Washing Machine 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 17.89° N 62.81° W

Issued: 7 am 12 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

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 (12 Oct):

Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 5s period with E swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 6s period with E swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 6s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Washing Machine at 1PM is: 1.0m 5s primary swell from a East direction and 0.4m 10s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.3m 8s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am October 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (12 Oct)	3.5ft (1.0m)	5s
Afternoon (12 Oct)	3.5ft (1.0m)	6s
Evening (12 Oct)	2.5ft (0.8m)	6s

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

	Short Range Forecast Moderate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Mon morning. Warm (max 28°C on Mon morning, min 27°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.
	Monday 12							Tuesday 13								Wednesday 14
	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 5	E 5	E 5	E 6	E 6	ENE 6	ENE 6	ENE 6	ENE 8	ENE 8	E 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	E 9	NNE 8	E 8	NNE 8	NNE 8	NNE 8	E 8	E 8	E 8	E 8
Wave Graph
kJ	55	55	57	62	64	41	40	34	85	66	126	84	62	78	62	76	75	96	86	78	78	74	72
Wind (km/h)	E	E	E	E	E	ENE	E	ENE	ENE	E	E	E	ENE	E	ENE	ENE	ENE	ENE	E	ENE	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
High Tide			8:43AM0.55m		4:45PM0.49m						9:53AM0.54m		3:46PM0.51m							11:21AM0.54m	3:24PM0.53m
Low Tide					2:15PM0.48m			1:54AM0.06m					2:43PM0.51m				2:37AM0.07m				2:35PM0.53m


	6:03	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:03	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:03	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	5:51	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:50	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:50	—	—
mm	1	2	1	1	—	—	—	—	1	1	—	—	—	—	1	1	—	—	—	—	—	1	—
Temp °C	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	27	28	28	28	28	28	28	27	27	28	28	28	28	28	28
Feels °C	28	29	29	30	30	30	30	30	28	29	28	29	30	30	30	28	28	29	29	29	30	29	29
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 8	SE 10	SE 10	SE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	N 7	N 8	N 8	N 8	N 8	N 8	N 8	N 8	NNE 8	NNE 8	NNE 8	NNE 8	NNE 8	NNE 8	NNE 8	NE 8	NE 8
kJ	13	24	24	24	36	35	15	32	44	43	57	41	41	55	62	67	75	96	82	54	56	67	64
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	SE 6	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	E 8	NE 9	NE 9	SE 9	ESE 9	SE 9	E 9	ENE 9	NNE 10	NNE 10	NNE 9	N 9	N 9
kJ	11	11	17	10	21	11	34	33	55	55	11	37	37	40	32	20	55	16	33	31	29	27	13
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	N 7	N 7	N 9	N 7	N 7	N 8	SE 6	NE 7	NE 9	NE 9	NE 13	E 8	E 8	NE 8	ENE 8	NE 8	SE 9	SE 9	SE 8	SE 8	SE 8	SE 8	SE 8
kJ	8	8	14	8	8	20	9	14	3	3	6	20	19	18	28	17	20	19	18	18	18	18	18
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 5	E 5	E 5	E 6	E 6	ENE 6	ENE 6	ENE 6	ENE 8	ENE 8	E 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	E 9	E 8	E 8	ENE 8	E 8	E 8	E 8	E 8	E 8	E 8
kJ	55	55	57	62	64	41	40	34	85	66	126	84	62	78	58	76	44	82	86	78	78	74	72
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Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	1	1	1	1
Distance (km)	338	352	755	911	402	402	338	338	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
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Rating (10 max)									1	1	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	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	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	La Tortue Saint Barthélemy
Rating (10 max)									1	1	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	1	1	1	1
Header Global	Outside Corner Indonesia	Cathedral Rock Australia	Bali Village Indonesia	Cathedral Rock Australia	Point Roadnight Australia	Bali Village Indonesia	Outside Corner Indonesia	The Bombie Indonesia	Ahijedero Mexico	Ahijedero Mexico	Viri Inga O Tuki Chile	Viri Inga O Tuki Chile	Trial Harbour Australia	Papa Tangaroa Chile	Papa Tangaroa Chile	Papa Tangaroa Chile	Ahijedero Mexico	Bears Beach Australia	Grindavik Lighthouse ( Hopsnesta) Iceland	Asu Indonesia	Afife Portugal	Asu Indonesia	Albatross South Africa
Rating (10 max)	5	7	5	8	7	5	5	5	4	4	5	5	8	6	7	7	4	4	9	4	4	4	4

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