160
169
180
294
284
330
330
330
371
220
465
656
685
Wind (km/h)
15
E
15
E
10
E
5
NE
10
E
10
E
5
E
5
ESE
0
NNW
5
WNW
10
W
5
WSW
5
WSW
5
WSW
5
W
10
WSW
10
W
10
WSW
5
WSW
5
SE
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
glassy
cross
cross-off
cross
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross
cross-off
cross
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
High Tide
8:43PM2.26m
10:31AM2.35m
9:53PM2.29m
10:55AM2.51m
10:51PM2.35m
Low Tide
3:14PM1.71m
3:36AM0.88m
4:13PM1.47m
4:17AM0.89m
4:59PM1.18m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
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Temp °C
14
14
11
11
10
10
9
13
14
12
10
9
10
10
10
11
12
11
9
9
Feels °C
11
11
8
9
7
7
6
11
13
10
8
7
8
9
8
9
10
9
8
7
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