The Strait surf break

The Strait surfForecast / Washington / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 am Monday 27 Apr 2026 PDT
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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
10.0° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)

How big are the waves at The Strait today?

The current surf forecast for The Strait at 6PM is: 1.0m 9s primary swell from a West direction and 0.2m 11s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00am April 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (27 Apr)4ft (1.2m)10s
Afternoon (27 Apr)3.5ft (1.1m)9s
Evening (27 Apr)3ft (0.9m)9s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 14°C on Wed afternoon, min 7°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Monday
27
Tuesday
28
Wednesday
29
Thu
30
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
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
1
2
1
1
2
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
W
10
1.1
W
10
1.1
W
9
1.1
W
9
0.9
W
9
0.8
W
8
1
W
8
1
W
8
1
W
8
1
W
8
0.6
W
11
0.3
WSW
19
0.5
W
18
0.5
W
18
0.8
W
16
0.9
W
16
0.9
W
15
1
W
15
1.2
W
14
1.2
W
14
1.2
W
14
1.1
W
13
1.1
W
13
1
W
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
284
231
207
198
125
92
143
140
127
117
88
72
154
150
325
402
352
422
590
569
526
417
417
345
Wind (km/h)
10
SSW
10
SSW
10
SW
10
SW
5
S
5
SW
5
WSW
10
SW
10
SW
10
SW
15
WSW
10
WSW
5
SW
0
SE
5
E
5
E
5
ESE
5
E
5
NW
15
WNW
10
WNW
5
W
10
W
5
SW
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross
glassy
cross
cross
glassy
cross
glassy
High Tide
10:29AM2.35m
11:07PM2.71m
11:29AM2.35m
11:36PM2.82m
12:22PM2.37m
00:04AM2.90m
Low Tide
4:37PM0.90m
5:32AM0.93m
5:17PM1.03m
6:14AM0.71m
5:53PM1.16m
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
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6:05
6:03
6:01
6:01
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8:24
8:27
8:28
8:30
Temp °C
10
11
12
11
10
10
9
9
9
11
12
11
10
8
8
7
9
13
14
13
11
9
9
9
8
9
9
8
8
9
7
7
7
8
8
8
9
7
6
5
7
11
12
10
9
7
7
8
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
W
10
1.1
W
10
1.1
W
9
1.1
W
9
0.9
W
9
0.8
W
8
1
W
8
1
W
8
1
W
8
1
W
8
0.9
W
7
0.8
W
7
0.7
W
7
0.7
W
7
1
W
11
0.9
W
16
0.9
W
15
1
W
15
1.2
W
14
1.2
W
14
1.2
W
14
1.1
W
13
1.1
W
13
1
W
13
Energy kJ
284
231
207
198
125
92
143
140
127
117
88
61
46
46
223
402
352
422
590
569
526
417
417
345
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SW
13
0.4
W
13
0.1
SW
13
0.2
WNW
11
0.4
W
12
0.5
W
12
0.5
W
12
0.5
W
12
0.6
W
12
0.6
W
11
0.6
W
11
0.5
W
11
0.6
W
11
0.6
W
11
0.8
W
16
0.8
W
8
0.9
W
10
0.7
W
10
0.1
SW
13
0.1
SW
16
0.1
SW
11
0.1
SW
11
0.4
W
5
Energy kJ
7
54
7
12
45
72
72
75
103
93
88
61
86
83
325
78
171
90
7
10
5
5
8
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SW
13
0.1
SW
14
0.1
SW
15
0.1
SW
15
0.1
SW
15
0.1
SW
15
0.1
SW
15
0.1
SW
15
0.2
W
19
0.3
WSW
19
0.5
W
18
0.5
W
18
0.1
SW
13
0.5
W
10
0.2
WSW
13
0.1
SW
13
0.1
SW
11
0.1
SW
14
0.1
SW
12
Energy kJ
7
8
9
8
8
8
9
9
30
72
154
150
7
55
17
7
5
7
6
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
Energy kJ
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
Distance (km)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
12
0
70
31
0
31
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Washington State
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
2
2
3
3
4
3
2
2
2
3
3
2
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
1
1
2
3
2
2
2
1
2
1
2
3
3
3
4
3
2
2
2
4
3
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
6
6
5
5
4
5
5
5
5
8
9
9
9
8
7
6
9
8
7
6
5
5
5
4
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