The Strait 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 48.32° N 124.47° W

Issued: 4 am 02 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's The Strait sea temperature is

12.4°C

The Strait surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at The Strait today (02 Sep):

Morning surf: Morning surf (02 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 8s period with W swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 8s period with W swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 10s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for The Strait at 9AM is: 0.8m 8s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 04:00am September 02). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (PDT) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (02 Sep)	2.5ft (0.8m)	8s
Afternoon (02 Sep)	3.5ft (1.0m)	8s
Evening (02 Sep)	3.5ft (1.1m)	10s

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

	Short Range Forecast Moderate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Wed afternoon. Very mild (max 16°C on Fri morning, min 10°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.
	Wednesday 2								Thursday 3								Friday 4
	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	2 AM	5 AM	8 AM	11 AM	2 PM	5 PM	8 PM	11 PM
Rating (10 max)	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	1	0	0	1	1	1	1	1	1	0	1	1
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	W 9	W 8	W 8	W 9	W 8	SW 8	W 10	W 10	W 11	W 11	W 11	W 11	W 10	W 10	W 10	W 10	W 9	W 9	W 9	W 10	W 9	W 9	SW 18	SW 18
Wave Graph
kJ	55	49	58	120	140	149	225	361	467	467	451	440	352	242	192	117	134	108	110	90	85	106	109	108
Wind (km/h)	SE	ESE	ESE	SE	E	SE	SSE	ENE	E	E	E	ESE	SW	WNW	W	SSE	ESE	ESE	E	E	W	WNW	WNW	ESE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross-off	off	cross	cross	cross	cross	glassy	glassy	cross-on	cross	glassy	cross-off	glassy	cross-off	glassy	glassy	cross	glassy	glassy
High Tide		4:44AM2.19m				4:26PM2.94m					5:55AM2.01m				5:12PM2.92m				7:31AM1.90m				6:13PM2.88m
Low Tide				10:02AM1.26m					11:36PM0.68m			10:39AM1.46m					00:46AM0.67m				11:28AM1.63m


	—	6:35	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:37	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:39	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	7:57	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:54	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:52	—	—
mm	—	3	—	2	2	6	1	—	—	—	—	—	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	15	14	15	14	14	14	13	12	11	10	11	15	13	14	13	12	12	11	12	16	16	16	14	12
Feels °C	14	13	13	12	12	13	12	11	9	8	9	14	12	13	12	12	11	10	11	15	15	15	13	12
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	W 9	W 8	W 8	W 9	W 8	SW 8	W 10	W 10	W 11	W 11	W 11	W 11	W 10	W 10	W 10	W 10	W 9	W 9	W 9	W 10	W 9	W 9	W 9	W 9
kJ	55	49	58	120	140	149	225	361	467	467	451	440	352	242	192	117	134	108	110	90	85	106	79	79
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 5	SW 6	SW 7	SW 7	SW 8	W 8	SW 8	SW 8	SSW 8	SSW 8	SSW 8	SSW 8	SSW 8	SSW 7	SSW 7	SW 7	SSW 7	SW 19	SW 15	SW 15	SW 15	SW 18	SW 18	SW 18
kJ	6	15	36	77	84	115	107	82	47	45	42	24	24	19	21	27	10	55	36	35	57	50	109	108
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 17	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SSW 7	SW 18	SSW 7	SSW 7	SSW 7	W 15	W 15	SSW 6	W 14
kJ	28	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	44	42	42	42	42	43	43	10	79	10	9	4	38	17	4	14
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	The Dump Washington	The Dump Washington	Sombrio Beach Vancouver Island	The Dump Washington	Hobuck/North Coast Washington	The Strait Washington	The Strait Washington	Hobuck/North Coast Washington	Hobuck/North Coast Washington	Hobuck/North Coast Washington	Hobuck/North Coast Washington	The Strait Washington	The Strait Washington	La Push Washington	Deep Creek Washington	The Strait Washington	The Strait Washington	The Strait Washington	The Strait Washington	The Strait Washington	The Strait Washington	Deep Creek Washington	The Strait Washington	The Strait Washington
Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	2	4	1	1	3	4	3	3	2	1	3	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
Distance (km)	16	16	26	16	15	0	0	15	15	15	15	0	0	49	37	0	0	0	0	0	0	37	0	0
Best forecast wave conditions in Washington State	The Dump	The Dump		The Dump	Hobuck/North Coast	The Dump	Westport-The Cove	Westport-The Cove	Hobuck/North Coast	Half Moon Bay	La Push	Point Grenville	Westport-The Cove	Long Beach Peninsula	Turtles	Fort Canby A Jetty	Turtles	Turtles	Turtles	Fort Canby A Jetty	Slip Point (Clallam Bay)	Elwha	Fort Canby A Jetty	Fort Canby A Jetty
Rating (10 max)	1	1		2	4	2	3	3	4	3	4	3	3	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	1	1	3	3
Best forecast wave conditions in United States	Magics HAW - Big Island	Magics HAW - Big Island	Magics HAW - Big Island	Magics HAW - Big Island	Hobuck/North Coast Washington	Ranches HAW - Oahu	Davidson Point HAW - Kaua'i	Malibu CAL - LA County	Hobuck/North Coast Washington	Hilo Breakwall HAW - Big Island	La Push Washington	Ghost Tree CAL - Monterey	Infinities HAW - Kaua'i	Infinities HAW - Kaua'i	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef Oregon North	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef Oregon North	Fullers CAL - Monterey	Magics HAW - Big Island	Ghost Tree CAL - Monterey	Mouse Rock CAL - San Luis Obispo	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef Oregon North	Mad River Beach CAL - Humboldt	Malibu CAL - LA County	Ghost Tree CAL - Monterey
Rating (10 max)	3	3	3	3	4	2	3	3	4	3	4	3	4	4	4	4	4	3	4	3	3	3	3	4
Header Global	Sea Vista South Africa	Ahijedero Mexico	Gas Bay Australia	Cobblestones Australia	Cobblestones Australia	Point Roadnight Australia	Cyclops Australia	Point Roadnight Australia	Cathedral Rock Australia	Cathedral Rock Australia	Cathedral Rock Australia	Easter Reef Australia	Luna Park Australia	Bullies Australia	Bullies Australia	Luna Park Australia	Cathedral Rock Australia	Easter Reef Australia	Remarkable Caves Australia	Barrancon Chile	Barrancon Chile	Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach New Zealand	Ahijedero Mexico	Catlins River Mouth New Zealand
Rating (10 max)	5	4	6	7	7	7	5	8	9	6	7	9	9	5	5	9	5	9	5	4	4	4	4	5

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