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The Washout surf break

The Washout surfForecast / Carolina South / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Saturday 17 Jan 2026 EST
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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
12.4° C
 (Which is 7.9°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 10PM is: 0.4m 5s primary swell from a South direction and 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm January 17). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (EST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Jan)--
Afternoon (17 Jan)1.5ft (0.5m)5s
Evening (17 Jan)2ft (0.6m)5s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 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
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.5
S
0.6
SSW
0.4
S
0.3
S
0.2
ESE
0.3
SSE
0.3
SSE
0.3
SSE
0.3
SSE
0.2
SSE
0.2
ESE
0.3
SE
0.3
SE
0.3
SE
0.3
SE
0.3
SE
0.4
SE
0.3
SE
0.3
SE
0.3
SE
0.3
SE
0.3
SE
0.3
SE
0.4
SE
Period(s) (?)555484555687778888888889
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)11187474555368891010159999101120
Wind
(km/h)
15
SW
10
SW
5
WSW
10
WNW
15
NNW
20
N
20
NNW
20
WNW
25
WNW
25
WNW
20
WNW
15
WNW
20
WNW
20
W
20
W
20
W
20
WNW
15
WNW
15
WNW
15
WNW
15
NW
15
NW
15
NW
15
NW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscross-
off		glassoffcross-
off		cross-
off		offoffoffoffoffcross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		offoffoffoffoff
High Tide
/ height (m)
7:23PM
1.36
7:58AM
1.68
8:02PM
1.39
8:35AM
1.68
8:39PM
1.42
9:09AM
1.67
Low Tide
/ height (m)
1:07PM
0.02
12:56AM
-0.06
1:45PM
-0.01
1:37AM
-0.09
2:22PM
-0.04
2:17AM
-0.12
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
Sunrise------7:20-------7:20-------7:20-
Sunset5:37-------5:37-------5:38-------
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
mod rain
mod rain
light rain
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
-----2685---------------
Temp. °C151616151087643221127108753227
Feels °C (?)111315126321-3-3-4-4-5-6-514220-3-4-41
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