Laundromats Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, grab a coffee and listen up, because I’m gonna level with you. It’s Rusty here, and I’ve been staring at the charts for our little corner of the world, and honestly? It’s a tough one. We’ve got a 16-day window ahead, and for the first week and a half or so, it’s pretty much a write-off. There’s a long dry spell right from the start, with nothing worth paddling out for until we get past the first week. After that, there’s a small glimmer, but it’s not much to write home about.

The only spot that gets a mention is Laundromats. It’s an exposed, fairly consistent break that likes a NE swell. The water temp is sitting around 80°, which is pretty much bang on average for this time of year, so no surprises there.

Okay, let’s walk through it. Sunday the 2nd of August kicks off with a risk of thunderstorms and a fresh cross-off wind, but the swell is a pathetic 0.3 ft from the NE with a 6-second period. The combined energy is a measly 2 – that’s next to nothing. It’s poor surf, full stop. That theme carries on through Monday the 3rd, Tuesday the 4th, Wednesday the 5th, Thursday the 6th, and Friday the 7th. We get a little bump in height on Monday morning to 4 ft from the SE, but it’s a short-period 8-second swell, the wind is still fresh, and the energy is only 187 – moderate at best, but the conditions are still rated as poor. Honestly, it’s a frustrating stretch of small, weak, and messy waves.

We finally get a tiny bit of hope on Saturday the 8th of August. The morning shows 2 ft from the SE with an 8-second period, a gentle offshore wind, and the energy climbs to 75. The wave comment finally says “surfable waves but very ordinary conditions,” and it gets a score of 1. Look, it’s not going to be a standout, but if you’re desperate, it’s the only window in the whole first week that’s even surfable. After that, we slide back into poor conditions through Sunday the 9th and Monday the 10th.

From Tuesday the 11th all the way through to Sunday the 16th, we see a bunch of 0.7 ft to 2 ft swells, mostly from the SE, with periods between 6 and 9 seconds. The wind is often cross-off or offshore, which keeps the surface clean, but the energy is low – mostly in the teens or twenties. A few mornings, like Wednesday the 12th and Saturday the 15th, have moderate offshore winds and clean conditions, but the swell is just too small to get excited about. The wave comments all say “poor surf conditions” or “surfable waves but very ordinary.” There’s no real punch to any of it.

So, what’s the call? If you’re a total beginner, maybe the Saturday morning of the 8th of August could be a super gentle session, but for anyone else, it’s a hard pass. The swell never gets above 4 ft, and with periods that short, it’s all weak, wobble-board mush. The best advice I can give? Keep your board in the car for the next week or so, but don’t hold your breath. This is a long, flat spell, and it’s going to take a proper change in the weather to get things moving again.

Rusty.

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