The Washout 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 32.67° N 79.90° W

Issued: 1 am 30 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's The Washout sea temperature is

25.1°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 (30 Sep):

Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 10s period with ESE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 10s period with ESE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 9s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for The Washout at 5AM is: 0.2m 10s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.2m 4s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 01:00am September 30). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (EDT) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (30 Sep)	0.5ft (0.2m)	10s
Afternoon (30 Sep)	0.5ft (0.2m)	10s
Evening (30 Sep)	0.5ft (0.2m)	9s

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

	Short Range Forecast Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Fri afternoon. Warm (max 28°C on Fri afternoon, min 23°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.
	Wednesday 30								Thursday 1								Friday 2
	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	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 9	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 13	ESE 13	ESE 12	ESE 12	SE 12	ESE 12	ESE 12	SE 12	SE 12	ESE 12	ESE 12	ESE 12	ESE 12	ESE 12	ESE 12	ESE 12
Wave Graph
kJ	8	9	9	9	9	9	8	8	16	16	15	15	23	14	14	22	21	13	13	13	13	13	13	13
Wind (km/h)	ESE	E	NE	ENE	E	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	E	ENE	E	ESE	ESE	ESE	SSE	S	SSE	ESE	ESE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	on	cross-on	cross	cross	cross-on	cross-on	on	on	on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	on	on	cross-on	glassy	glassy	on	on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on
High Tide					11:25AM2.05m				11:51PM1.69m				12:23PM2.02m				00:51AM1.64m				1:27PM1.98m
Low Tide		4:43AM0.06m					5:32PM0.25m				5:33AM0.10m				6:30PM0.31m				6:30AM0.15m				7:34PM0.35m


	—	7:11	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:13	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:13	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	7:06	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:04	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:02	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	—	—	1
Temp °C	26	26	25	26	27	27	26	26	25	25	25	27	27	27	26	26	26	26	26	27	28	28	27	27
Feels °C	29	29	27	27	27	28	27	28	27	29	29	29	28	29	29	29	28	29	30	30	30	30	29	29
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 9	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 3	ESE 3	ESE 12	SE 12	ESE 12	ESE 4	SE 12	SE 12	ESE 4	ESE 12	ESE 12	ESE 12	ESE 12	ESE 12	S 4
kJ	8	9	9	9	9	9	8	8	8	2	1	15	23	14	3	22	21	1	13	13	13	13	13	3
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 4	S 4	S 4	S 4	SE 13	SE 13	SE 13	SE 13	ESE 13	ESE 13	ESE 12	ESE 9	SE 12	ESE 9	ESE 12	ESE 4	ESE 4	ESE 12	ESE 4	E 4	ESE 8	ESE 8	SE 8	ESE 12
kJ	1	1	1	1	7	7	7	7	16	16	15	8	23	7	14	2	1	13	1	1	6	6	3	13
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SE 14	SE 14	SE 13	SE 13	—	—	—	—	—	ESE 9	ESE 9	E 8	E 8	ESE 9	ESE 9	—	—	ESE 8	ESE 8	SE 8	—	—	—	ESE 8
kJ	8	7	7	7	—	—	—	—	—	8	8	5	5	7	7	—	—	7	7	3	—	—	—	6
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	ENE 2	E 2	E 3	E 3	ESE 3	—	—	ESE 4	ESE 4	ESE 4	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	S 4	S 4	—
kJ	—	—	—	—	1	1	1	1	2	—	—	1	3	3	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	2	2	—
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Atlantic Beach Carolina North	Surf City Pier Carolina North	Surf City Pier Carolina North	Frisco Pier/Cape Hatteras Carolina North	Frisco Pier/Cape Hatteras Carolina North	Long Point Florida - North	Fort Pierce North Jetty Florida - North	Boiler Carolina North	Vilano Beach Florida - North	South End Carolina South	Surf City Pier Carolina North	Hatteras Light House Carolina North	Hatteras Light House Carolina North	Damneck Naval Base Virginia	Sumner Avenue (Strathmere) New Jersey	Jenkinsons (Point Pleasant Beach) New Jersey	Jax Beach Pier Florida - North	The Pass Florida - Gulf	Surf City Pier Carolina North	Hatteras Light House Carolina North	Hatteras Light House Carolina North	Camp Pendleton Virginia	Fluidgroove Reef Florida - North	Painter s Hill Florida - North
Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
Distance (km)	369	292	292	483	483	536	581	528	334	99	292	493	493	582	864	977	298	622	292	493	493	581	302	369
Best forecast wave conditions in South Carolina										South End
Rating (10 max)										1
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Rating (10 max)	2	2	1	1	2	1	1	2	2	2	2	2	1	1	1	2	2	2	2	2	2	1	1	2
Header Global	Dinner Plates New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach New Zealand	Ouano Lefts New Caledonia	Fish Boma South Africa	Gerickes Point South Africa	Easky Left Ireland	Easky Left Ireland	Easky Left Ireland	Gas Bay Australia	Cobblestones Australia	Cobblestones Australia	Cavalos de Fao Portugal	Figueira da Foz - Buarcos Portugal	Figueira da Foz - Buarcos Portugal	Figueira da Foz - Buarcos Portugal	Trial Harbour Australia	Trial Harbour Australia	Papatowai New Zealand	Dunedin - Bobs Beach New Zealand	Cobblestones Australia	Cobblestones Australia	Ahijedero Mexico
Rating (10 max)	5	5	5	4	5	5	5	9	9	9	7	6	6	5	5	5	5	6	6	5	5	5	5	4

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