Laundromats Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright folks, Rusty here. Let’s have a look at what’s cookin’ at Laundromats for the next couple of weeks. I gotta be straight with you – it’s a pretty bleak outlook for a while.

We start off on Saturday the 22nd with a tiny, weak 1ft swell from the ESE. The water is a very unusual 84°, which is a full 5° warmer than normal for this time of year – that’s a real standout. It’s glassy in the morning, but with risk of thunderstorms and the combined wave energy is a weak 40, it’s just not worth paddling out. Saturday afternoon goes cross-off with a bit more breeze, but still tiny. Sunday the 23rd is even smaller, with a 0.7ft swell, though we get a clean offshore wind in the morning. The energy is a pitiful 28. It’s not breaking.

We have a long gap here with no real surf to recommend. Through Monday the 24th, Tuesday the 25th, Wednesday the 26th, the swell stays below 1ft, with mostly onshore or cross-onshore winds. The energy never tops 46. Thursday the 27th morning finally shows a slight pulse, with 2ft from the E at 10 seconds and clean cross-off wind, but the energy is only 61, and the description is “surfable but very ordinary.” It’s a glimmer, but not a goer.

Friday the 28th afternoon sees a jump to 4ft from the south, but it’s a short-period 4-second windswell with 81 energy. The wind is cross-off, but the quality is still rated poor. The weekend and the start of the following week (August 29th to September 1st) stay poor with small, weak swells and mostly onshore or cross-onshore winds.

Now, there is one interesting blip on Tuesday, September 1st. The morning shows a 5ft swell from the ENE at 7 seconds, with a cross-off wind. The combined energy jumps to 455, which is moderate. But it’s only rated as “marginal.” The afternoon gets bigger – 6ft from the east at 13 seconds, with energy roaring up to 1390 (strong). That’s a proper groundswell pulse. But the wind is a fresh 22 mph cross-shore, making for lumpy, choppy conditions. That’s going to be a mess at Laundromats. With those conditions and it being a beach setup, this might actually be more interesting for the kite crew than for us paddle surfers.

After that, Wednesday the 2nd through the end of the forecast on September 6th drops back to small, weak, and mostly poor quality surf. The swell drops to 2ft or less, with energy falling back to between 21 and 242. The winds are a mix of cross-off and cross-on, but nothing comes together for a clean, rideable wave.

Bottom line: There are no true standouts in this 16-day run. The closest we get is the 6ft groundswell on September 1st, but the wind ruins it. The rest is a whole lot of flat, tiny, or choppy conditions. It’s a tough stretch.

Rusty.

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