Washing Machine 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 17.89° N 62.81° W

Issued: 1 am 21 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Washing Machine sea temperature is

28.4° C

Washing Machine surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Washing Machine today (21 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 7s period with E swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 7s period with E swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 6s period with NNE swell.

The current surf forecast for Washing Machine at 9AM is: 0.9m 7s primary swell from a East direction and 0.2m 8s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am July 21). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (21 Jul)	3ft (0.9m)	7s
Afternoon (21 Jul)	2.5ft (0.8m)	7s
Evening (21 Jul)	2.5ft (0.8m)	6s

Table - waves today at Washing Machine. (Swell directed towards the surf break)

	Short Range Forecast Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Wed afternoon. Warm (max 27°C on Tue morning, min 27°C on Tue morning). Mainly fresh winds.
	Tuesday 21								Wednesday 22								Thursday 23
	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
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 See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ENE 7	E 7	E 7	E 7	E 7	E 7	NE 6	NNE 6	ESE 7	NNE 6	NNE 7	NE 7	ESE 7	NE 7	NE 7	ESE 7	NE 7	ESE 6	ESE 6	ESE 6	ESE 6	E 7	E 7	E 7
Wave Graph
kJ	140	87	86	85	66	66	52	51	71	54	69	65	86	75	77	79	73	69	102	109	97	150	157	152
Wind (km/h)	NE	ENE	ENE	ENE	E	E	E	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	E	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	E	E	E	E
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	on	on	cross-on	on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on
High Tide							5:35PM0.36m								5:57PM0.41m								6:31PM0.43m
Low Tide			7:13AM0.00m									8:06AM-0.04m								8:56AM-0.06m


	—	5:46	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:46	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:46	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	6:49	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:47	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:47	—	—
mm	2	1	—	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	2	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27
Feels °C	29	29	29	29	29	29	28	27	27	26	27	27	27	27	26	26	26	26	25	25	26	27	26	27
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ENE 7	E 7	E 7	E 7	E 7	E 7	NE 6	NNE 6	NNE 6	NNE 6	NNE 7	NE 7	NE 6	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	N 7	N 7	N 7
kJ	140	87	86	85	66	66	52	51	52	54	56	65	61	75	77	71	73	67	60	65	49	1	1	1
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NNE 8	NNE 5	NNE 8	NNE 5	NNE 6	NNE 6	E 7	E 7	SE 8	E 7	SE 8	E 7	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	NW 7	ESE 8	NW 7	NW 7	NW 7	N 7	E 12	E 12	E 12
kJ	6	20	6	28	24	36	51	39	11	25	10	16	6	6	6	2	6	2	2	2	1	3	3	3
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	N 7	NNE 8	NNE 8	NNE 8	NNE 8	NNE 8	SE 8	—	—	ESE 8	—	ESE 8	ESE 8	N 7	N 7	—	NW 7	—	—	—	SE 8	—	—	—
kJ	1	6	6	6	6	6	3	—	—	7	—	6	6	1	1	—	2	—	—	—	2	—	—	—
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	NNE 5	—	—	—	—	ESE 3	ESE 7	ESE 4	ESE 7	ESE 4	ESE 7	ESE 5	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 5	ESE 6	ESE 6	ESE 6	ESE 6	E 7	E 7	E 7
kJ	—	—	33	—	—	—	—	3	71	13	69	22	86	44	62	79	44	69	102	109	97	150	157	152
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Josiahs Bay Tortola	La Tortue Saint Barthélemy	La Tortue Saint Barthélemy	La Tortue Saint Barthélemy	La Tortue Saint Barthélemy	La Tortue Saint Barthélemy	La Tortue Saint Barthélemy	La Tortue Saint Barthélemy	West End Anegada	Luquillo - La Selva Puerto Rico	Plombier Grande Terre	Surfers Beach Puerto Rico	La Tortue Saint Barthélemy	West End Anegada	Casa del Juez Puerto Rico	La Bomba Puerto Rico	La Bomba Puerto Rico	Aviones Puerto Rico	Caballos Puerto Rico	Chirere Caracas	Antigues Cape Grande Terre	La Tortue Saint Barthélemy	Antigues Cape Grande Terre	Inches Puerto Rico
Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	1	1	1	1
Distance (km)	198	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	195	308	209	463	4	195	409	350	350	338	344	887	211	4	211	334
Best forecast wave conditions in Saint Barthélemy		La Tortue	La Tortue	La Tortue	La Tortue	La Tortue	La Tortue	La Tortue					La Tortue									La Tortue
Rating (10 max)		1	1	1	1	1	1	1					1									1
Best forecast wave conditions in Saint Barthélemy		La Tortue Saint Barthélemy	La Tortue Saint Barthélemy	La Tortue Saint Barthélemy	La Tortue Saint Barthélemy	La Tortue Saint Barthélemy	La Tortue Saint Barthélemy	La Tortue Saint Barthélemy					La Tortue Saint Barthélemy									La Tortue Saint Barthélemy
Rating (10 max)		1	1	1	1	1	1	1					1									1
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Rating (10 max)	5	4	4	4	5	5	5	6	6	5	5	8	7	9	5	4	5	4	4	5	5	9	9	9

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