The Washout surf break

The Washout surfForecast / Carolina South / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Tuesday 21 Apr 2026 EDT
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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
20.4° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at The Washout today?

The current surf forecast for The Washout at 2PM is: 0.6m 3s primary swell from a East direction and 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am April 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Apr)1.5ft (0.4m)7s
Afternoon (21 Apr)2.5ft (0.7m)4s
Evening (21 Apr)2.5ft (0.7m)6s

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


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Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
Fri
24
5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.4
ESE
0.4
ESE
0.4
ESE
0.6
E
0.8
E
0.7
E
0.6
E
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.4
ESE
0.4
ESE
0.4
SE
0.3
ESE
0.3
ESE
0.3
ESE
0.3
ESE
0.2
ESE
0.4
SW
0.2
ESE
0.2
ESE
0.6
S
0.6
S
0.5
S
0.5
S
Period(s) (?)777346677658877884784444
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)202020624393122221391412101011655691078
Wind
(km/h)
15
WNW
10
NW
15
NE
25
E
25
E
20
E
10
ESE
10
SSE
5
SSW
5
SSE
10
SW
15
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
15
SW
15
WSW
15
W
15
SW
20
SSW
25
S
20
SSW
20
SSW
20
SW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
offcrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
oncross-
on
glasscross-
on
crosscrosscross-
on
crosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
12:24PM
1.52
12:49AM
1.90
1:29PM
1.49
1:54AM
1.82
2:35PM
1.49
Low Tide
/ height (m)
5:53AM
-0.00
5:50PM
-0.05
6:53AM
0.07
6:52PM
0.04
7:56AM
0.11
8:00PM
0.10
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
Fri
24
Sunrise-6:43-------6:41-------6:41------
Sunset----7:52-------7:53-------7:54---
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C171417191818191919192021212020191918212322202020
Feels °C (?)141114141416181819191817171717171716191918171818
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