The Strait Surf Break

Lat Long: 48.32° N 124.47° W

The Strait 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 10 pm 12 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's The Strait sea temperature is
11.5° C
3.4° 

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 (13 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 7s period with W swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 7s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 16s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for The Strait at 1AM is: 0.3m 18s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.7m 7s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm August 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 Aug)2.5ft (0.8m)7s
Afternoon (13 Aug)2.5ft (0.7m)7s
Evening (13 Aug)1ft (0.3m)16s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Thu afternoon, min 12°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Wed
12
Thursday
13
Friday
14
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
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SW
18
0.3
SW
18
0.3
SW
18
0.8
W
7
0.8
W
7
0.8
W
7
0.7
W
7
0.7
W
7
0.3
SW
16
0.3
SW
16
0.3
SW
16
0.3
SW
16
0.4
SW
16
0.3
SW
16
0.3
SW
16
0.3
SW
16
0.3
SW
15
0.3
SW
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
49
49
48
58
61
64
48
47
41
41
41
40
64
40
39
38
37
36
Wind (km/h)
10
W
5
WSW
5
WSW
5
SW
0
SE
0
NW
5
WNW
10
W
10
WNW
10
WSW
5
WSW
5
WSW
5
WSW
10
W
15
W
15
W
10
W
5
W
Wind State
cross
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
glassy
High Tide
00:59AM3.21m
2:20PM2.63m
1:49AM3.08m
2:54PM2.74m
Low Tide
7:54AM0.08m
7:50PM1.10m
8:30AM0.22m
8:41PM0.97m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:07
6:09
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:37
8:35
8:34
 mm
Temp °C
16
13
13
13
15
19
20
20
16
13
12
12
13
17
18
17
14
12
Feels °C
16
13
13
13
16
20
20
19
16
12
11
12
13
16
16
15
13
11
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