The Strait Surf Break

Lat Long: 48.32° N 124.47° W

The Strait 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 10 am 08 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's The Strait sea temperature is
10.8°C
1.8° 

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 (08 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 13s period with W swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 13s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 12s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for The Strait at 3PM is: 1.0m 13s primary swell from a West direction and 0.4m 18s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00am October 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 Oct)3.5ft (1.1m)13s
Afternoon (08 Oct)3.5ft (1.0m)13s
Evening (08 Oct)3.5ft (1.0m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Very mild (max 16°C on Thu afternoon, min 8°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (calm on Thu morning, fresh winds from the W by Fri afternoon).

Thursday
8
Friday
9
Saturday
10
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
1
1
2
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
2
1
1
0
1
1
0
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
W
13
1.1
W
13
1.1
W
13
1
W
12
1
W
12
0.9
WNW
12
0.9
W
12
0.9
WNW
12
1.6
W
7
2.4
W
9
2.5
W
10
2.5
W
9
2.3
W
9
2.1
W
9
1.9
W
9
1.7
W
10
1.5
W
10
1.4
W
10
1.3
W
10
1.2
W
10
1.1
W
10
1
W
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
483
408
402
319
304
240
228
232
261
942
1362
1098
893
739
632
518
414
377
326
273
226
184
Wind (km/h)
5
WSW
5
WSW
10
W
10
W
10
WSW
10
WSW
15
SSW
20
W
25
W
30
W
30
W
25
W
20
W
10
WSW
10
SE
10
ENE
10
ENE
10
NE
10
E
10
E
5
NNE
5
ENE
Wind State
glassy
glassy
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
on
glassy
High Tide
11:52AM2.74m
00:03AM2.64m
12:22PM2.87m
00:53AM2.62m
12:51PM2.97m
Low Tide
5:31AM0.66m
6:02PM0.86m
6:08AM0.77m
6:45PM0.63m
6:43AM0.92m
7:25PM0.46m
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
mod rain
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
rain showers
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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6:38
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6
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Temp °C
12
15
16
15
14
14
14
13
11
12
13
12
11
11
9
9
9
12
13
12
10
9
Feels °C
12
15
15
14
13
13
12
9
6
6
7
7
7
9
6
6
7
9
10
9
8
7
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