Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at The Washout today (21 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 4s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 4s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 4s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for The Washout at 8PM is: 0.7m 4s primary swell from a South direction and 0.2m 8s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 0.1m 15s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm August 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 4s |
| Afternoon (21 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 4s |
| Evening (21 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 4s |
Table - waves today at The Washout. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Sat night. Warm (max 32°C on Sun afternoon, min 25°C on Sat morning). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 21 | Saturday 22 | Sunday 23 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | ESE 10 | SW 4 | SSW 4 | ESE 9 | SSW 4 | S 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | S 5 | S 5 | SSW 5 | S 5 | SSW 5 | S 5 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 7 | 7 | 9 | 14 | 16 | 13 | 9 | 18 | 18 | 8 | 19 | 21 | 33 | 47 | 27 | 18 | 13 | 27 | 13 | 17 | 15 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross | cross-on | cross | cross |
High Tide | 4:12PM1.69m | 4:11AM1.42m | 5:06PM1.71m | 5:06AM1.43m | 5:57PM1.74m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:58AM0.30m | 10:07PM0.41m | 9:51AM0.31m | 10:58PM0.39m | 10:45AM0.29m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 7:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:57 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:54 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 30 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 26 | 28 | 25 | 28 | 31 | 29 | 27 | 26 | 28 | 26 | 25 | 29 | 32 | 32 | 30 | 29 |
Feels °C | 31 | 32 | 30 | 28 | 30 | 31 | 31 | 27 | 30 | 32 | 29 | 28 | 25 | 28 | 26 | 26 | 31 | 33 | 32 | 31 | 31 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 10 | S 4 | SSW 4 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 12 |
| kJ | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 18 | 13 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 6 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | E 15 | SE 15 | SE 15 | SE 14 | SE 14 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | SE 14 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 8 |
| kJ | — | — | 4 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 3 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | E 6 | E 6 | SE 10 | SE 14 | SE 14 | SE 14 | SE 14 | E 7 | E 7 | — | — | E 6 | — | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 12 | — | E 8 | E 8 |
| kJ | — | — | 1 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | 7 | 6 | 6 | — | 1 | 1 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 4 | SSW 3 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | SW 4 | SSW 4 | S 4 | SSW 4 | S 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | WNW 2 | — | SSW 5 | S 5 | SSW 5 | S 5 |
| kJ | 3 | 5 | 9 | 14 | 16 | 13 | 9 | 18 | 18 | 6 | 19 | 21 | 33 | 47 | 27 | 1 | — | 27 | 13 | 17 | 15 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 862 | 862 | 1043 | 1218 | 99 | 483 | 522 | 522 | 240 | 240 | 862 | 215 | 255 | 257 | 255 | 99 | 99 | 99 | 99 | 217 | 312 |
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