Washing Machine 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 17.89° N 62.81° W

Issued: 7 am 15 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Washing Machine sea temperature is

29.5°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 (15 Oct):

Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 8s period with E swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 8s period with E swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 8s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Washing Machine at 3PM is: 0.5m 8s primary swell from a East direction and 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a Northeast direction, 0.6m 4s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00am October 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (15 Oct)	1.5ft (0.5m)	8s
Afternoon (15 Oct)	1.5ft (0.5m)	8s
Evening (15 Oct)	2.5ft (0.8m)	8s

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

	Short Range Forecast Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Thu morning. Warm (max 28°C on Thu morning, min 27°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.
	Thursday 15							Friday 16								Saturday 17
	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
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 8	NE 8	E 8	E 8	E 8	E 8	E 8	E 8	NE 14	E 8	E 8	E 8	E 8	E 8	NE 13	NNE 12	NNE 12	NNE 12	NNE 11	NNE 11	NNE 10	NNE 10	NNE 10
Wave Graph
kJ	72	32	30	32	78	78	76	84	58	58	57	58	60	69	84	103	129	156	176	198	173	167	150
Wind (km/h)	ENE	E	E	E	ENE	ENE	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	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
High Tide					3:44PM0.54m								4:02PM0.54m								3:57PM0.54m
Low Tide	3:25AM0.09m								4:21AM0.11m									5:26AM0.13m


	6:03	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:03	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:05	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	5:49	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:47	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:47	—	—
mm	1	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	—	—	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	27	27	28	28	28	28	28	28
Feels °C	29	29	29	30	29	29	29	29	29	29	30	30	29	29	29	28	28	29	29	30	30	30	30
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NE 8	N 10	E 8	E 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 7	NE 7	NE 8	NE 8	NE 7	NE 13	NNE 13	NE 13	E 8	NNE 12	NNE 12	NNE 11	NNE 11	NNE 10	NNE 10	NNE 10
kJ	41	50	30	32	22	20	20	19	19	14	14	8	46	69	84	43	129	156	176	198	173	167	150
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	N 10	NE 8	N 10	NE 8	N 7	NNE 9	NNE 9	ESE 8	NE 14	N 7	ESE 8	ESE 8	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NNE 12	NE 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	E 9	E 9	SE 8	SE 8
kJ	52	29	50	20	10	27	26	7	46	8	7	7	14	13	14	103	26	36	36	56	57	18	18
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SE 8	E 8	NE 8	N 8	NNE 9	ESE 8	SE 8	NNE 13	ESE 8	ESE 8	NNE 7	NNE 12	ESE 8	ESE 9	SE 9	NE 7	E 9	E 9	E 9	NE 7	SE 8	NE 7	NE 8
kJ	18	32	22	18	17	7	11	17	7	7	10	15	7	7	12	13	41	38	38	14	18	8	10
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 8	E 4	E 4	E 4	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
kJ	72	18	19	15	78	78	76	84	58	58	57	58	60	61	60	—	—	—	—	—	—	56	56
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Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	2	2	2	2
Distance (km)	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	2	2	2	2
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Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	2	2	2	2
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Rating (10 max)	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	5	5	4	4	4	5	4	4	5	5	4	6	5	4	6	8

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