The Strait Surf Break

Lat Long: 48.32° N 124.47° W

The Strait 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 pm 08 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's The Strait sea temperature is
10.3°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 (09 Nov):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Nov, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 13s period with W swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Nov, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 12s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Nov, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 13s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for The Strait at 3AM is: 3.0m 13s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm November 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (PST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Nov)6.5ft (2.0m)13s
Afternoon (09 Nov)5.5ft (1.7m)12s
Evening (09 Nov)7ft (2.2m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 118mm), heaviest during Tue afternoon. Very mild (max 16°C on Wed afternoon, min 8°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Sun
8
Monday
9
Tuesday
10
Wed
11
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)
5
3
3
4
3
3
1
1
3
3
3
3
4
3
2
2
3
3
4
3
4
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
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Height Map
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Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
4.5
WSW
15
4
WSW
14
3.5
WSW
14
3
WSW
13
2.4
WSW
12
1.9
WSW
13
1.7
WSW
12
1.7
WSW
13
2
WSW
13
2.4
WSW
13
2.4
WSW
13
2.4
WSW
12
2.5
WSW
15
2.5
WSW
14
3
WSW
14
3
WSW
13
3
WSW
13
3
WSW
13
3
WSW
12
3
WSW
12
3
WSW
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
8528
5973
3834
2574
1697
1211
791
903
1306
1960
1965
1771
2916
2895
3306
3198
3166
2907
2506
2649
2568
Wind (km/h)
5
ESE
5
ENE
10
E
10
E
15
ESE
15
ESE
20
E
15
E
10
SSE
10
SSW
10
SE
15
ESE
15
ESE
15
ESE
15
E
15
E
15
ESE
20
SE
25
SSE
25
S
20
SSE
Wind State
glassy
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
High Tide
00:39AM2.40m
11:41AM3.06m
1:21AM2.39m
12:12PM3.05m
2:03AM2.35m
Low Tide
6:09PM0.30m
5:39AM1.45m
6:45PM0.25m
6:14AM1.54m
7:22PM0.25m
6:48AM1.62m
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cloud
mod rain
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heavy rain
heavy rain
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heavy rain
heavy rain
light rain
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7:16
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4:46
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 mm
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8
10
1
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6
4
14
15
20
8
13
11
3
Temp °C
9
8
8
8
8
10
10
8
9
10
9
9
9
10
10
11
13
13
14
15
15
Feels °C
8
6
6
5
5
7
6
4
7
8
7
5
6
6
7
8
10
10
11
11
12
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