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/ Carolina South (23 breaks) / South Carolina (21 breaks) /
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The Washout surfForecast / Carolina South / USA
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Tuesday 26 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
25.2° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at The Washout today?
The current surf forecast for The Washout at 1PM is: 1.0m 6s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.2m 7s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am May 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 May) | 3ft (0.9m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (26 May) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 6s |
| Evening (26 May) | 3ft (0.9m) | 7s |
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 12mm), heaviest on Tue night. Warm (max 30°C on Thu afternoon, min 24°C on Thu morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 26 | Wednesday 27 | Thursday 28 | Fri 29 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 9 | SSW 5 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSW 5 | S 5 | SSW 5 | |
52 | 64 | 64 | 80 | 123 | 85 | 77 | 141 | 164 | 149 | 145 | 67 | 112 | 99 | 101 | 46 | 58 | 101 | 78 | 97 | 34 | 28 | 27 | 51 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 5:18AM1.54m | 6:04PM1.76m | 6:05AM1.51m | 6:50PM1.81m | 6:50AM1.48m | 7:33PM1.84m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:06AM0.04m | 11:45PM0.12m | 11:50AM0.03m | 00:35AM0.10m | 12:32PM0.03m | 1:21AM0.08m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 8:17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:19 | — | 8:20 |
1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | |
Temp °C | 25 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 28 | 30 | 28 | 26 | 26 | 26 |
26 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 29 | 29 | 26 | 26 | 28 | 28 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | SE 7 | ENE 7 | E 7 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 9 | S 5 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | S 5 |
 kJ | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 123 | 5 | 4 | 141 | 164 | 149 | 145 | 67 | 112 | 97 | 100 | 46 | 37 | 101 | 78 | 97 | 34 | 25 | 25 | 27 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | ENE 7 | — | — | E 8 | E 8 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | SE 9 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | SE 8 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 5 | — | — | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 36 | 45 | 22 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 24 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 7 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 8 | SSW 4 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | S 4 | SSW 5 | SSW 6 | — | SSE 8 | S 4 | SSW 5 | S 5 | SSW 5 |
| kJ | 52 | 64 | 64 | 80 | 83 | 85 | 77 | 81 | 94 | 91 | 113 | 8 | 96 | 99 | 101 | 24 | 58 | 66 | — | 78 | 21 | 28 | 27 | 51 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 240 | 542 | 534 | 542 | 534 | 542 | 655 | 582 | 347 | 343 | 343 | 534 | 114 | 347 | 217 | 217 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 64 | 217 | 211 | 0 | 0 |
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