The Strait 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 48.32° N 124.47° W

Issued: 3 pm 04 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's The Strait sea temperature is

9.9°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 (05 Nov):

Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Nov, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 12s period with W swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Nov, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 12s period with W swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Nov, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 16s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for The Strait at 12AM is: 1.9m 11s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.9m 14s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm November 04). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (PST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (05 Nov)	8ft (2.4m)	12s
Afternoon (05 Nov)	7ft (2.1m)	12s
Evening (05 Nov)	8ft (2.5m)	16s

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

	Short Range Forecast Heavy rain (total 55mm), heaviest during Fri afternoon. Very mild (max 13°C on Sat morning, min 9°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.
	Wed 4				Thursday 5								Friday 6								Sat 7
	1 PM	4 PM	7 PM	10 PM	1 AM	4 AM	7 AM	10 AM	1 PM	4 PM	7 PM	10 PM	1 AM	4 AM	7 AM	10 AM	1 PM	4 PM	7 PM	10 PM	1 AM	4 AM	7 AM
Rating (10 max)	1	1	2	3	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	2
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 10	SW 9	SW 9	WSW 11	WSW 11	WSW 13	W 12	W 12	W 12	W 13	W 17	W 16	W 16	W 16	W 15	W 14	W 15	WSW 15	WSW 15	WSW 14	W 14	W 13	W 13
Wave Graph
kJ	108	117	215	815	759	1739	1699	1652	1401	1423	3564	2985	3118	3736	4121	4779	5325	5611	5099	4363	3657	3017	2948
Wind (km/h)	SE	SE	S	SSE	S	S	SSW	SSE	S	SE	SE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	SSE	S	SE	S	ESE	E	E
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	cross-off	off	cross-off	off	off	off	cross-off	off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	off	cross-off	off	glassy	glassy	cross
High Tide				9:03PM2.30m				9:35AM2.77m					10:08PM2.32m				10:08AM2.89m				11:04PM2.35m
Low Tide		3:15PM1.14m				3:03AM0.93m					4:08PM0.86m			3:47AM1.07m					4:53PM0.61m				4:27AM1.21m


	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:09	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:09	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:11
	—	4:53	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	4:52	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	4:51	—	—	—	—	4:50
mm	—	2	3	2	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6	7	7	7	10	2	1	1	1	2
Temp °C	13	10	11	10	9	9	9	11	12	11	10	11	11	9	9	10	11	12	12	11	11	10	10
Feels °C	11	7	8	8	7	8	7	10	10	8	7	8	8	5	5	6	8	10	10	9	11	9	6
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 10	SW 9	SW 9	WSW 11	WSW 11	WSW 13	W 12	W 12	W 12	W 13	W 17	W 16	W 16	W 16	W 15	W 14	W 15	WSW 15	WSW 15	WSW 14	W 14	W 13	W 13
kJ	108	117	215	815	759	1739	1699	1652	1401	1423	3564	2985	3118	3736	4121	4779	5325	5611	5099	4363	3657	3017	2948
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	W 10	W 12	W 11	W 15	W 14	W 21	W 20	W 20	W 18	W 18	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	—	SW 14	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	56	73	94	216	379	81	296	611	952	1388	49	30	30	—	29	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 16	SW 15	W 16	SW 15	SW 15	—	—	—	SW 14	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	85	60	122	57	57	—	—	—	70	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
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Rating (10 max)	1	1	2	3	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
Distance (km)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	18	26	26	0	0	0	0	0	0	26
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Rating (10 max)	2	2	2	3	3	4	5	4	4	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	5	5	5
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	5	5	5	5	5	8	8	7	6	6	7	5	6	9	8	7	6	5
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Rating (10 max)	5	5	4	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	8	8	7	6	6	7	5	5	9	8	7	6	5

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