The Washout surf break

The Washout surfForecast / Carolina South / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Thursday 28 May 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
25.3° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at The Washout today (28 May):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (28 May, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s period with SSE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 May, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 8s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (28 May, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 8s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for The Washout at 5AM is: 0.9m 8s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.2m 7s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00am May 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 May)3ft (0.9m)8s
Afternoon (28 May)2.5ft (0.8m)8s
Evening (28 May)2.5ft (0.7m)8s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 16mm), heaviest on Fri afternoon. Warm (max 29°C on Thu afternoon, min 21°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SE on Fri night, fresh winds from the ENE by Sat night).

Thursday
28
Friday
29
Saturday
30
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
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
1
0
1
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
SSE
8
0.9
SSE
8
0.9
SSE
8
0.8
SSE
8
0.8
SSE
8
0.8
SSE
8
0.7
SSE
8
0.7
SSE
8
0.7
SSE
8
0.6
SSE
8
0.6
SSE
8
0.5
SE
8
0.9
ESE
4
0.7
E
5
0.9
E
5
0.7
ESE
6
0.6
ESE
6
0.6
ESE
7
0.6
ESE
6
0.4
SE
8
0.6
ESE
6
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.2
ESE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
103
127
99
76
76
90
59
61
59
45
45
32
34
25
47
29
25
36
26
19
25
18
16
6
Wind (km/h)
20
SSW
15
SW
15
SW
10
W
20
SSW
10
SW
20
WSW
15
W
15
WSW
10
WNW
10
N
15
ENE
15
E
10
ESE
5
SE
10
SSW
15
SSW
15
WSW
15
WNW
15
NW
25
NE
20
ENE
25
ENE
25
ENE
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
6:50AM1.48m
7:33PM1.84m
7:33AM1.47m
8:13PM1.85m
8:15AM1.46m
8:51PM1.84m
Low Tide
00:35AM0.10m
12:32PM0.03m
1:21AM0.08m
1:12PM0.04m
2:05AM0.07m
1:51PM0.05m
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:13
6:13
6:13
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8:19
8:20
8:21
2
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
2
1
2
1
Temp °C
26
25
25
26
29
28
27
25
25
24
24
25
26
26
25
24
24
24
23
26
25
24
23
23
27
27
27
29
29
30
27
26
26
26
26
27
27
28
28
27
26
26
24
27
24
23
21
22
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
E
7
0.2
E
7
0.9
SSE
8
0.8
SSE
8
0.8
SSE
8
0.8
SSE
8
0.7
SSE
8
0.7
SSE
8
0.7
SSE
8
0.6
SSE
8
0.6
SSE
8
0.5
SE
8
0.3
S
6
0.4
SE
8
0.6
E
5
0.7
ESE
6
0.6
ESE
6
0.6
ESE
7
0.6
ESE
6
0.5
SE
6
0.6
ESE
6
0.4
SE
8
0.2
ESE
8
0.3
SE
5
Energy kJ
4
4
99
76
76
90
59
61
59
45
45
32
7
23
21
29
25
36
26
19
25
15
6
4
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
E
7
0.8
SSW
5
0.1
E
7
0.1
E
7
0.1
E
7
0.5
S
5
0.5
S
5
0.5
S
5
0.4
SSW
5
0.4
S
5
0.2
S
6
0.4
SE
8
0.2
S
5
0.2
S
5
0.2
S
5
0.2
S
5
0.4
SE
8
0.1
SW
4
0.3
S
6
0.4
SE
8
0.2
ESE
8
Energy kJ
4
31
1
1
1
14
14
13
9
8
2
16
2
2
2
2
15
1
5
16
6
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
S
6
0.2
S
6
0.4
S
5
0.4
S
5
0.3
S
5
0.1
SW
4
Energy kJ
10
2
9
8
4
1
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
SSE
8
0.9
SSE
8
0.8
SSW
5
1
SSW
6
0.7
S
5
0.9
SSW
6
0.7
SSW
5
0.3
WSW
3
0.3
ENE
2
0.9
ESE
4
0.7
E
5
0.9
E
5
0.4
NE
3
0.5
ESE
6
0.4
ESE
5
0.4
ENE
3
Energy kJ
103
127
28
58
29
43
24
2
1
34
25
47
2
18
11
3
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
299
117
41
0
64
0
64
0
0
0
0
114
114
64
114
302
117
0
99
738
862
354
878
742
Best forecast wave conditions in South Carolina
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
3
2
2
2
1
3
1
1
4
4
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
3
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
9
8
9
8
7
7
7
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
6
8
7
7
7
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