Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at The Strait today (18 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 11s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Oct, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 12s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 12s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for The Strait at 3AM is: 1.8m 10s primary swell from a West direction and 0.3m 19s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm October 17). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Oct) | 5ft (1.5m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (18 Oct) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 12s |
| Evening (18 Oct) | 5ft (1.6m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at The Strait. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 13°C on Sun afternoon, min 7°C on Tue morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||
Sat 17 | Sunday 18 | Monday 19 | ||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 11 | W 13 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | WSW 10 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 730 | 730 | 682 | 621 | 498 | 946 | 857 | 816 | 699 | 586 | 476 | 396 | 332 | 269 | 206 | 164 | 122 | 157 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross | cross | cross | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross |
High Tide | 8:28AM2.04m | 5:52PM2.38m | 9:28AM2.12m | 7:18PM2.28m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:44AM0.84m | 12:03PM1.90m | 1:48AM0.88m | 1:47PM1.86m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 7:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:21 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 9 | 8 |
Feels °C | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 7 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 11 | W 13 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | WSW 10 |
| kJ | 730 | 730 | 682 | 621 | 498 | 946 | 857 | 816 | 699 | 586 | 476 | 396 | 332 | 269 | 206 | 164 | 122 | 157 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 13 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 14 | W 13 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 |
| kJ | 115 | 59 | 56 | 31 | 284 | 50 | 50 | 50 | 49 | 108 | 102 | 94 | 91 | 91 | 91 | 91 | 78 | 55 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 19 | — | SW 13 | SW 18 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | — | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 15 | W 15 | SW 16 | SW 16 |
| kJ | 59 | — | 28 | 51 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 28 | — | 46 | 80 | 45 | 20 | 20 | 41 | 68 | 91 | 90 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 31 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 |
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