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The Washout surfForecast / Carolina South / USA
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Wednesday 13 May 2026 EDTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
The Washout surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's The Washout sea temperature is
22.3° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)How big are the waves at The Washout today?
The current surf forecast for The Washout at 2PM is: 0.8m 6s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am May 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (13 May) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (13 May) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 6s |
| Evening (13 May) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at The Washout. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Wed morning. Warm (max 25°C on Thu afternoon, min 15°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 13 | Thursday 14 | Friday 15 | Sat 16 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 2 AM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | ESE 6 | SSE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 7 | SE 7 | ESE 7 | E 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | |
51 | 71 | 132 | 51 | 39 | 40 | 31 | 24 | 18 | 37 | 29 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 15 | 7 | 18 | 24 | 19 | 19 | 12 | 13 | 13 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | |
High Tide | 5:41AM1.58m | 6:13PM1.83m | 6:36AM1.60m | 7:06PM1.96m | 7:30AM1.62m | 7:58PM2.06m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:28AM-0.01m | 00:14AM0.07m | 12:19PM-0.10m | 1:11AM-0.01m | 1:11PM-0.17m | |||||||||||||||||||
 |  | |  | |  |  | | |  | | | | | | | | | | |  | | | | |
 | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 8:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:10 | — | 8:10 |
— | 2 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 20 | 20 | 20 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 22 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 20 | 18 | 15 | 15 | 18 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 21 |
18 | 19 | 20 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 17 | 15 | 20 | 22 | 23 | 21 | 14 | 13 | 10 | 10 | 14 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 21 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 11 | SE 11 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | ESE 6 | SSE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 7 | SE 7 | ESE 7 | E 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 |
 kJ | 5 | 5 | 62 | 51 | 39 | 40 | 31 | 24 | 18 | 37 | 29 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 15 | 7 | 18 | 24 | 19 | 19 | 12 | 13 | 13 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SSE 7 | ESE 7 | SE 11 | SE 11 | — | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | ESE 6 | E 6 | E 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | E 7 | E 7 |
| kJ | — | — | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 19 | 17 | 4 | 4 | — | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 14 | 13 | 8 | 8 | 4 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 7 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | ESE 10 | SE 10 | — | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | — | — | — | E 13 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 4 | — | 4 | 4 | 4 | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNW 2 | — | — | — | — | NE 3 | NE 4 | NE 3 | — | — | — | — | SSE 2 | SSE 3 |
| kJ | 51 | 71 | 132 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 3 | 6 | 4 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 287 | 215 | 227 | 232 | 102 | 102 | 114 | 0 | 64 | 0 | 0 | 64 | 117 | 292 | 298 | 292 | 227 | 165 | 227 | 292 | 292 | 483 | 715 | 493 |
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