The Strait Surf Break

Lat Long: 48.32° N 124.47° W

The Strait 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 4 am 17 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's The Strait sea temperature is
12.4°C
1.7° 

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 (17 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 8s period with WNW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 8s period with WNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 9s period with WNW swell.

The current surf forecast for The Strait at 11AM is: 0.7m 8s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.2m 14s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00am September 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Sep)2.5ft (0.8m)8s
Afternoon (17 Sep)2.5ft (0.7m)8s
Evening (17 Sep)2.5ft (0.7m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Thu afternoon, min 10°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
17
Friday
18
Saturday
19
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
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
1
1
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
WNW
8
0.8
WNW
8
0.8
WNW
8
0.7
WNW
8
0.7
WNW
8
0.7
WNW
8
0.7
WNW
9
0.7
WNW
9
0.8
WNW
8
0.8
WNW
8
0.8
WNW
8
0.8
WNW
8
0.7
W
8
0.3
SW
20
0.3
SW
20
0.3
SW
19
0.3
SW
19
0.4
SW
19
0.4
SW
19
0.3
SW
19
0.3
SW
19
0.3
SW
19
0.3
SW
18
0.4
SW
18
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
65
92
94
75
75
73
77
77
94
94
92
85
61
61
60
59
59
96
96
59
59
57
51
81
Wind (km/h)
5
E
10
E
10
E
5
E
0
NNE
5
WNW
5
W
5
SSW
5
SW
5
SSW
0
SSE
0
SW
5
W
10
W
5
W
0
WSW
0
WSW
5
W
5
WNW
5
W
10
WNW
15
W
10
W
5
W
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross
glassy
cross
cross
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross
cross
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
6:00AM2.01m
4:49PM2.67m
7:31AM1.92m
5:38PM2.56m
9:21AM1.93m
6:49PM2.47m
Low Tide
11:25PM0.78m
10:26AM1.63m
00:25AM0.88m
11:05AM1.76m
1:38AM0.93m
12:10PM1.86m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:56
6:58
6:58
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:25
7:23
7:22
 mm
Temp °C
15
14
14
19
21
19
14
13
12
11
12
17
18
17
13
12
12
12
12
16
17
15
11
11
Feels °C
14
12
12
18
21
18
13
12
11
10
12
17
17
16
13
12
12
12
12
16
16
13
10
10
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