The Strait Surf Break

Lat Long: 48.32° N 124.47° W

The Strait 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 10 am 06 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's The Strait sea temperature is
12.1° C
2.7° 

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 (06 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 8s period with W swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 14s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 13s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for The Strait at 6PM is: 0.7m 8s primary swell from a West direction and 0.3m 14s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00am August 06). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 Aug)2.5ft (0.8m)8s
Afternoon (06 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)14s
Evening (06 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Thu afternoon, min 12°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
6
Friday
7
Saturday
8
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)
1
1
1
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
W
8
0.8
W
8
0.4
SW
14
0.7
W
8
0.4
SW
14
0.4
SW
13
0.6
W
8
0.7
W
8
0.7
W
8
0.7
W
8
0.7
W
7
0.6
W
7
0.6
W
7
0.6
W
7
0.7
W
7
0.7
W
7
0.8
W
7
0.8
W
7
0.7
W
7
0.7
W
7
0.7
W
7
0.6
W
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
84
84
63
61
46
46
42
55
55
55
54
39
36
33
45
44
61
62
44
44
42
26
Wind (km/h)
0
S
5
NW
5
WNW
10
WNW
5
W
5
W
5
WSW
5
WSW
5
SW
5
W
10
W
15
W
10
WSW
10
SW
10
SW
5
SW
5
SW
5
WSW
10
W
10
W
10
W
5
WSW
Wind State
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross
cross
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
7:17AM1.88m
6:45PM2.89m
9:07AM1.84m
7:48PM2.95m
10:41AM1.94m
8:59PM3.03m
Low Tide
11:53AM1.43m
2:24AM0.73m
12:50PM1.61m
3:40AM0.55m
2:11PM1.72m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:58
6:00
6:01
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:46
8:45
8:44
 mm
Temp °C
15
20
22
21
17
13
13
12
14
19
20
19
15
12
12
12
13
15
17
17
13
12
Feels °C
15
20
22
20
17
13
12
11
14
18
18
17
14
11
11
12
13
15
16
16
12
11
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