The Washout Surf Break

Lat Long: 32.67° N 79.90° W

The Washout 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 pm 22 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's The Washout sea temperature is
21.5°C
2.6° 

The Washout 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 Washout today (23 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 4s period with ENE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 5s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 5s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for The Washout at 2AM is: 0.5m 7s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.3m 7s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm October 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Oct)1.5ft (0.5m)4s
Afternoon (23 Oct)2ft (0.6m)5s
Evening (23 Oct)2.5ft (0.7m)5s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Thu night, min 13°C on Sat morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the ENE on Thu night, fresh winds from the NE by Sun afternoon).

Thu
22
Friday
23
Saturday
24
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)
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
E
8
0.5
E
8
0.5
ENE
5
0.5
ENE
7
0.6
ENE
4
0.4
ENE
4
0.6
ENE
4
0.6
ENE
5
0.7
ENE
5
0.7
ENE
5
0.9
ENE
6
0.9
ENE
6
1.1
E
7
1.2
ENE
8
1.2
E
8
1.3
E
8
1.4
E
9
1.5
E
9
1.4
E
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
42
33
17
28
12
7
13
19
23
23
43
68
131
178
195
239
306
343
260
Wind (km/h)
10
ENE
10
ENE
10
NE
15
NNE
15
NNE
20
NNE
25
NE
25
NE
25
ENE
25
NE
20
NNE
25
NNE
30
NNE
30
NNE
35
NNE
40
NE
35
NE
35
NE
35
NE
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
6:07PM1.79m
6:26AM1.83m
6:52PM1.82m
7:12AM1.95m
7:37PM1.83m
Low Tide
11:49PM0.25m
12:15PM0.25m
00:33AM0.16m
1:07PM0.18m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
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Temp °C
21
20
19
19
17
15
16
19
18
18
18
17
15
13
16
20
20
20
19
Feels °C
17
18
16
16
13
10
10
13
12
13
14
12
10
8
11
14
14
15
14
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