Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at The Washout today (29 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 8s period with ESE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 8s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 8s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for The Washout at 2AM is: 0.2m 8s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.3m 4s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 0.3m 4s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm August 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (29 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (29 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 8s |
| Evening (29 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at The Washout. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 43mm), heaviest during Sat morning. Warm (max 29°C on Mon afternoon, min 23°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Fri 28 | Saturday 29 | Sunday 30 | |||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 9 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
12 | 11 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 10 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | glassy | cross-on | cross | glassy | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | cross | cross-on | on | cross-on | on |
High Tide | 9:23PM1.87m | 9:36AM1.77m | 9:58PM1.84m | 10:14AM1.82m | 10:34PM1.79m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:40PM0.12m | 3:09AM0.10m | 3:22PM0.12m | 3:45AM0.07m | 4:06PM0.14m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
7:49 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:46 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | 3 | 1 | 6 | 16 | 8 | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 25 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 |
Feels °C | 31 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 32 | 28 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 29 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 31 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SE 4 | SE 4 | ESE 8 | SE 5 | SE 5 |
4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 10 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 9 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | — | ESE 8 | ESE 8 |
12 | 11 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | — | 6 | 6 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 12 | E 12 | E 11 | S 4 | — | — | E 11 | — | — | — | E 10 | E 10 | E 3 | E 3 | — | — | NE 4 | NE 4 | — |
3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | SSW 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 3 | E 3 | E 4 | — | — | — | NE 4 | SE 5 | — | — |
— | — | — | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 4 | 2 | — | — | — | 1 | 8 | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 537 | 715 | 292 | 292 | 353 | 353 | 369 | 369 | 518 | 522 | 522 | 522 | 522 | 522 | 522 | 522 | 883 | 522 | 932 |
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