The Strait surf break

The Strait surfForecast / Washington / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 pm Tuesday 05 May 2026 PDT
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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
10.3° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)

How big are the waves at The Strait today?

The current surf forecast for The Strait at 10PM is: 0.8m 11s primary swell from a West direction and 0.5m 15s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm May 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 May)--
Afternoon (05 May)3ft (0.9m)11s
Evening (05 May)2.5ft (0.8m)11s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 14°C on Thu afternoon, min 8°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Tue
5
Wednesday
6
Thursday
7
Fri
8
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
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
W
11
0.9
W
11
0.9
W
11
0.8
W
11
0.7
W
14
1.1
W
14
1.3
W
13
1.2
W
13
1.3
W
12
1.6
W
12
1.7
W
12
1.8
W
12
1.8
W
11
1.8
W
11
1.5
W
11
1.3
W
11
1.2
W
11
1.1
W
11
1
W
10
0.9
W
10
0.8
W
10
0.8
W
10
0.4
W
16
0.7
W
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
199
192
189
149
192
432
569
485
501
735
819
872
771
764
526
389
332
274
210
158
125
122
87
79
Wind (km/h)
15
W
15
W
10
W
10
W
10
WSW
5
WSW
10
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
10
WSW
10
SW
5
S
5
S
5
WSW
10
W
15
WSW
5
SW
5
SW
10
SW
10
SW
10
SW
10
SW
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
4:50PM2.19m
3:09AM2.80m
5:46PM2.13m
3:46AM2.68m
6:50PM2.10m
4:29AM2.54m
Low Tide
9:13PM1.75m
10:40AM0.54m
9:54PM1.81m
11:27AM0.62m
10:46PM1.86m
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
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5:50
5:48
5:48
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8:37
8:37
8:39
8:40
Temp °C
13
13
10
9
8
9
10
11
12
12
10
9
9
8
9
13
14
12
10
8
8
9
10
11
10
10
8
7
6
7
8
8
9
9
7
7
7
6
7
12
11
8
9
7
6
7
8
8
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
W
11
0.9
W
11
0.9
W
11
0.8
W
11
0.7
W
14
1.1
W
14
1.3
W
13
1.2
W
13
1.3
W
12
1.6
W
12
1.7
W
12
1.8
W
12
1.8
W
11
1.8
W
11
1.5
W
11
1.3
W
11
1.2
W
11
1.1
W
11
1
W
10
0.9
W
10
0.8
W
10
0.8
W
10
0.7
W
9
0.7
W
9
Energy kJ
199
192
189
149
192
432
569
485
501
735
819
872
771
764
526
389
332
274
210
158
125
122
87
79
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SW
16
0.2
SSW
16
0.3
W
16
0.5
W
15
0.7
W
11
0.3
SW
17
0.2
SSW
14
0.6
W
7
0.8
W
8
0.3
SW
14
0.3
SW
15
0.3
SW
16
0.4
SW
16
0.4
SW
16
0.3
SW
16
0.3
SW
16
0.3
SW
14
0.3
SW
14
0.3
SW
14
0.3
SW
14
0.4
SW
14
0.4
W
16
0.4
W
16
0.4
W
15
Energy kJ
39
25
43
104
114
47
18
39
71
33
37
39
64
64
39
38
32
31
31
32
52
78
77
72
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SW
12
0.1
SW
12
0.3
SW
16
0.3
SW
17
0.3
SW
17
0.1
SW
13
0.1
SW
17
0.3
SW
14
0.3
SW
14
0.1
SW
19
0.1
SW
19
0.2
WSW
19
0.2
W
17
0.2
W
17
0.3
W
17
0.3
W
16
0.4
SW
14
0.4
SW
14
0.4
SW
14
Energy kJ
6
6
42
46
47
7
12
30
32
15
15
37
23
23
52
45
53
53
52
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
Energy kJ
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
12
12
12
49
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
12
118
0
0
0
0
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Washington State
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
1
2
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
2
2
2
3
2
2
3
2
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
3
2
3
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
3
4
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
7
9
9
6
6
4
7
6
5
5
5
6
6
6
6
7
7
7
6
7
8
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