Surf Break

Lat Long: 17.89° N 62.81° W

Washing Machine 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 pm 16 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Washing Machine sea temperature is
29.6°C
1.1° 

Washing Machine surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Washing Machine today (16 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with ENE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 8s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Washing Machine at 8PM is: 0.4m 13s primary swell from a North-northeast direction and 0.4m 7s secondary swell from a Northeast direction, 0.7m 8s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm October 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Oct)1.5ft (0.4m)8s
Afternoon (16 Oct)1.5ft (0.4m)8s
Evening (16 Oct)2.5ft (0.7m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Sat afternoon. Warm (max 28°C on Fri afternoon, min 27°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Fri
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
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
Height Map
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Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
ENE
5
0.4
ENE
8
0.4
NE
13
0.7
E
8
0.5
NE
13
0.6
NNE
12
0.7
NNE
12
0.8
NNE
12
0.9
NNE
11
0.9
NNE
11
0.9
NNE
10
0.9
NNE
10
0.9
NNE
10
0.9
NNE
9
0.8
NNE
9
0.8
NNE
9
0.7
NNE
9
0.7
NNE
9
0.7
NNE
9
0.7
NNE
9
0.7
NNE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
22
20
46
69
84
103
129
156
176
198
173
167
150
144
113
113
88
86
86
86
86
Wind (km/h)
20
E
20
E
20
E
20
E
20
E
20
E
20
E
20
E
20
ESE
20
ESE
15
ESE
20
E
20
E
20
E
20
E
20
ESE
20
ESE
15
ESE
15
E
20
E
20
E
Wind State
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
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
4:02PM0.54m
3:57PM0.54m
3:34PM0.53m
Low Tide
5:26AM0.13m
6:32AM0.15m
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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6:05
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6:05
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5:47
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5:47
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5:46
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 mm
1
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1
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1
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Temp °C
28
28
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
30
29
29
29
30
30
30
30
29
29
29
29
30
30
30
29
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