Washing Machine 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 17.89° N 62.81° W

Issued: 1 am 12 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Washing Machine sea temperature is

29.3°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 (12 Sep):

Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 8s period with E swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 8s period with E swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 8s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Washing Machine at 8AM is: 1.3m 8s primary swell from a East direction and 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am September 12). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (12 Sep)	4.5ft (1.3m)	8s
Afternoon (12 Sep)	4.5ft (1.3m)	8s
Evening (12 Sep)	4.5ft (1.4m)	8s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Warm (max 27°C on Sat morning, min 26°C on Mon night). Mainly fresh winds.
	Saturday 12								Sunday 13								Monday 14
	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 8	E 8	E 8	E 8	E 8	E 8	E 8	E 8	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 7	E 7	E 6	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 6	E 6	E 8
Wave Graph
kJ	217	181	213	213	207	202	203	241	253	223	228	245	262	262	150	150	80	189	157	214	215	80	71	187
Wind (km/h)	ENE	E	E	E	ENE	ENE	ENE	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	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			7:15AM0.48m				6:39PM0.43m					8:27AM0.48m			6:43PM0.44m					9:46AM0.48m			6:29PM0.45m
Low Tide	1:13AM0.17m				1:46PM0.27m				1:52AM0.12m					2:22PM0.35m				2:33AM0.09m				2:53PM0.42m


	—	5:58	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:58	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:58	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	6:15	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:15	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:14	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	30	28	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	27	26	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	28	28	27	28	27	28	27	28	27	27	29
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 8	N 8	N 8	N 8	N 8	N 7	N 7	N 7	N 7	N 7	N 10	N 10	N 10	NNE 10	N 9	SE 9	E 9	SE 8	ESE 7	N 8	NNE 10	E 9	E 8	ESE 13
kJ	217	21	19	10	10	10	9	9	4	4	17	17	17	18	24	20	57	35	37	10	20	39	37	17
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	N 8	NE 12	NE 11	NNE 11	NNE 11	NNE 11	NNE 11	NNE 10	NNE 10	NNE 10	NE 13	NE 13	NE 13	NE 12	ESE 9	N 8	SE 9	N 8	N 8	NNE 10	N 8	NNE 10	NNE 11	N 7
kJ	22	5	5	12	12	12	11	11	10	9	7	7	7	6	8	11	19	11	10	20	10	22	11	4
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NE 12	N 9	—	NW 8	NW 7	—	N 15	NE 15	NE 14	NE 14	E 15	E 15	E 15	E 14	NE 12	NNE 9	N 8	NNE 9	NNE 10	ESE 14	ESE 13	N 8	N 7	NNE 11
kJ	6	2	—	2	2	—	4	8	8	7	4	4	4	4	6	8	11	8	10	18	18	10	4	11
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	E 8	E 8	E 8	E 8	E 8	E 8	E 8	E 8	E 8	E 8	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 7	E 7	E 6	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 6	E 6	E 8
kJ	—	181	213	213	207	202	203	241	253	223	228	245	262	262	150	150	80	189	157	214	215	80	71	187
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Rating (10 max)	1	2	1	2	1	1	2	1	1	2	1	1	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	2	1	2	2
Distance (km)	334	195	368	806	211	211	755	698	683	658	698	887	4	4	211	409	4	334	136	334	195	4	195	4
Best forecast wave conditions in Saint Barthélemy													La Tortue	La Tortue			La Tortue					La Tortue		La Tortue
Rating (10 max)													2	2			1					1		2
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
Rating (10 max)													2	2			1					1		2
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Rating (10 max)	7	7	6	5	5	5	5	9	8	7	6	5	5	5	5	6	6	5	6	6	8	5	5	5

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