The Strait surf break

The Strait surfForecast / Washington / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 am Saturday 18 Apr 2026 PDT
Forecast update in hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
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
8.9° C
(Which is 1.2°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 2PM is: 0.4m 11s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.3m 13s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00am April 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Apr)1ft (0.3m)13s
Afternoon (18 Apr)1.5ft (0.5m)10s
Evening (18 Apr)2.5ft (0.8m)9s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
Tue
21
8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.3
SW
0.3
SW
0.4
WSW
0.6
WSW
0.8
WSW
0.8
WSW
0.8
WSW
0.8
WSW
0.9
SW
0.9
SW
0.9
SW
0.9
SW
0.9
SW
0.7
W
0.9
W
1
W
0.9
W
0.8
W
0.8
W
0.7
W
0.7
W
0.5
W
0.5
W
0.6
W
Period(s) (?)131311109998888881312121211101010111110
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)2828387796909686959510010010015723327321015213810092575775
Wind
(km/h)
10
E
15
ESE
10
ESE
5
E
10
E
10
E
10
E
10
E
15
E
20
ESE
15
ESE
0
SE
5
WSW
5
W
0
SSW
0
ESE
5
E
10
SE
5
WSW
5
WNW
5
WNW
10
SW
5
SW
0
W
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
glasscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
glasscross-
off
glassglassglasscross-
off
cross-
off
glassglassglasscross-
off
cross-
off
glass
High Tide
/ height (m)
2:33PM
2.53
1:51AM
3.31
3:27PM
2.45
2:31AM
3.31
4:25PM
2.34
3:17AM
3.23
Low Tide
/ height (m)
8:07AM
0.10
7:45PM
1.26
8:55AM
0.01
8:26PM
1.40
9:46AM
0.03
9:10PM
1.53
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
Tue
21
Sunrise6:22-------6:20-------6:18-------
Sunset----8:12-------8:14-------8:15---
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C811131311910101215171712111112131616161210910
Feels °C (?)579118677810131610910111114151511879
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