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The Washout surf break

The Washout surfForecast / Carolina South / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Sunday 18 Jan 2026 EST
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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
11.7° C
 (Which is 8.5°C colder than average for this time of year)

How big are the waves at The Washout today?

The current surf forecast for The Washout at 2AM is: 0.3m 8s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.1m 4s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm January 18). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (EST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Jan)1ft (0.3m)8s
Afternoon (19 Jan)1ft (0.3m)8s
Evening (19 Jan)1.5ft (0.4m)8s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Sunday
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.2
ESE
0.2
SSE
0.2
ESE
0.3
SE
0.3
SE
0.3
SE
0.3
SE
0.3
SE
0.3
SE
0.4
ESE
0.4
ESE
0.3
SE
0.3
SE
0.3
SE
0.3
SE
0.4
SE
0.4
SE
0.4
SE
0.4
SE
0.4
SE
0.4
SE
0.4
SE
0.4
SE
0.4
SE
Period(s) (?)968878888888888999999999
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)7371089999232399910192020202020202020
Wind
(km/h)
25
WNW
30
WNW
20
WNW
20
NW
15
WNW
15
W
15
W
20
W
20
W
15
W
20
W
15
WNW
15
WNW
15
NW
15
NW
15
NNW
15
NNW
15
NNE
15
NE
15
NE
15
NE
15
ENE
15
ENE
15
NE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offoffoffoffoffcross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		offoffoffoffoffcross-
off		cross-
off		crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
8:02PM
1.39
8:35AM
1.68
8:39PM
1.42
9:09AM
1.67
9:15PM
1.45
9:43AM
1.65
Low Tide
/ height (m)
1:45PM
-0.01
1:37AM
-0.09
2:22PM
-0.04
2:17AM
-0.12
2:57PM
-0.07
2:58AM
-0.12
Sunday
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
Sunrise------7:20-------7:20-------7:20-
Sunset5:37-------5:38-------5:39-------
light rain
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
Rain (mm)
5-----------------------
Temp. °C533211271097531279767891013
Feels °C (?)-1-5-3-4-4-5-40431-1-3-5-4241123469
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