The Strait Surf Break

Lat Long: 48.32° N 124.47° W

The Strait 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 4 am 26 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's The Strait sea temperature is
12.2°C
2.7° 

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 (26 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 16s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 16s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 16s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for The Strait at 10AM is: 0.4m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.4m 7s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00am August 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)16s
Afternoon (26 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)16s
Evening (26 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)16s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Thu morning. Very mild (max 19°C on Wed afternoon, min 12°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
26
Thursday
27
Friday
28
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)
1
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
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Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SW
16
0.4
WSW
15
0.4
SW
16
0.4
SW
16
0.4
SW
16
0.4
SW
16
0.4
SW
16
0.4
SW
16
0.4
SW
16
0.4
SW
16
0.4
SW
16
0.4
SW
16
0.4
SW
16
0.3
SW
15
0.3
SW
15
0.4
W
12
0.3
SW
15
0.3
SW
15
0.3
SW
14
0.3
SW
14
0.3
SW
14
0.3
SW
14
0.4
SW
14
0.4
SW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
94
71
93
90
89
89
88
88
88
88
88
87
85
38
34
42
33
33
33
33
33
33
72
66
Wind (km/h)
0
NW
0
NE
0
NNW
10
SW
15
WSW
10
WSW
5
W
5
NNW
0
NE
5
NNE
0
ESE
5
S
5
S
5
SSW
5
WSW
5
SW
5
SSW
5
WSW
5
SSW
5
SW
10
WSW
15
W
10
W
5
WSW
Wind State
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
off
off
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
High Tide
11:32PM2.83m
1:12PM2.32m
00:14AM2.87m
1:36PM2.43m
00:55AM2.86m
1:59PM2.55m
Low Tide
6:39AM0.44m
6:16PM1.44m
7:09AM0.41m
6:58PM1.27m
7:37AM0.44m
7:38PM1.11m
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
rain showers
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:26
6:28
6:28
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:10
8:08
8:07
 mm
1
1
1
Temp °C
13
14
15
18
19
18
15
14
14
15
16
16
16
17
15
14
13
14
14
15
16
16
14
12
Feels °C
14
15
16
17
17
16
15
14
14
15
17
16
16
17
15
15
13
15
14
15
14
14
13
11
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