The Strait Surf Break

Lat Long: 48.32° N 124.47° W

The Strait 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 10 am 23 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's The Strait sea temperature is
10.5°C
1.2° 

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 (23 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 10s period with W swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 11s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 10s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for The Strait at 6PM is: 1.2m 11s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 10:00am October 23). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 14s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Oct)5ft (1.6m)10s
Afternoon (23 Oct)4.5ft (1.3m)11s
Evening (23 Oct)3.5ft (1.1m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 15mm), heaviest on Sat night. Very mild (max 12°C on Fri afternoon, min 7°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Friday
23
Saturday
24
Sunday
25
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
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
W
10
1.4
W
10
1.3
W
11
1.2
W
11
1.1
W
11
1
W
10
1
W
10
0.9
W
10
0.9
W
10
0.8
W
10
0.7
W
10
0.6
W
10
1.2
W
11
1.6
W
11
1.7
W
10
1.7
W
10
1.6
W
10
1.6
W
10
1.4
W
10
1.1
W
9
1
W
9
0.8
WSW
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
480
377
381
326
275
214
206
164
161
125
92
67
345
566
592
592
504
514
384
212
165
101
Wind (km/h)
5
E
5
SE
0
E
5
W
0
W
5
SSE
5
S
5
S
5
ESE
5
E
10
E
20
E
20
E
15
E
20
E
20
E
25
E
20
ESE
20
E
15
ESE
15
E
15
E
Wind State
cross
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
High Tide
11:19AM2.68m
11:44PM2.42m
11:45AM2.86m
00:34AM2.47m
12:14PM3.04m
Low Tide
5:40PM0.88m
5:29AM1.01m
6:20PM0.58m
6:05AM1.11m
7:01PM0.32m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
part cloud
cloud
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7:48
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7:50
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7:52
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6:14
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6:12
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6:09
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1
1
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4
5
2
1
1
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Temp °C
8
11
12
11
9
8
8
7
8
9
9
8
8
8
8
9
9
9
9
9
10
10
Feels °C
6
10
11
10
8
7
7
6
6
7
6
4
3
4
3
5
4
5
4
5
7
7
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