The Strait surf break

The Strait surfForecast / Washington / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 pm Tuesday 19 May 2026 PDT
Forecast update in hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
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 1.8°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 10PM is: 1.3m 12s primary swell from a West direction and 0.3m 16s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm May 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 May)--
Afternoon (19 May)4.5ft (1.4m)13s
Evening (19 May)4.5ft (1.3m)13s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent

Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Tue afternoon. Very mild (max 16°C on Thu morning, min 8°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Tue
19
Wednesday
20
Thursday
21
Fri
22
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
8 AM
11 AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
2
2
2
1
2
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Height MapHeight MapHeight Map
Height MapHeight MapHeight Map
Height MapHeight MapHeight Map
Height MapHeight MapHeight Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
W
13
1.4
W
13
1.3
W
13
1.3
W
12
1.4
W
12
0.8
W
12
0.8
W
12
1.1
W
8
0.7
W
11
0.7
W
11
0.7
W
11
1
W
8
1.2
W
8
1.2
W
10
1.2
W
10
1.1
W
10
0.7
W
10
0.9
W
10
0.9
W
10
0.6
W
10
1.2
W
8
1.2
W
8
1.2
W
8
1.2
W
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
653
643
538
496
547
177
191
153
121
119
116
120
190
273
273
231
94
158
158
71
160
177
190
181
Wind (km/h)
15
W
15
WNW
10
W
5
WSW
5
SSW
5
SSE
5
ESE
5
E
5
WNW
10
WNW
10
W
5
WSW
0
SSW
0
SE
5
ESE
0
N
10
WNW
15
W
10
W
10
W
5
SW
5
SSW
5
S
5
WSW
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-off
High Tide
4:25PM2.37m
3:04AM3.26m
5:24PM2.35m
3:59AM3.03m
6:24PM2.37m
5:01AM2.76m
Low Tide
9:02PM1.61m
10:29AM0.00m
10:03PM1.65m
11:23AM0.18m
11:16PM1.66m
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:31
5:31
5:30
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:55
8:57
8:58
8:59
1
Temp °C
13
12
10
9
8
8
11
14
15
14
12
10
9
9
13
16
16
16
11
11
10
10
11
14
10
9
8
8
7
7
10
12
14
11
10
9
8
8
12
15
14
13
9
9
9
9
10
13
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
W
13
1.4
W
13
1.3
W
13
1.3
W
12
1.4
W
12
1.2
W
8
1.2
W
8
1.1
W
8
0.9
W
8
0.9
W
8
0.8
W
8
1
W
8
1.2
W
8
1.2
W
10
1.2
W
10
1.1
W
10
0.7
W
10
0.9
W
10
0.9
W
10
0.8
W
7
1.2
W
8
1.2
W
8
1.2
W
8
1.2
W
8
Energy kJ
653
643
538
496
547
173
191
153
98
95
76
120
190
273
273
231
94
158
158
62
160
177
190
181
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SW
13
0.3
SW
16
0.3
SW
16
0.3
SW
16
0.3
SW
16
0.8
W
12
0.8
W
12
0.7
W
12
0.7
W
11
0.7
W
11
0.7
W
11
0.6
W
11
0.3
SW
16
0.3
SW
16
0.3
SW
16
0.3
SW
16
0.7
W
7
0.3
SW
15
0.3
SW
15
0.6
W
10
0.4
WNW
11
0.4
WNW
11
0.4
WNW
11
0.3
SW
15
Energy kJ
7
43
41
41
41
177
174
132
121
119
116
86
39
39
39
38
48
35
34
71
42
40
41
34
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SW
24
0.1
SW
24
0.1
SW
24
0.1
SW
24
0.3
SW
16
0.3
SW
16
0.3
SW
16
0.3
SW
16
0.3
SW
16
0.3
SW
16
0.3
SW
16
0.1
SW
21
0.1
SW
21
0.1
SW
21
0.4
SW
15
0.1
SW
19
0.3
SW
19
0.3
SW
15
0.3
SW
15
0.3
SW
15
0.3
SW
15
Energy kJ
22
22
22
22
42
42
41
41
41
40
39
18
18
18
58
15
59
34
33
33
34
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
Energy kJ
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
2
2
2
1
2
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
3
3
3
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
91
1280
0
0
0
0
0
0
17
91
818
0
0
0
0
0
37
923
925
713
0
0
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Washington State
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
3
3
2
1
1
3
3
3
3
3
1
1
2
2
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
4
1
3
4
4
3
3
3
3
1
3
3
4
4
3
3
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
4
5
5
5
5
4
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
5
7
7
7
7
5
  • Map Icons:
  • Break
  • Live Wave Height (m)
  • Live Wind Speed (km/h)
  • Surf Rating (10 Max)
  • Ocean Swells (m)
  • Wind Speed (km/h)
Map placeholder

FREE! Surf-Forecast.com widget for your website

The surf report / weather widget below is available to embed on third party websites free of charge and provides a summary of our The Strait surf forecast. Simply grab the html code snippet that we provide and paste it into your own site. You can choose your preferred language and metric/imperial units for the surf forecast feed to suit users of your site. Click here to get the code.


Nearest locationNearest
Nearest locationNearest
Nearest locationNearest