The Strait Surf Break

Lat Long: 48.32° N 124.47° W

The Strait 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 10 pm 08 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's The Strait sea temperature is
11.0°C
1.6° 

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 (09 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 12s period with W swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Oct, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 9s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Oct, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 9s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for The Strait at 6AM is: 0.8m 12s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.4m 16s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm October 08). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Oct)4.5ft (1.4m)12s
Afternoon (09 Oct)8ft (2.4m)9s
Evening (09 Oct)7.5ft (2.3m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Very mild (max 14°C on Thu night, min 8°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Thu
8
Friday
9
Saturday
10
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
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
W
12
0.9
WNW
12
0.9
W
12
0.8
WNW
12
1.4
W
12
2.2
W
9
2.5
W
9
2.4
W
9
2.4
W
9
2.1
W
9
2
W
9
1.8
W
10
1.6
W
10
1.4
W
10
1.3
W
10
1.1
W
10
1
W
9
1
W
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
304
240
228
186
529
724
1052
963
963
739
700
593
490
377
313
221
180
180
Wind (km/h)
10
WSW
10
SW
15
SW
20
W
25
W
25
W
30
W
20
W
15
W
5
SW
10
ESE
10
ENE
5
ENE
10
NE
10
E
10
ENE
5
NNE
5
ENE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
glassy
High Tide
00:03AM2.64m
12:22PM2.87m
00:53AM2.62m
12:51PM2.97m
Low Tide
6:02PM0.86m
6:08AM0.77m
6:45PM0.63m
6:43AM0.92m
7:25PM0.46m
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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6:38
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Temp °C
14
14
14
13
11
12
13
12
11
10
9
8
9
12
13
13
10
10
Feels °C
14
13
13
10
6
7
7
7
7
8
6
6
7
9
10
10
8
8
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