The Strait surf break

The Strait surfForecast / Washington / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 am Thursday 07 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
10.5° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)

How big are the waves at The Strait today?

The current surf forecast for The Strait at 4PM is: 1.1m 11s primary swell from a West direction and 0.3m 14s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00am May 07). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (07 May)4.5ft (1.3m)11s
Afternoon (07 May)3.5ft (1.1m)11s
Evening (07 May)3ft (0.9m)10s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Sat afternoon, min 8°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
7
Friday
8
Saturday
9
Sun
10
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
2 AM
5 AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
W
11
1.2
W
11
1.1
W
11
1
W
11
1
W
10
0.9
W
10
0.8
W
10
0.7
W
10
0.4
W
16
0.4
W
15
0.4
W
15
0.4
W
14
0.4
W
14
0.4
W
14
0.4
W
14
0.5
W
14
0.8
WSW
13
1.3
WSW
12
1.4
WSW
11
1.4
WSW
11
1.4
WSW
11
1.4
WSW
11
1.4
WSW
11
1.4
WSW
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
485
338
279
227
210
158
125
94
87
72
67
66
65
64
59
94
225
511
463
447
455
455
431
423
Wind (km/h)
5
SW
10
WNW
10
W
15
W
10
W
5
WSW
10
WSW
5
SW
10
SW
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
10
W
0
SW
0
W
0
S
0
W
5
WNW
10
WNW
15
W
10
W
10
W
5
W
5
WSW
glassy
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
High Tide
6:50PM2.10m
4:29AM2.54m
7:51PM2.13m
5:25AM2.39m
8:38PM2.21m
Low Tide
11:27AM0.62m
10:46PM1.86m
12:17PM0.70m
00:00AM1.88m
1:07PM0.76m
1:28AM1.80m
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
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5:48
5:48
5:46
5:45
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8:39
8:40
8:42
8:44
Temp °C
10
13
14
12
10
8
8
8
10
12
11
12
11
9
9
8
10
13
15
14
11
9
9
9
8
11
11
9
8
6
6
6
8
9
8
8
9
8
8
7
10
12
13
11
9
7
7
7
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
W
11
1.2
W
11
1.1
W
11
1
W
11
1
W
10
0.9
W
10
0.8
W
10
0.7
W
10
0.7
W
9
0.6
W
9
0.6
W
9
0.5
W
9
0.5
W
9
0.4
W
8
0.5
W
8
0.6
W
8
0.8
WSW
13
1.3
WSW
12
1.4
WSW
11
1.4
WSW
11
1.4
WSW
11
1.4
WSW
11
1.4
WSW
11
1.4
WSW
11
Energy kJ
485
338
279
227
210
158
125
94
87
59
57
39
38
22
33
41
225
511
463
447
455
455
431
423
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SW
16
0.3
SW
16
0.3
SW
14
0.3
SW
14
0.3
SW
14
0.3
SW
14
0.4
SW
14
0.4
W
16
0.4
W
16
0.4
W
15
0.4
W
15
0.4
W
14
0.4
W
14
0.4
W
14
0.4
W
14
0.5
W
14
0.7
WSW
7
0.3
SW
13
0.2
SSW
13
0.3
SW
13
0.3
SW
18
0.3
SW
18
0.3
SW
18
0.1
SW
19
Energy kJ
39
38
32
30
31
32
52
78
77
72
67
66
65
64
59
94
57
27
17
26
48
48
48
15
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SW
19
0.1
SW
19
0.2
WSW
19
0.2
W
17
0.2
W
17
0.3
W
17
0.3
W
16
0.4
SW
14
0.4
SW
14
0.4
SW
14
0.3
SW
14
0.3
SW
14
0.3
SW
13
0.3
SW
13
0.3
SW
13
0.3
WNW
13
0.3
SW
13
0.1
SW
17
0.1
SW
17
0.3
SW
18
0.2
SSW
13
0.1
SW
13
0.1
SW
16
Energy kJ
15
15
37
23
23
52
45
53
53
52
31
29
28
27
27
34
26
12
12
48
17
7
10
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
Energy kJ
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
Distance (km)
0
12
12
12
12
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
12
0
0
0
0
0
729
54
732
31
31
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Washington State
Rating
(10 max)
4
1
1
1
3
3
2
2
1
1
1
2
1
2
2
2
3
3
2
3
3
3
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
3
3
4
4
4
4
3
3
2
3
4
4
4
4
3
2
2
3
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
8
7
6
6
6
7
5
5
7
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
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