Washing Machine 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 17.89° N 62.81° W

Issued: 7 pm 22 Sep 2026 (local time)

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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 (23 Sep):

Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with SE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 11s period with NNE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 9s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Washing Machine at 1AM is: 0.4m 8s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a Northeast direction, 0.6m 4s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm September 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (23 Sep)	1.5ft (0.4m)	9s
Afternoon (23 Sep)	1ft (0.3m)	11s
Evening (23 Sep)	2.5ft (0.8m)	9s

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

	Short Range Forecast Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Wed afternoon. Warm (max 28°C on Tue night, min 28°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.
	Tue 22			Wednesday 23								Thursday 24
	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
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	SE 9	SE 9	NNE 11	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 8	NNE 13	NNE 13	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8
Wave Graph
kJ	16	16	16	17	18	20	26	24	65	67	77	77	77	82	67	66	76	76	76
Wind (km/h)	E	E	E	E	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	E	E	ESE	ESE	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	on	on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on
High Tide		5:06PM0.50m			2:45AM0.47m					5:13PM0.49m			3:51AM0.48m					5:21PM0.48m
Low Tide				11:10PM0.42m			10:39AM0.14m					11:13PM0.37m				11:13AM0.18m


	—	—	—	—	6:00	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:00	—	—	—	—	—	—
	6:07	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:06	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:06	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	—	—	—	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28
Feels °C	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	30	30	30	29	28	29	28	28	28	29	29	29
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	SE 9	SE 8	NE 8	NNE 10	NE 14	N 10	N 10	N 9	NNE 13	N 9	N 9	NNE 12	NNE 12
kJ	14	16	16	16	16	16	20	18	15	37	52	50	45	41	67	37	36	58	57
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SE 8	SE 8	SE 8	SE 8	SE 8	SE 9	NE 8	NE 8	NNE 11	NE 15	NNE 10	NE 14	NNE 13	NNE 13	N 9	NNE 13	NNE 13	N 8	N 8
kJ	16	16	16	17	17	20	16	16	23	54	34	49	70	68	38	66	64	20	20
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 8	E 8	NE 13	E 8	E 8	NNE 12	NNE 16	NNE 11	NE 15	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	SE 8	SE 8	ENE 10	ENE 9	ENE 9
kJ	5	5	7	5	5	14	26	24	57	16	16	15	15	15	18	18	10	17	8
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 4	E 3	E 4	ESE 4	ESE 4	ESE 4	ESE 5	ESE 5	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 8	ESE 4	ESE 4	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8
kJ	4	6	9	17	18	15	17	22	65	67	77	77	77	82	22	23	76	76	76
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Sunset Tobago	Sunset Tobago	El Chinchorro (Red Beach) Caribbean Coast	El Chinchorro (Red Beach) Caribbean Coast	Dunes Puerto Rico	West End Anegada	West End Anegada	Friars Bay Saint Martin	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	Lorient 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	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
Distance (km)	776	776	763	763	454	195	195	37	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	4	4	4
Best forecast wave conditions in Saint Barthélemy									La Tortue	La Tortue	La Tortue	La Tortue	La Tortue	La Tortue	La Tortue	Lorient	La Tortue	La Tortue	La Tortue
Rating (10 max)									1	1	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	Lorient 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	1	1
Header Global	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Dunedin - Bobs Beach New Zealand	Dunedin - Bobs Beach New Zealand	Stent Road New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Shipwreck Bay-Supertubes New Zealand	Anawhata Road (Oaonui) New Zealand	Anawhata Road (Oaonui) New Zealand	Rio Nexpa Mexico	Black Rocks Mauritius	Papatowai New Zealand	Ahijedero Mexico	Pascuales Mexico	Barra de Guaratiba Brazil	Barra de Guaratiba Brazil	Dunmoran Strand Ireland	Barra de Guaratiba Brazil	Barra de Guaratiba Brazil
Rating (10 max)	9	9	8	8	7	6	6	5	5	6	5	5	4	5	4	4	5	4	4

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