- Forecast
- Maps
- Live
- Weather State
- Spot Information
The Strait Surf Forecast
/ Washington (29 breaks) / Washington (29 breaks) /
Surf Forecasts:
The Strait surfForecast / Washington / USA
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 am Monday 18 May 2026 PDTForecast 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
10.2° C
(Which is 1.6°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 3PM is: 1.4m 16s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 10:00am May 18). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 14s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 May) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 18s |
| Afternoon (18 May) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 16s |
| Evening (18 May) | 5ft (1.5m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at The Strait. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Wed afternoon, min 8°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 18 | Tuesday 19 | Wednesday 20 | Thu 21 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 2 AM | 5 AM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
W 18 | W 12 | W 16 | W 15 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 12 | W 12 | WNW 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | |
96 | 290 | 977 | 1037 | 932 | 1030 | 1014 | 831 | 771 | 663 | 653 | 643 | 538 | 496 | 180 | 232 | 174 | 171 | 121 | 289 | 242 | 242 | 275 | 279 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross-off | glassy | glassy | |
High Tide | 3:28PM2.41m | 2:13AM3.40m | 4:25PM2.37m | 3:04AM3.26m | 5:24PM2.35m | 3:59AM3.03m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:45AM-0.18m | 8:08PM1.57m | 9:36AM-0.13m | 9:02PM1.61m | 10:29AM0.00m | 10:03PM1.65m | ||||||||||||||||||
 |  | | | |  | | | | | | | |  | |  |  | | | | | | | | |
 | 5:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:31 |
 | — | — | — | — | 8:53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:57 | — | — | 8:58 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 11 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 9 |
7 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 10 | 13 | 14 | 11 | 10 | 7 | 8 | 8 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 6 | W 12 | W 16 | W 15 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 12 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 |
 kJ | 47 | 290 | 977 | 1037 | 932 | 1030 | 1014 | 831 | 771 | 663 | 653 | 643 | 538 | 496 | 173 | 182 | 157 | 130 | 100 | 289 | 242 | 242 | 275 | 279 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 10 | W 16 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 17 | SW 13 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | W 12 | WNW 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 11 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 |
| kJ | 94 | 249 | 19 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 11 | 7 | 43 | 41 | 41 | 180 | 232 | 174 | 171 | 121 | 41 | 40 | 39 | 39 | 39 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 18 | SSW 14 | — | — | — | W 26 | W 26 | — | — | SW 13 | — | SW 24 | SW 24 | SW 24 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 21 | WSW 21 | WSW 21 | SW 21 | SW 21 |
| kJ | 96 | 20 | — | — | — | 13 | 13 | — | — | 7 | — | 22 | 22 | 22 | 41 | 42 | 42 | 41 | 41 | 18 | 45 | 45 | 18 | 18 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 31 | 818 | 1279 | 228 | 114 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 126 | 1279 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 91 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Best forecast wave conditions in Washington State | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Best forecast wave conditions in United States | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Header Global | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
- Map Icons:
Break
Live Wave Height (m)
Live Wind Speed (km/h)
Surf Rating (10 Max)
Ocean Swells (m)- Wind Speed (km/h)
FREE! Surf-Forecast.com widget for your website
The surf report / weather widget below is available to embed on third party websites free of charge and provides a summary of our The Strait surf forecast. Simply grab the html code snippet that we provide and paste it into your own site. You can choose your preferred language and metric/imperial units for the surf forecast feed to suit users of your site. Click here to get the code.
Nearest