The Washout surf break

The Washout surfForecast / Carolina South / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Thursday 26 Feb 2026 EST
Forecast update in hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
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
10.6° C
(Which is 8.7°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 3AM is: 0.8m 6s primary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm February 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (EST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (27 Feb)3.5ft (1.0m)6s
Afternoon (27 Feb)1.5ft (0.5m)6s
Evening (27 Feb)1.5ft (0.4m)5s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Thursday
26
Friday
27
Saturday
28
Sunday
01
4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM
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
1
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1
S
0.8
S
0.7
S
0.8
S
1
S
1
SSW
0.5
S
0.5
S
0.5
S
0.4
SSE
0.4
SSE
0.3
SSE
0.3
SSE
0.3
SSE
0.4
ENE
0.5
E
0.2
ESE
0.3
SE
0.3
SE
0.3
SE
0.4
SE
0.3
SE
0.4
SE
0.4
SE
Period(s) (?)666666666555554488877799
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)74483747737216151510955669710981292128
Wind
(km/h)
20
SSW
15
SSW
10
SSW
20
SW
15
SW
10
WSW
10
W
5
ESE
5
NNE
0
SSE
5
ESE
10
NE
15
ENE
15
NE
15
NE
10
NNE
10
E
10
SE
5
E
5
NE
5
N
10
N
5
N
5
ESE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
cross-
off
glassglasscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
on
onglassglassglasscross-
off
cross-
off
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
4:03PM
1.34
4:43AM
1.69
5:12PM
1.42
5:46AM
1.74
6:11PM
1.53
6:40AM
1.79
Low Tide
/ height (m)
9:38PM
-0.05
10:40AM
0.03
10:43PM
-0.11
11:36AM
-0.04
11:42PM
-0.17
12:27PM
-0.11
Thursday
26
Friday
27
Saturday
28
Sunday
01
Sunrise-----6:50-------6:48-------6:47--
Sunset6:14-------6:14-------6:15-------
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
mod rain
mod rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
-----1971---------------
Temp. °C151618171716151516151514131212141615151515141518
Feels °C (?)111416141515141616161513111010131514151515131417
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