Surf Forecasts:
The Washout surf forecast from 24 Aug 2026:
- Best quality surf: Tuesday 25 Aug, 5AM (local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 5s period, SSW swell with cross-offshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Friday 28 Aug, 2AM (local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 5s period, S swell with 47 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Tuesday 25 Aug, 5AM (local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 5s period with SSW swell.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for The Washout this week:
The surf forecast for The Washout over the next 16 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Tuesday (Aug 25) at 5AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.7m and 5s period with a secondary swell of 0.5m and 5s. Another secondary swell of 0.2m and 11s is also forecast. The wind is predicted to be cross-offshore as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at The Washout in the next 16 days are 1.0m 5s and forecast to arrive on Friday (Aug 28) at 2AM. Winds are predicted to be cross-shore at the time the swell arrives.
| Wave Type | Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 5AM (Tue 25th Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) 5s |
| Best Surf | 5AM (Tue 25th Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) 5s |
| Most Powerful | 2AM (Fri 28th Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) 5s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for The Washout over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Alright, listen up. Rusty here, and I gotta be straight with you – the next 16 days at The Washout look pretty flat and lifeless for a long stretch.
Basically, from August 24th through the end of the month, it's a bust. We're talking about tiny, weak surf, most of it under 2ft, with messy cross and cross-onshore winds churning up the surface. The combined energy is barely registering, mostly in the low double digits. Not worth waxing the board for.
A small window of hope cracks open on the morning of Tuesday, September 1st. We get a clean, light cross-offshore breeze from the WSW, and a long-period, 16-second groundswell out of the SE. It's only about 1ft, but the energy climbs to a moderate level, and the conditions will be clean. It's a tiny-wave day, perfect for a longboard, but it's the best we've seen in a while.
The one true standout, though, is the morning of Wednesday, September 3rd. That morning looks like the pick of the entire outlook. A clean westerly cross-offshore wind will have the surface glassy, and we see a bump in swell to about 3ft from the ESE, with a long 14-second period. The combined energy hits a solid moderate 266, the biggest reading of the whole forecast. For a break that's very consistent, this is a rare clean, properly surfable window. Expect other folks to have the same idea though, as it does get crowded sometimes.
After that, the energy drops off again, and the last few days of the forecast slide back into the same small, poor surf.
So, to sum it up: your best bet is the morning of Wednesday the 3rd of September. Clean, the most size, and the only real pulse of energy we’ve got. The rest of the month is a waiting game.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Warm (max 31°C on Mon afternoon, min 25°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryLight rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Thu morning. Warm (max 30°C on Thu afternoon, min 26°C on Fri morning). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | S 4 | SE 12 | S 5 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | SE 10 | ESE 10 | S 4 | S 5 | SSW 4 | S 5 | S 5 | S 4 | SE 8 | S 5 | SE 8 | S 4 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 6 | 6 | 34 | 15 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 17 | 9 | 17 | 22 | 32 | 47 | 17 | 17 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 12 |
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Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 6:00AM1.47m | 6:45PM1.79m | 6:50AM1.53m | 7:29PM1.83m | 7:36AM1.59m | 8:10PM1.87m | 8:18AM1.65m | 8:48PM1.88m | 8:57AM1.71m | 9:23PM1.87m | 9:36AM1.77m | 9:58PM1.84m | |||||||
Low Tide | 11:47PM0.36m | 11:36AM0.26m | 00:33AM0.31m | 12:25PM0.22m | 1:16AM0.25m | 1:12PM0.17m | 1:55AM0.20m | 1:57PM0.14m | 2:33AM0.15m | 2:40PM0.12m | 3:09AM0.10m | 3:22PM0.12m | 3:45AM0.07m | ||||||
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 | — | 6:48 | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | 6:52 | — | — |
 | 7:54 | — | 7:53 | — | — | 7:52 | — | — | 7:52 | — | — | 7:51 | — | — | 7:49 | — | — | 7:47 | — |
mm | 4 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 |
Temp °C | 28 | 30 | 31 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 27 | 27 | 29 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 28 | 28 | 30 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 28 |
Feels °C | 31 | 32 | 32 | 29 | 32 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 33 | 31 | 31 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | SE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 11 | S 5 | ESE 11 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | ESE 10 | SSE 4 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 |
| kJ | 2 | 6 | 13 | 12 | 7 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 6 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 12 | SE 7 | SE 6 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | SE 5 | ESE 11 | SE 10 | E 7 | ESE 9 | E 14 | E 14 | E 13 | E 12 | E 12 | — | E 11 | — | E 10 |
| kJ | 6 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 11 | 6 | 11 | 17 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | 2 | — | 2 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | SSE 6 | SE 12 | E 8 | SE 6 | SE 5 | — | SE 11 | — | E 15 | E 14 | E 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 5 | 3 | 34 | 1 | 5 | 6 | — | 5 | — | 4 | 4 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 5 | — | SSE 4 | — | — | SSE 4 | S 4 | S 5 | SSW 4 | S 5 | S 5 | S 4 | S 4 | S 5 | S 4 | S 4 |
| kJ | 5 | 5 | 11 | 15 | — | 7 | — | — | 7 | 17 | 22 | 32 | 47 | 17 | 17 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 12 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 292 | 493 | 951 | 298 | 369 | 932 | 341 | 353 | 1174 | 217 | 540 | 1414 | 302 | 117 | 537 | 302 | 534 | 1166 | 534 |
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The above surf forecast table for The Washout provides essential information for determining whether the surfing conditions will be good over the next 16 days. A general guide to surfing at The Washout can be found by selecting the local surf guide option on the grey menu. Our The Washout surf forecast is unique since it includes wave energy (power) that defines the real feel of the surf rather than just the height or the period. If you surf the same spot (The Washout) regularly then make a mental note of the wave energy from the surf forecast table each time you go. Very soon you may start to choose your surf days based on the wave energy alone combined with our forecast of favourable offshore wind conditions. Our star ratings will help here and of course you will also find the usual wave height and period predictions on our surf forecasts as well as a full break down of the swell components under our advanced users option (to reveal that, click the little Einstein character under the tide times).
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