The Strait Surf Break

Lat Long: 48.32° N 124.47° W

The Strait 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 am 12 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's The Strait sea temperature is
11.0°C
0.4° 

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 (12 Nov):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Nov, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 14s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Nov, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 13s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Nov, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 14s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for The Strait at 8AM is: 3.0m 14s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 03:00am November 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (PST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Nov)10ft (3.0m)14s
Afternoon (12 Nov)8ft (2.5m)13s
Evening (12 Nov)8ft (2.4m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 44mm), heaviest during Sat night. Very mild (max 15°C on Thu morning, min 10°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
12
Friday
13
Saturday
14
Sun
15
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
Rating
(10 max)
4
3
4
4
4
4
4
2
1
3
3
3
4
5
5
5
6
5
5
4
3
3
3
1
2
4
3
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
WSW
14
3
WSW
14
3
WSW
14
3
WSW
14
3
WSW
13
2.5
WSW
13
2.5
WSW
13
2.3
WSW
14
1.9
W
15
1.7
W
15
1.5
W
15
1.6
W
15
2.1
WSW
13
3
WSW
20
4
WSW
19
4
WSW
18
4
WSW
17
4
WSW
17
3.5
WSW
16
3.5
WSW
16
3
WSW
15
3
WSW
14
2.5
WSW
14
2.4
WSW
13
2.3
SW
11
2.5
SW
12
2.4
SW
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
3574
3344
3075
2834
2739
2373
2155
1886
1526
1310
1037
1087
1496
6238
11078
11283
10033
8274
6756
5583
4140
3340
2444
1995
1219
1849
1416
Wind (km/h)
5
WNW
10
WNW
10
S
10
SE
10
SE
15
ESE
15
ESE
20
SE
15
E
25
ESE
10
SSE
25
SE
15
ESE
15
SE
10
E
15
ESE
15
SE
10
ESE
15
ESE
15
SE
15
SE
15
ESE
20
ESE
25
ESE
20
SE
20
S
15
S
Wind State
glassy
cross
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
High Tide
2:46AM2.30m
1:19PM2.93m
3:33AM2.23m
1:55PM2.82m
4:25AM2.17m
2:32PM2.68m
5:23AM2.15m
Low Tide
7:23AM1.68m
8:40PM0.39m
8:01AM1.73m
9:23PM0.49m
8:44AM1.79m
10:07PM0.60m
mod rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
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cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
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cloud
light rain
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cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
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7:22
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7:24
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4:43
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4:40
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4:38
 mm
7
8
5
2
1
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4
3
2
1
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1
1
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1
1
3
6
6
10
2
Temp °C
12
11
13
14
15
14
14
15
14
14
12
12
11
12
11
11
10
11
11
11
11
11
11
11
11
11
10
Feels °C
12
10
12
12
13
12
11
11
11
9
10
7
8
9
9
7
7
8
8
8
8
7
7
6
7
7
6
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  • Surf Rating (10 Max)
  • Ocean Swells (m)
  • Wind Speed (km/h)
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