The Strait surf break

The Strait surfForecast / Washington / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 am Sunday 12 Apr 2026 PDT
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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
9.4° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at The Strait today?

The current surf forecast for The Strait at 6PM is: 0.6m 9s primary swell from a West direction and 0.3m 14s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.5m 4s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 10:00am April 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Apr)1.5ft (0.4m)16s
Afternoon (12 Apr)2ft (0.6m)9s
Evening (12 Apr)2ft (0.6m)9s

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


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Sunday
12
Monday
13
Tuesday
14
Wed
15
8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.4
SW
0.6
W
0.6
W
0.6
W
0.6
W
0.9
W
1.1
W
1.3
W
1.4
W
1.4
W
1.3
W
1.3
W
1.2
W
1
W
0.9
W
0.9
W
0.9
W
1
W
0.3
SW
1.7
SW
2.4
W
2.5
W
2.4
W
2.1
W
Period(s) (?)169109998888888888881478999
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)8864656159119161213260253213206172117939597124332487621083937750
Wind
(km/h)
5
W
10
WNW
15
WNW
15
W
15
W
10
W
15
W
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
20
W
15
W
10
WSW
10
SW
10
SSW
20
SSW
20
S
30
SSW
30
S
35
W
25
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffcross-
off
offcrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
Low Tide
/ height (m)
Sunday
12
Monday
13
Tuesday
14
Wed
15
Sunrise6:33-------6:31-------6:30-------
Sunset----8:02-------8:05-------8:06---
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
mod rain
heavy rain
mod rain
light rain
rain showers
light rain
light rain
Rain (mm)
-----------1---1161184112
Temp. °C910121098888898876677886555
Feels °C (?)78866555445434332221-3-2-1-1
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