Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at The Washout today (27 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 5s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 4s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for The Washout at 2AM is: 0.2m 9s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.4m 4s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 0.4m 4s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm August 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (27 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 5s |
| Afternoon (27 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 9s |
| Evening (27 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 4s |
Table - waves today at The Washout. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 21mm), heaviest during Wed night. Warm (max 30°C on Fri afternoon, min 26°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Wed 26 | Thursday 27 | Friday 28 | |||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | S 4 | S 5 | SSW 5 | SE 9 | S 5 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | SE 9 | SE 9 | S 5 | S 4 | SE 5 | S 5 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 19 | 51 | 42 | 21 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 9 | 17 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 14 | 10 | 11 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-off | glassy |
High Tide | 8:10PM1.87m | 8:18AM1.65m | 8:48PM1.88m | 8:57AM1.71m | 9:23PM1.87m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:55AM0.20m | 1:57PM0.14m | 2:33AM0.15m | 2:40PM0.12m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
7:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:51 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:49 | — | — | |
mm | — | 1 | 3 | — | 4 | 2 | 2 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 2 |
Temp °C | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 26 |
Feels °C | 30 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 32 | 31 | 29 | 31 | 30 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 9 | SSE 4 | ESE 9 | S 5 | S 5 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | S 4 | S 4 | SSE 5 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | SE 8 |
9 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 24 | 18 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 11 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | E 16 | ESE 9 | E 14 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | SE 9 | — | E 13 | E 14 | E 13 | ESE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | E 12 | E 12 | SE 5 | E 11 |
— | — | 5 | 8 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 21 | — | 3 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 13 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 3 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | E 16 | E 7 | E 15 | E 15 | — | E 14 | E 14 | E 14 | E 13 | E 13 | — | — | E 12 | E 12 | — | — | — | — |
— | 5 | 1 | 4 | 4 | — | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | — | — | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 3 | SW 4 | S 4 | S 5 | SSW 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | — | — | S 5 | S 4 | S 4 | S 5 |
3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 19 | 51 | 42 | 12 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 9 | 17 | — | — | 11 | 14 | 10 | 11 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1413 | 1224 | 1174 | 287 | 117 | 0 | 11 | 537 | 883 | 421 | 302 | 240 | 99 | 99 | 353 | 556 | 99 | 292 | 292 |
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