Washing Machine 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 17.89° N 62.81° W

Issued: 1 pm 17 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's Washing Machine sea temperature is

29.6°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 (17 Oct):

Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 12s period with NNE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 10s period with NNE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 10s period with NNE swell.

The current surf forecast for Washing Machine at 5PM is: 0.9m 10s primary swell from a North-northeast direction and 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.7m 9s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm October 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (17 Oct)	2.5ft (0.8m)	12s
Afternoon (17 Oct)	3ft (0.9m)	10s
Evening (17 Oct)	3ft (0.9m)	10s

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

	Short Range Forecast Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Warm (max 28°C on Sat afternoon, min 27°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.
	Sat 17					Sunday 18								Monday 19
	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
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NNE 11	NNE 11	NNE 10	NNE 10	NNE 10	NNE 9	NNE 9	NNE 9	NNE 9	NNE 9	NNE 9	NNE 9	NNE 9	NNE 12	NNE 11	NNE 11	NNE 10	ENE 8	ENE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8
Wave Graph
kJ	176	198	173	167	150	144	113	113	88	86	86	86	86	75	97	91	144	22	22	51	51
Wind (km/h)	ESE	ESE	ESE	E	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	E	E	E	ESE	ESE	E	E	E	E	E	E
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-on	on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	on	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			3:57PM0.54m								3:34PM0.53m								3:29PM0.52m
Low Tide								6:32AM0.15m								7:33AM0.16m


	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:05	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:05	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	5:47	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:46	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:45	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	28	28	28	28	28	28	27	27	28	28	28	28	28	27	27	27	28	28	28	28	28
Feels °C	30	30	30	30	29	29	28	28	30	30	30	30	30	28	28	29	30	30	30	30	30
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NNE 11	NNE 11	NNE 10	NNE 10	NNE 10	NNE 9	NNE 9	NNE 9	NNE 9	NNE 9	NNE 9	NNE 9	NNE 9	N 9	NNE 11	NNE 11	NNE 10	N 10	N 10	N 9	N 9
kJ	176	198	173	167	150	144	113	113	88	86	86	86	86	56	97	91	144	133	127	113	113
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NE 7	SE 8	SE 8	SE 8	SE 8	SE 8	SE 8	ENE 8	E 8	E 8	SE 8	SE 8	SE 8	NNE 12	N 8	N 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8
kJ	14	18	18	18	18	18	18	38	34	34	18	18	18	75	32	33	22	22	22	13	13
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NNW 8	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	SE 9	SE 9	SE 9	E 10	NNE 13	N 12	SE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	SE 8	SE 8	SE 8	NE 15	NNE 15
kJ	11	9	8	8	9	10	3	19	19	19	2	32	3	18	24	23	18	17	17	9	21
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 8	E 8	ESE 4	E 4	E 4	E 8	E 8	E 8	E 8	E 4	E 4	E 4	E 4	E 5	ESE 8	ESE 8
kJ	76	76	78	74	73	69	68	10	12	12	65	65	65	68	8	7	9	9	11	51	51
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Rating (10 max)	2	1	2	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
Distance (km)	4	141	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	2		2	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
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Rating (10 max)	2		2	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
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Rating (10 max)	4	5	4	6	6	7	5	4	4	8	5	5	5	5	5	5	6	7	7	6	5

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