The Washout surf break

The Washout surfForecast / Carolina South / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Thursday 16 Apr 2026 EDT
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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
19.8° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at The Washout today?

The current surf forecast for The Washout at 10PM is: 0.4m 9s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.6m 4s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm April 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Apr)--
Afternoon (16 Apr)1.5ft (0.4m)9s
Evening (16 Apr)1.5ft (0.4m)9s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Thursday
16
Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.4
SE
0.4
SE
0.4
SE
0.4
SE
0.4
SE
0.7
SSW
0.7
S
0.6
S
0.5
S
0.3
ESE
0.3
ESE
0.2
ESE
0.2
ESE
0.3
SE
0.2
ESE
0.5
S
0.4
SE
0.3
SE
0.3
SE
0.3
SE
0.4
ESE
0.3
SE
0.8
SSW
0.7
SSW
Period(s) (?)999994555888888488888855
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)20201920192121161414147710681510101023143124
Wind
(km/h)
20
SSW
20
SSW
15
SSW
15
SW
15
SW
10
WSW
10
SW
15
S
20
S
10
SSW
10
SSW
15
SSW
10
SW
10
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
S
15
S
20
S
15
SW
15
SSW
10
WSW
15
WNW
25
NNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscross-
off
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
8:23PM
1.98
8:49AM
1.70
9:09PM
2.05
9:36AM
1.68
9:58PM
2.07
10:27AM
1.63
Low Tide
/ height (m)
2:24AM
-0.10
2:28PM
-0.18
3:14AM
-0.13
3:15PM
-0.20
4:05AM
-0.12
Thursday
16
Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Sunrise-----6:48-------6:47-------6:45--
Sunset7:50-------7:50-------7:51-------
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C222021202020232625242322222224242422222121212525
Feels °C (?)201920191820222321232321222222222221212121202221
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