Washing Machine 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 17.89° N 62.81° W

Issued: 1 am 13 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Washing Machine sea temperature is

29.2°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 (13 Sep):

Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Sep, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 8s period with E swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Sep, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 8s period with E swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Sep, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 9s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Washing Machine at 9AM is: 1.2m 8s primary swell from a East direction and 0.1m 13s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am September 13). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 10s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (13 Sep)	4ft (1.2m)	8s
Afternoon (13 Sep)	4ft (1.2m)	8s
Evening (13 Sep)	4ft (1.2m)	9s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Warm (max 28°C on Sun morning, min 27°C on Sun morning). Wind will be generally light.
	Sunday 13								Monday 14								Tuesday 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
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)	E 8	E 8	E 8	E 9	E 9	E 8	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 8	E 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	E 8	E 5	E 5	ENE 8	E 5	ENE 6
Wave Graph
kJ	224	228	234	209	224	135	229	229	194	160	189	153	153	209	196	185	122	119	181	51	49	96	55	59
Wind (km/h)	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	ENE	E	E	E	E	E
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-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	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on
High Tide				8:27AM0.48m			6:43PM0.44m					9:46AM0.48m			6:29PM0.45m						11:24AM0.48m		5:15PM0.47m
Low Tide	1:52AM0.12m					2:22PM0.35m				2:33AM0.09m				2:53PM0.42m				3:17AM0.08m				3:04PM0.47m


	—	5:58	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:58	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:58	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	6:15	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:14	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:13	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	27	27	27	28	28	28	27	27	27	27	28	28	28	28	28	27	27	27	27	27	27	28	27	27
Feels °C	27	27	27	29	29	29	27	28	27	27	28	29	29	28	28	27	28	28	27	27	27	28	27	27
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	N 7	N 7	N 10	N 10	N 10	N 9	N 9	SE 9	SE 9	SE 8	SE 9	ESE 8	ESE 8	NNE 10	NNE 11	ESE 13	SE 7	SE 7	ESE 13	ESE 7	ESE 8	SE 8	SE 7	SE 8
kJ	4	4	17	17	17	15	24	20	19	18	19	23	23	21	22	17	50	53	16	35	37	45	24	58
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NNE 10	NNE 10	NE 13	NE 13	NE 13	ESE 9	SE 9	N 8	N 8	N 8	N 8	N 8	NNE 10	N 8	N 7	N 8	ESE 13	ESE 13	N 7	ESE 13	ESE 13	ESE 13	ESE 12	ESE 12
kJ	10	9	7	7	7	7	20	11	11	10	10	10	20	10	10	4	17	17	4	16	16	32	15	14
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NE 14	NE 14	E 15	E 15	E 15	NE 12	NE 12	NNE 9	NNE 9	NNE 9	NNE 10	NNE 10	N 8	ESE 13	ESE 13	NNE 11	N 7	N 7	NNE 11	NNE 10	N 8	N 8	N 8	NE 10
kJ	8	7	4	4	4	6	6	8	8	8	10	20	10	17	17	11	4	4	11	11	5	4	4	4
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 8	E 8	E 8	E 9	E 9	E 8	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 8	E 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	E 8	E 5	E 5	ENE 8	E 5	ENE 6
kJ	224	228	234	209	224	135	229	229	194	160	189	153	153	209	196	185	122	119	181	51	49	96	55	59
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Hawaii Caribbean Coast	Antigues Cape Grande Terre	El Unico Puerto Rico	La Tortue Saint Barthélemy	La Tortue Saint Barthélemy	Pigeon Point St Lucia	Cocoa Martinique	El Unico Puerto Rico	La Tortue Saint Barthélemy	West End Anegada	El Penon Amador Puerto Rico	La Tortue Saint Barthélemy	West End Anegada	West End Anegada	West End Anegada	West End Anegada	La Tortue Saint Barthélemy	La Tortue Saint Barthélemy	Hawaii Caribbean Coast	Freights Barbados	Freights Barbados	Freights Barbados	Hotel Novotel Grande Terre	Duppys Barbados
Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	2	2	2	2	1	2	2	1	1	2	2	2	2	1	1	1	2	1	1	1	1
Distance (km)	683	211	368	4	4	466	402	368	4	195	434	4	195	195	195	195	4	4	683	642	642	642	231	611
Best forecast wave conditions in Saint Barthélemy				La Tortue	La Tortue				La Tortue			La Tortue					La Tortue	La Tortue
Rating (10 max)				2	2				2			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
Rating (10 max)				2	2				2			1					1	1
Header Global	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Shipwreck Bay-Supertubes New Zealand	Fish Boma South Africa	Fish Boma South Africa	Injidup Carpark Australia	Cobblestones Australia	Namotu Lefts Fiji	Restaurants Fiji	Frigates Fiji	Gas Bay Australia	Cintsa West South Africa	Hole-in-the-Wall South Africa	Cobblestones Australia	Cobblestones Australia	Supertubes Australia	Gas Bay Australia	Cow Bombie Australia	Aganoa Beach Samoa	Saint Leu Reunion	Saint Leu Reunion	Etang-Sale Reunion	Saint Leu Reunion
Rating (10 max)	8	7	6	5	5	7	5	6	6	5	6	6	6	8	5	5	5	5	5	4	5	6	6	5

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