The Strait Surf Break

Lat Long: 48.32° N 124.47° W

The Strait 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 10 pm 16 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's The Strait sea temperature is
11.5° C
3.5° 

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 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 16s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 15s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 14s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for The Strait at 6AM is: 0.4m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.5m 9s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm August 16). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Aug)1.5ft (0.5m)16s
Afternoon (17 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)15s
Evening (17 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Mon afternoon, min 12°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Sun
16
Monday
17
Tuesday
18
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
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
W
9
0.5
W
9
0.5
W
9
0.4
SW
16
0.5
SW
16
0.5
SW
16
0.5
SW
15
0.4
SW
15
0.4
SW
14
0.4
SW
14
0.4
SW
14
0.4
SW
14
0.8
W
7
0.8
W
7
0.5
W
13
0.6
W
13
0.7
W
13
0.7
W
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
40
40
40
88
119
118
112
76
74
73
73
73
73
73
87
125
161
148
Wind (km/h)
10
W
5
W
5
W
5
W
5
SW
10
W
10
W
10
W
10
W
5
WSW
5
SW
5
SSW
5
SSW
5
SW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
5
SW
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
glassy
glassy
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
4:17AM2.39m
4:35PM2.83m
5:13AM2.16m
5:10PM2.78m
Low Tide
10:21PM0.86m
10:09AM0.96m
11:14PM0.88m
10:39AM1.22m
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clear
clear
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cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
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clear
clear
clear
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6:13
6:15
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:30
8:28
8:27
 mm
Temp °C
14
13
13
13
14
18
19
18
14
13
12
12
13
18
19
17
14
13
Feels °C
13
13
13
13
14
18
18
17
14
13
12
12
13
18
18
16
14
13
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