Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at The Washout today (13 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 8s period with ESE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 8s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 8s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for The Washout at 5AM is: 0.3m 8s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.3m 4s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 01:00am August 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (13 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (13 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 8s |
| Evening (13 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at The Washout. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Warm (max 33°C on Fri afternoon, min 27°C on Thu morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 13 | Friday 14 | Saturday 15 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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) | ESE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | SSW 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
6 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 38 | 12 | 8 | 11 | 11 | 15 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | cross-off | off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 9:33AM1.79m | 9:54PM2.02m | 10:25AM1.82m | 10:40PM1.94m | 11:16AM1.83m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:57AM-0.06m | 3:06PM-0.14m | 3:44AM-0.07m | 3:57PM-0.09m | 4:27AM-0.05m | 4:47PM-0.00m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 8:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:04 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 29 | 27 | 27 | 30 | 31 | 31 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 31 | 33 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 29 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 29 |
Feels °C | 31 | 29 | 29 | 33 | 32 | 32 | 34 | 32 | 31 | 33 | 31 | 33 | 34 | 31 | 33 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 32 | 32 | 32 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | SE 8 | SE 8 | S 5 |
3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 16 | 12 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 7 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | — | E 6 | SE 8 |
6 | 10 | 6 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 3 | — | 1 | 3 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 6 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | S 4 | S 3 | SSW 3 | SSW 3 | SSW 3 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | SSW 5 | — | — | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 |
— | — | — | — | 3 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 38 | — | — | 11 | 11 | 15 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1693 | 1639 | 1693 | 1746 | 2406 | 1152 | 1152 | 1713 | 1639 | 1713 | 1713 | 2033 | 2406 | 2383 | 2325 | 292 | 299 | 99 | 0 | 369 | 1821 | 1946 | 1768 | 854 |
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