The Strait 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 48.32° N 124.47° W

Issued: 4 am 28 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's The Strait sea temperature is

10.9°C

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

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at The Strait today (28 Sep):

Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 14s period with WNW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 14s period with W swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 14s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for The Strait at 1PM is: 0.9m 14s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.6m 8s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 04:00am September 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (PDT) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (28 Sep)	3ft (0.9m)	14s
Afternoon (28 Sep)	3.5ft (1.0m)	14s
Evening (28 Sep)	3.5ft (1.1m)	14s

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

	Short Range Forecast Heavy rain (total 68mm), heaviest during Mon night. Very mild (max 15°C on Mon morning, min 9°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.
	Monday 28								Tuesday 29								Wednesday 30
	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	8 AM	11 AM	2 PM	5 PM	8 PM	11 PM
Rating (10 max)	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	0	0	2	2	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	1
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	W 16	W 16	WNW 14	W 14	WNW 14	W 14	W 14	WNW 13	WSW 9	W 9	W 10	W 10	W 10	W 12	W 12	W 12	W 12	W 12	W 12	W 11	WNW 11	W 11	W 11	W 11
Wave Graph
kJ	322	386	346	411	341	485	480	236	708	679	646	524	464	657	553	469	461	396	325	257	130	231	184	181
Wind (km/h)	WSW	W	W	SSW	SW	S	S	S	SSW	W	WNW	W	W	W	SW	SW	SW	S	SE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	glassy	glassy	glassy	off	cross-off	off	off	off	cross-off	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	off	glassy	cross-off	cross-off	glassy	glassy	glassy
High Tide		2:12AM2.59m			2:00PM3.04m					3:00AM2.49m				2:33PM3.10m				3:52AM2.35m				3:10PM3.11m
Low Tide			7:53AM1.01m					8:43PM0.38m				8:25AM1.18m				9:30PM0.33m				9:00AM1.35m				10:22PM0.35m


	—	7:11	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:13	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:15	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	7:02	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:00	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:59	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	6	20	21	13	6	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	12	12	12	15	15	15	13	14	15	14	13	13	14	13	11	10	10	9	9	13	15	14	12	12
Feels °C	12	12	12	14	13	13	10	10	12	13	12	11	10	9	9	8	9	8	8	12	13	13	11	11
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	W 16	W 16	WNW 14	W 14	WNW 14	W 14	W 14	WNW 13	W 13	W 9	W 10	W 10	W 10	W 12	W 12	W 12	W 12	W 12	W 12	W 11	W 8	W 11	W 11	W 11
kJ	322	386	346	411	341	485	480	236	128	679	646	524	464	657	553	469	461	396	325	257	66	231	184	181
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	W 8	W 8	W 8	W 8	WSW 8	SW 17	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	WNW 13	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 17	SW 17	SW 14	SW 15	SW 15	SW 15	SW 15	WNW 11	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16
kJ	66	43	43	45	35	71	69	40	40	176	89	89	89	74	77	33	57	33	79	79	130	87	88	88
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	WNW 11	SW 17	SW 17	SW 17	SW 17	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 16	SW 19	—	—	SW 11	SSW 14	SW 18	SW 18	SW 18	SW 11	SW 11	SW 15	SW 20	SW 20	SW 20
kJ	23	47	76	76	45	23	23	23	23	89	14	—	—	5	19	48	49	48	5	5	83	16	15	15
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	SW 7	WSW 9	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	194	708	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	The Strait Washington	The Strait Washington	The Strait Washington	The Strait Washington	The Strait Washington	The Strait Washington	The Strait Washington	Pillar Point Washington	Pillar Point Washington	Pillar Point Washington	Pillar Point Washington	Fort. Ebey Washington	Damon Point Washington	Fort Canby A Jetty Washington	The Strait Washington	The Strait Washington	The Strait Washington	The Strait Washington	The Strait Washington	The Strait Washington	The Strait Washington	The Strait Washington	The Strait Washington	The Strait Washington
Rating (10 max)	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	1	2	2	2	2	2	4	2	2	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	1
Distance (km)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	31	31	31	31	126	156	230	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Best forecast wave conditions in Washington State	Westport-The Corner	Turtles	Turtles	Turtles	Long Beach Peninsula	Elwha	Westport-The Cove	Elwha	Elwha	Elwha	Elwha	Fort. Ebey	Damon Point	Turtles	Turtles	Turtles	Turtles	Turtles	Turtles	Turtles	Westport-The Corner	Cape Elizabeth	Westport-The Corner	Fort Canby A Jetty
Rating (10 max)	3	3	4	4	4	2	3	1	2	2	2	2	2	4	4	4	4	4	3	4	3	2	3	3
Best forecast wave conditions in United States	Mouse Rock CAL - San Luis Obispo	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef Oregon North	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef Oregon North	Turtles Washington	Long Beach Peninsula Washington	La Conchita Beach CAL - Ventura	Hollywood Beach CAL - Ventura	Boners CAL - San Luis Obispo	Boners CAL - San Luis Obispo	Kahului Harbor HAW - Maui	Ghost Tree CAL - Monterey	Ghost Tree CAL - Monterey	Fullers CAL - Monterey	Turtles Washington	El Capitan CAL - Santa Barbara	Mouse Rock CAL - San Luis Obispo	Fullers CAL - Monterey	Government Point CAL - Santa Barbara	Ghost Tree CAL - Monterey	Tunnels HAW - Kaua'i	Andrew Molera State Park CAL - Monterey	Andrew Molera State Park CAL - Monterey	Mouse Rock CAL - San Luis Obispo	Mouse Rock CAL - San Luis Obispo
Rating (10 max)	3	4	4	4	4	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3
Header Global	Ahijedero Mexico	Trial Harbour Australia	Trial Harbour Australia	Trial Harbour Australia	Trial Harbour Australia	Bali Village Indonesia	Airport Rights New Zealand	Humenga Point New Zealand	White Rock - The Spit New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Dinner Plates New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Pascuales Mexico	Pascuales Mexico	Easky Left Ireland	Easky Left Ireland	Easky Left Ireland	Easky Left Ireland
Rating (10 max)	4	5	5	6	6	4	5	5	6	8	8	7	6	6	5	5	5	5	6	6	6	8	9	8

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