The Strait Surf Break

Lat Long: 48.32° N 124.47° W

The Strait 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 10 am 12 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's The Strait sea temperature is
10.0°C
2.3° 

The Strait surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at The Strait today (12 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 16s period with W swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 16s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 15s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for The Strait at 1PM is: 0.9m 16s primary swell from a West direction and 0.4m 6s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00am October 12). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Oct)3ft (0.9m)16s
Afternoon (12 Oct)3.5ft (1.0m)16s
Evening (12 Oct)3.5ft (1.0m)15s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 18mm), heaviest on Tue night. Very mild (max 13°C on Mon afternoon, min 8°C on Mon morning). Wind will be generally light.

Monday
12
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
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)
2
2
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
W
16
0.9
W
16
1
W
16
1
W
16
1
W
15
1
W
14
0.9
W
14
0.9
W
14
0.9
W
14
0.9
W
14
0.9
W
14
0.8
W
14
0.7
W
13
0.7
W
13
0.7
W
13
0.7
W
13
0.7
W
13
0.7
W
13
1.2
W
9
1.2
W
9
1.1
W
9
1
W
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
402
391
477
482
470
411
324
324
324
329
324
232
171
171
171
171
173
171
224
229
201
183
Wind (km/h)
5
ESE
0
S
5
W
5
W
5
WSW
0
SW
0
SSW
0
SSW
0
SSE
5
E
5
E
5
ESE
10
ESE
10
SE
10
SE
10
SE
10
ESE
10
ESE
10
ESE
10
ESE
10
ESE
10
ESE
Wind State
glassy
glassy
cross
cross
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
1:49PM3.03m
3:08AM2.42m
2:19PM2.99m
3:54AM2.31m
2:50PM2.91m
Low Tide
7:47AM1.24m
8:42PM0.36m
8:18AM1.39m
9:21PM0.41m
8:49AM1.53m
10:03PM0.51m
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
mod rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
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7:31
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7:33
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7:35
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6:35
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6:32
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6:30
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1
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2
3
8
4
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Temp °C
8
12
13
12
9
10
11
11
10
10
10
10
11
11
12
13
12
12
12
12
11
11
Feels °C
6
10
11
10
8
9
10
10
9
9
8
8
9
9
10
12
11
11
10
10
9
9
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