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The Strait surf break

The Strait surfForecast / Washington / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 pm Monday 12 Jan 2026 PST
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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
9.1° C
 (Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at The Strait today?

The current surf forecast for The Strait at 11PM is: 2.5m 13s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm January 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (PST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Jan)--
Afternoon (12 Jan)10ft (3.0m)14s
Evening (12 Jan)8ft (2.5m)13s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Monday
12
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM
Rating
(10 max)
4
3
3
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
2
3
3
3
3
4
3
4
4
3
2
2
2
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
3
WSW
3
WSW
3
WSW
2.5
WSW
2.5
WSW
2.4
WSW
2.3
WSW
2.2
WSW
2.2
WSW
2.1
WSW
2
WSW
1.9
WSW
1.8
WSW
1.7
WSW
1.3
WSW
2.3
WSW
2.5
WSW
2.5
WSW
2.5
WSW
2.3
WSW
1.8
WSW
1.9
WSW
1.6
W
1.3
WSW
Period(s) (?)141413131313121212121212121216151414141313131312
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)394832952767231820711857156814151360122010909698578198492418277927242368187711271086865443
Wind
(km/h)
15
S
20
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
10
SSW
5
SSW
5
NW
5
SE
0
NE
5
E
5
E
10
ESE
5
ESE
5
SE
0
SSE
5
ESE
5
W
5
WSW
5
W
5
ENE
10
E
10
E
10
E
15
E
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offcross-
off		cross-
off		offcross-
off		glassglassglassglassglasscrosscross-
off		glassglassglassglasscrossglassglassglasscrosscrosscrosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
9:21PM
1.83
7:59AM
2.71
10:37PM
1.93
8:49AM
2.76
11:28PM
2.03
9:37AM
2.84
Low Tide
/ height (m)
2:47PM
0.97
12:56AM
1.65
3:45PM
0.81
2:03AM
1.76
4:32PM
0.66
3:11AM
1.80
Monday
12
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
Sunrise-------8:04-------8:03-------8:03
Sunset-4:45-------4:47-------4:49------
light rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
Rain (mm)
5721--------------------
Temp. °C1112121212121212131311101010101112111099888
Feels °C (?)9991011121212141310899101011111087655
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