The Washout 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 32.67° N 79.90° W

Issued: 1 pm 20 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's The Washout sea temperature is

23.6°C

The Washout surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at The Washout today (20 Oct):

Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 13s period with ESE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 7s period with ENE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 7s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for The Washout at 7PM is: 0.9m 7s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.5m 7s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.4m 12s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm October 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (EDT) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (20 Oct)	1.5ft (0.5m)	13s
Afternoon (20 Oct)	3.5ft (1.0m)	7s
Evening (20 Oct)	3ft (0.9m)	7s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Tue afternoon, min 14°C on Wed morning). Wind will be generally light.
	Tue 20					Wednesday 21								Thursday 22
	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	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	1	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	1
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 12	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	ESE 12	ENE 6	ENE 6	E 7	E 7	ENE 7	E 7	E 7	ENE 7	E 8	E 8	E 8	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 6	E 8	ENE 6
Wave Graph
kJ	60	93	138	74	29	33	39	47	46	93	35	26	54	24	22	22	68	43	40	21	29
Wind (km/h)	NNE	NNE	NNE	NNE	NNE	NNE	NNE	NNE	NNE	NNE	NNE	NNE	NNE	N	N	N	NNE	ENE	ESE	SE	ENE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-on	on	glassy	glassy
High Tide			4:28PM1.73m				4:46AM1.61m					5:19PM1.75m				5:37AM1.71m				6:07PM1.79m
Low Tide	9:27AM0.44m				10:18PM0.42m				10:26AM0.39m					11:04PM0.34m				11:22AM0.32m


	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:26	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:28	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	6:40	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:39	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:38	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	16	21	23	22	20	18	16	14	16	20	22	21	20	19	17	16	18	20	20	20	20
Feels °C	11	16	19	18	16	14	12	9	11	17	19	19	17	16	14	13	15	17	18	19	19
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 12	E 7	E 7	E 7	ESE 12	ESE 11	ESE 11	E 7	E 7	E 7	E 7	E 7	E 8	E 8	E 8	E 8	E 8	E 8	E 8	E 8	E 6
kJ	60	38	26	27	26	24	23	47	46	44	35	26	28	20	22	22	21	21	21	21	7
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	ESE 12	ESE 12	ESE 12	—	—	—	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 12	ESE 12	ESE 12	ESE 12	ESE 13	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12
kJ	—	58	56	27	—	—	—	13	13	13	13	13	13	14	15	15	16	6	6	6	5
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	ESE 16	E 16	SE 9	SE 9	E 16	SE 9	SE 8	SE 8
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	24	5	3	3	5	3	3	3
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ENE 8	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 6	ENE 6	NNE 3	NNE 3	ENE 7	—	—	ENE 7	—	—	—	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 6	—	ENE 6
kJ	44	93	138	74	29	33	39	2	2	93	—	—	54	—	—	—	68	43	40	—	29
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Berts Bar Carolina South	North Myrtle/27th Avenue South Carolina South	The Washout Carolina South	Folly Beach Carolina South	Edisto Beach Carolina South	Edisto Beach Carolina South	Edisto Beach Carolina South	North Myrtle/27th Avenue South Carolina South	North Myrtle/27th Avenue South Carolina South	The Washout Carolina South	The Washout Carolina South	South End Carolina South	The Washout Carolina South	The Washout Carolina South	The Washout Carolina South	The Washout Carolina South	The Washout Carolina South	South End Carolina South	Pelican Poles Carolina South	South End Carolina South	The Washout Carolina South
Rating (10 max)	1	1	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
Distance (km)	11	174	0	3	41	41	41	174	174	0	0	99	0	0	0	0	0	99	102	99	0
Best forecast wave conditions in South Carolina	Berts Bar	North Myrtle/27th Avenue South	South End	Folly Beach Pier	Edisto Beach	Edisto Beach	North Myrtle/27th Avenue South	North Myrtle/27th Avenue South	North Myrtle/27th Avenue South	Folly Beach Pier	North Myrtle/27th Avenue South	North Myrtle/27th Avenue South	Folly Beach Pier	North Myrtle/27th Avenue South	North Myrtle/27th Avenue South	North Myrtle/27th Avenue South	Folly Beach Pier	North Myrtle/27th Avenue South	Apache Pier	Apache Pier	13th Ave South Surfside
Rating (10 max)	1	1	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
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Rating (10 max)	3	2	4	1	3	3	3	3	3	2	3	2	3	2	2	3	3	3	2	2	1
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Rating (10 max)	6	6	7	7	6	6	6	9	9	9	8	7	5	5	6	5	5	6	6	6	5

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