The Strait surf break

The Strait surfForecast / Washington / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 pm Wednesday 17 Sep 2025 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
11.0° C
(Which is 3.1°C colder than average for this time of year)


How big are the waves at The Strait today?

The current surf forecast for The Strait at 12AM is: 1.6m 11s primary swell from a West direction and 0.6m 10s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm September 17). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Sep)--
Afternoon (18 Sep)--
Evening (18 Sep)5.5ft (1.7m)11s

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

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Wed
17
Thursday
18
Friday
19
Saturday
20
8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
2
2
2
2
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.7
W
1.6
W
1.6
W
1.4
W
1.3
W
1.4
W
1.3
W
1.2
W
1.1
W
1
W
1
W
1
W
0.9
W
0.9
W
0.9
W
0.9
W
0.9
W
0.9
W
0.9
W
0.9
W
0.8
W
1.1
W
1.2
W
1.2
W
Period(s) (?)111111111111101010988899999999121212
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)676599588442379432333268220164136130113127123120120120123129111327380389
Wind
(km/h)
10
W
5
SW
5
S
5
SSW
5
S
5
W
5
WNW
10
WNW
5
W
5
SW
5
S
5
SSE
5
ESE
0
NE
5
WNW
10
W
5
WSW
5
SW
5
WSW
5
SSW
0
SW
10
SW
10
SW
15
SSE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscross-
off
glassglassglassglasscross-
on
crosscrossglassglassglassglassglassglasscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glassglasscross-
off
cross-
off
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
10:03PM
2.74
11:52AM
2.37
11:02PM
2.77
12:22PM
2.49
11:53PM
2.77
12:49PM
2.60
Low Tide
/ height (m)
5:13AM
0.50
5:09PM
1.45
5:54AM
0.50
5:58PM
1.23
6:29AM
0.55
Wed
17
Thursday
18
Friday
19
Saturday
20
Sunrise----6:58-------6:58-------7:01---
Sunset-------7:23-------7:22-------7:20
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
mod rain
Rain (mm)
-----------------------8
Temp. °C131211111116181612111111121718171212121213171715
Feels °C (?)121210111116171511101010111717151010111213171614
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Eyeball surf reportRecent Eyeball Surf Reports for Washington

  1. weather stationWind Update Still cross-shore at The Strait (moderate winds from the WNW at SHIP463 26 km from The Strait). 1.4m 10s swell from the W with a 1.1m 6s windswell, also from the W. 2 swells combining to make bigger set waves.

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22 km/h
WNW
0.0
11.0
Air / Water (°C)
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