The Washout surf break

The Washout surfForecast / Carolina South / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Monday 23 Mar 2026 EDT
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
14.8° C
(Which is 4.6°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 12PM is: 0.7m 5s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.2m 8s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am March 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Mar)2.5ft (0.7m)5s
Afternoon (23 Mar)2ft (0.6m)5s
Evening (23 Mar)3ft (0.9m)5s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Monday
23
Tuesday
24
Wednesday
25
Thu
26
5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM
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 (?)
0.7
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.7
NE
0.9
ENE
1.1
ENE
1.2
E
1.3
E
1.3
E
1.2
E
1.1
E
1
E
0.9
E
0.8
E
0.8
E
0.9
E
0.8
E
0.6
E
0.5
ESE
0.4
ESE
Period(s) (?)555555545788888877666666
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)202426262344914421211822232121761461178558465544262015
Wind
(km/h)
20
WSW
20
WSW
25
WSW
20
SW
20
WSW
10
N
30
NNE
30
NNE
30
NE
35
NE
35
NE
30
ENE
30
ENE
30
ENE
25
ENE
20
NE
20
NE
25
NE
25
NE
20
ENE
20
E
10
ENE
5
NE
10
NE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
crosscrosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
12:25PM
1.49
12:53AM
1.82
1:28PM
1.43
1:59AM
1.75
2:37PM
1.39
Low Tide
/ height (m)
6:01AM
0.00
6:02PM
-0.08
7:02AM
0.08
7:02PM
-0.00
8:08AM
0.14
8:09PM
0.05
Monday
23
Tuesday
24
Wednesday
25
Thu
26
Sunrise-7:18-------7:18-------7:16------
Sunset----7:32-------7:32-------7:34---
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
thunderstorm
light rain
clear
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
clear
Rain (mm)
-----31-------------1---
Temp. °C191822252623181411991091011111111121313141414
Feels °C (?)16151922242311631022466767910131413
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