The Strait surf break

The Strait surfForecast / Washington / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 pm Thursday 16 Apr 2026 PDT
Forecast update in hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
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
9.4° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)

How big are the waves at The Strait today?

The current surf forecast for The Strait at 1AM is: 1.1m 8s primary swell from a West direction and 0.4m 9s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm April 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Apr)2.5ft (0.7m)7s
Afternoon (17 Apr)1.5ft (0.5m)9s
Evening (17 Apr)1ft (0.3m)14s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Thursday
16
Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.3
W
1.2
W
1.1
W
1.1
W
1.1
W
0.9
W
0.7
W
0.5
WSW
0.5
WSW
0.5
WSW
0.3
SW
0.3
SW
0.3
SW
0.3
SW
0.3
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
WSW
0.6
WSW
0.7
WSW
0.9
WSW
0.8
WSW
0.8
WSW
0.9
SW
0.9
SW
Period(s) (?)99988779991414131313131110999888
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)2742241801571388848434444302928282845387586113948695109
Wind
(km/h)
15
WSW
15
WSW
10
WNW
10
WNW
5
W
5
SW
0
SW
0
WSW
5
NW
5
N
5
ENE
10
E
10
E
10
E
10
ESE
15
ESE
10
ESE
10
E
10
E
10
ESE
10
ESE
5
ESE
10
E
15
E
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrossglassglassglassglassglassglasscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
12:49PM
2.56
12:40AM
3.07
1:41PM
2.57
1:14AM
3.22
2:33PM
2.53
1:51AM
3.31
Low Tide
/ height (m)
6:30PM
0.99
7:22AM
0.29
7:07PM
1.12
8:07AM
0.10
7:45PM
1.26
8:55AM
0.01
Thursday
16
Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Sunrise------6:24-------6:22-------6:20-
Sunset--8:08-------8:10-------8:12-----
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C987776688976667111112101010111114
Feels °C (?)4344444667533237797778810
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