Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at The Washout today (23 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 12s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 4s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for The Washout at 11PM is: 0.1m 12s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.4m 4s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm August 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (23 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 12s |
| Evening (23 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 4s |
Table - waves today at The Washout. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Warm (max 31°C on Mon afternoon, min 25°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Sun 23 | Monday 24 | Tuesday 25 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | S 4 | E 8 | S 4 | E 8 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | ESE 12 | SE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 11 | S 5 | SSW 5 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 14 | 34 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 22 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-on |
High Tide | 5:57PM1.74m | 6:00AM1.47m | 6:45PM1.79m | 6:50AM1.53m | 7:29PM1.83m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:47PM0.36m | 11:36AM0.26m | 00:33AM0.31m | 12:25PM0.22m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
7:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:52 | — | — | |
mm | — | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 29 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 30 | 31 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 25 | 26 |
Feels °C | 30 | 31 | 30 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 32 | 32 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 30 | 32 | 31 | 30 | 27 | 28 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | SSE 5 | ESE 11 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | SSE 5 |
3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 9 | 12 | 11 | 7 | 7 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 7 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 8 | SE 7 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | SSE 5 | SE 5 | E 7 | ESE 11 |
6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 11 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | SE 8 | SE 12 | SSE 6 | E 7 | SE 12 | ESE 12 | E 8 | E 8 | — | — | SE 6 | SE 5 | SE 5 | — | — |
— | 6 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 34 | 13 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 5 | 7 | 6 | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 3 | S 4 | S 4 | SW 4 | S 5 | SSW 5 | — | — | S 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SSW 4 |
6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 12 | 8 | 15 | 22 | — | — | 3 | 7 | 4 | 4 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 738 | 864 | 353 | 292 | 518 | 292 | 493 | 518 | 951 | 217 | 292 | 298 | 0 | 99 | 369 | 1152 | 932 | 300 | 99 |
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