Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at The Washout today (28 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 9s period with ESE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 9s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 5s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for The Washout at 2AM is: 0.6m 4s primary swell from a South direction and 0.2m 9s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 0.1m 13s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm August 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (28 Aug) | 1ft (0.3m) | 9s |
| Evening (28 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 5s |
Table - waves today at The Washout. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 21mm), heaviest during Fri morning. Warm (max 29°C on Sat afternoon, min 26°C on Fri morning). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Thu 27 | Friday 28 | Saturday 29 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SSE 5 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 5 | SE 6 | SE 5 | SE 5 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SSE 5 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
13 | 8 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 8 | 11 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 27 | 26 | 9 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on |
High Tide | 8:48PM1.88m | 8:57AM1.71m | 9:23PM1.87m | 9:36AM1.77m | 9:58PM1.84m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:33AM0.15m | 2:40PM0.12m | 3:09AM0.10m | 3:22PM0.12m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
7:51 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:49 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:47 | — | — | |
mm | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 7 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 |
Temp °C | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 |
Feels °C | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 30 | 28 | 30 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 31 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | S 4 | S 4 | SSE 4 | SE 9 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SE 5 | ESE 8 | SE 5 | SE 5 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SSE 5 |
8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 12 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 9 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | E 13 | E 14 | E 13 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | SE 9 | E 12 | SE 9 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 6 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 |
— | 3 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 13 | 3 | 12 | 7 | 11 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 27 | 26 | 7 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 14 | E 13 | E 13 | — | E 13 | E 12 | E 12 | — | E 12 | E 12 | E 11 | E 11 | SE 5 | S 5 | S 5 | E 11 | — | — | — |
4 | 4 | 3 | — | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | — | — | — | SSE 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 5 | SSE 5 | — |
13 | 8 | 11 | 12 | — | — | — | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 9 | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 883 | 403 | 369 | 341 | 302 | 238 | 238 | 215 | 114 | 518 | 374 | 217 | 292 | 338 | 354 | 518 | 483 | 522 | 292 |
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