The Strait surf break

The Strait surfForecast / Washington / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 am Thursday 21 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
10.1° C
(Which is 2.0°C colder than average for this time of year)

How big are the waves at The Strait today?

The current surf forecast for The Strait at 6PM is: 0.9m 10s primary swell from a West direction and 0.3m 15s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00am May 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 May)3.5ft (1.1m)10s
Afternoon (21 May)3.5ft (1.0m)10s
Evening (21 May)3ft (0.9m)10s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Thu afternoon, min 9°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
21
Friday
22
Saturday
23
Sun
24
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
2 AM
5 AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
W
10
1.1
W
10
1
W
10
0.9
W
10
0.9
W
10
1.2
W
8
1.3
W
8
1.2
W
8
1.2
W
8
1.2
W
8
1.2
W
10
0.7
W
10
1
W
10
1.1
W
10
1.3
W
9
1.3
W
9
1.3
W
9
1.2
W
9
1.2
W
9
1.4
W
8
1.5
W
7
0.6
W
16
0.6
W
15
0.8
W
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
235
235
196
154
154
168
201
172
168
182
279
96
194
225
264
258
264
220
215
239
246
183
167
272
Wind (km/h)
5
ESE
0
ENE
10
WNW
15
W
10
W
10
WSW
5
SSW
5
SSW
5
SSE
5
SSW
15
WSW
10
WSW
5
WSW
5
SW
5
SW
10
SW
5
SW
10
WSW
20
WNW
25
WNW
15
W
15
W
10
W
10
W
glassy
glassy
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
glassy
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
6:24PM2.37m
5:01AM2.76m
7:22PM2.43m
6:13AM2.48m
8:15PM2.52m
Low Tide
11:23AM0.18m
11:16PM1.66m
12:18PM0.39m
00:39AM1.60m
1:11PM0.61m
2:06AM1.46m
clear
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:31
5:30
5:28
5:28
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:58
8:59
9:00
9:00
Temp °C
13
16
17
16
12
12
11
11
11
13
14
14
12
9
10
11
12
14
13
12
10
9
10
9
12
16
15
13
10
10
10
10
10
12
11
12
11
7
9
10
11
12
8
6
6
6
7
7
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
W
10
1.1
W
10
1
W
10
0.9
W
10
0.9
W
10
1.2
W
8
1.3
W
8
1.2
W
8
1.2
W
8
1.2
W
8
1.2
W
10
0.9
W
7
1
W
10
1.1
W
10
1.3
W
9
1.3
W
9
1.3
W
9
1.2
W
9
1.2
W
9
0.3
SW
14
1.5
W
7
1.3
W
7
1
W
7
0.8
W
6
Energy kJ
235
235
196
154
154
168
201
172
168
182
279
83
194
225
264
258
264
220
215
33
246
166
89
49
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SW
16
0.3
SW
16
0.4
SW
15
0.3
SW
15
0.3
SW
15
0.3
SW
15
0.3
SW
15
0.3
WNW
11
0.3
SW
15
0.3
SW
15
0.4
SW
15
0.7
W
10
0.4
SW
15
0.4
SW
17
0.4
SW
18
0.4
SW
18
0.3
SW
18
0.3
SW
14
0.3
SW
14
0.2
W
18
0.4
W
16
0.6
W
16
0.6
W
15
0.8
W
15
Energy kJ
39
38
58
35
34
34
33
24
34
34
57
96
57
107
108
108
48
31
33
25
82
183
167
272
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SW
21
0.1
SW
19
0.3
SW
19
0.3
SW
19
0.3
WNW
11
0.3
SW
15
0.1
SW
19
0.4
SW
15
0.2
WSW
14
0.1
SW
18
0.2
W
18
0.3
SW
14
0.3
SW
15
0.5
W
9
0.5
W
9
Energy kJ
18
15
59
59
24
33
15
57
18
12
25
33
34
41
39
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
W
8
Energy kJ
239
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
3
3
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
1
1
Distance (km)
0
0
37
923
729
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
729
729
713
264
31
31
Best forecast wave conditions in Washington State
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
1
1
2
1
2
2
1
1
2
3
3
2
2
1
1
3
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
2
3
4
4
3
4
3
2
3
3
3
3
4
3
2
2
3
2
2
2
3
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
4
5
7
7
7
6
6
6
5
6
7
8
8
7
6
5
5
5
5
6
6
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