The Strait 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 48.32° N 124.47° W

Issued: 4 am 19 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's The Strait sea temperature is

11.3° 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 (19 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 18s period with SW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s period with W swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for The Strait at 8AM is: 0.4m 18s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.7m 8s secondary swell from a West direction, 0.4m 14s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 04:00am July 19). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (PDT) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (19 Jul)	1.5ft (0.4m)	18s
Afternoon (19 Jul)	3ft (0.9m)	8s
Evening (19 Jul)	3ft (0.9m)	8s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Tue afternoon, min 13°C on Sun morning). Wind will be generally light.
	Sunday 19								Monday 20								Tuesday 21
	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)	1	1	1	1	1	0	0	1	1	1	1	0	1	0	0	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	W 15	SW 18	SW 18	W 8	W 8	W 8	W 8	W 8	W 8	W 8	W 8	WNW 8	SW 17	SW 17	WNW 8	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16
Wave Graph
kJ	107	109	79	103	98	95	100	127	127	134	140	112	104	101	90	68	64	63	64	89	89	89	88	87
Wind (km/h)	WSW	SSW	SW	NNE	NW	WNW	NW	W	SE	E	ESE	E	NE	NW	WNW	W	W	WSW	WSW	WNW	WNW	W	W	W
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	glassy	glassy	glassy	glassy	glassy	cross-on	cross-on	glassy	glassy	glassy	cross-off	cross	glassy	cross-on	cross	glassy	glassy	glassy	glassy	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross
High Tide		4:33AM2.51m					5:35PM2.74m				5:33AM2.21m				6:15PM2.75m				6:46AM1.98m				6:57PM2.74m
Low Tide				10:55AM0.67m					11:52PM1.11m				11:30AM0.96m				00:58AM1.07m				12:05PM1.24m


	—	5:35	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:37	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:39	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	—	9:09	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	9:08	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	9:07	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	11	11	13	18	19	18	16	13	14	14	17	22	23	22	19	16	16	15	18	22	24	22	18	16
Feels °C	10	11	13	18	19	17	15	13	14	13	16	21	23	21	19	16	16	14	18	21	23	20	18	15
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	W 9	W 9	W 8	W 8	W 8	W 8	W 8	W 8	W 8	W 8	W 8	WNW 8	WNW 8	W 8	WNW 8	WNW 8	W 8	W 8	W 8	W 8	WNW 8	WNW 8	WNW 8	WNW 8
kJ	78	55	68	103	98	95	100	127	127	134	140	112	90	86	90	68	63	46	46	45	65	70	73	51
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	W 15	W 14	W 14	W 14	W 14	W 14	W 14	W 14	SW 16	SW 16	SW 17	SW 17	SW 17	SW 17	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	WNW 10
kJ	107	103	65	64	64	64	64	63	64	69	106	106	104	101	67	65	64	63	64	89	89	89	88	34
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 17	SW 18	SW 18	SW 18	SW 16	WSW 13	WSW 16	SW 16	W 14	W 14	W 13	W 13	W 13	W 13	W 13	W 13	W 13	W 13	W 13	W 12	W 12	—	—	SW 16
kJ	107	109	79	49	41	18	25	39	35	33	31	30	30	30	13	13	13	13	12	12	11	—	—	87
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	The Strait Washington	The Strait Washington	The Strait Washington	The Strait Washington	The Strait Washington	Elwha Washington	Smith River and Kellogg Rd CAL - Del Norte County	The Strait Washington	The Strait Washington	The Strait Washington	The Strait Washington	Neah Bay Washington	The Strait Washington	Sombrio Beach Vancouver Island	Cape Elizabeth Washington	The Strait Washington	The Strait Washington	The Strait Washington	The Strait Washington	Sombrio Beach Vancouver Island	Cape Sebastian Oregon South	Cape Elizabeth Washington	Cape Elizabeth Washington	Neah Bay Washington
Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	1	1	3	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	2	1
Distance (km)	0	0	0	0	0	70	713	0	0	0	0	12	0	26	109	0	0	0	0	26	668	109	109	12
Best forecast wave conditions in Washington State	Elwha	Cape Elizabeth	La Push	The Dump	The Strait	Elwha		Westport-The Corner	Fort Canby A Jetty	Fort Canby A Jetty	Fort Canby A Jetty	Fort Canby A Jetty	Cape Elizabeth	Elwha	Fort Canby A Jetty	Turtles	Turtles	Turtles	Turtles			Turtles	Fort Canby A Jetty	Fort Canby A Jetty
Rating (10 max)	1	2	3	2	1	1		3	3	3	3	3	2	1	2	2	2	2	2			2	3	2
Best forecast wave conditions in United States	Samoa Peninsula CAL - Humboldt	Mouse Rock CAL - San Luis Obispo	Mouse Rock CAL - San Luis Obispo	Steamer Lane-The Point CAL - Santa Cruz	Ranches HAW - Oahu	Rincon - Rivermouth CAL - Ventura	Dry Lagoon CAL - Humboldt	Ghost Tree CAL - Monterey	Swamis CAL - San Diego County	Boners CAL - San Luis Obispo	Tijuana Sloughs Baja Norte	Government Point CAL - Santa Barbara	Cape Sebastian Oregon South	Pakalas HAW - Kaua'i	Church CAL - Orange County	Boners CAL - San Luis Obispo	Boners CAL - San Luis Obispo	Boners CAL - San Luis Obispo	Fullers CAL - Monterey	Steamer Lane-The Point CAL - Santa Cruz	Shark Pit HAW - Maui	Super Tubes CAL - Ventura	Church CAL - Orange County	Mouse Rock CAL - San Luis Obispo
Rating (10 max)	3	3	3	3	1	2	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	2	2	3	3
Header Global	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach New Zealand	Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach New Zealand	Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach New Zealand	White Rock - The Spit New Zealand	Seconds (White Rock) New Zealand	Last Chance New Zealand	Last Chance New Zealand	Diners Beach New Zealand	Diners Beach New Zealand	Aganoa Beach Samoa	Papatowai New Zealand	Aganoa Beach Samoa	Aganoa Beach Samoa	Aganoa Beach Samoa	Chameau Mauritius	Chameau Mauritius	Cobblestones Australia	Cobblestones Australia	Cow Bombie Australia	Cow Bombie Australia
Rating (10 max)	7	7	7	7	6	5	5	8	7	5	5	5	5	4	5	4	4	4	4	4	5	5	9	6

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