Surf Forecasts:
Laundromats surf forecast from 4 Jul 2026:
- Most powerful swell: Saturday 11 Jul, 2AM (local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s period, SE swell with 105 kJ wave energy.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Laundromats this week:
The most powerful waves expected at Laundromats in the next 16 days are 0.9m 8s and forecast to arrive on Saturday (Jul 11) at 2AM. Winds are predicted to be cross-offshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 1.3m 5s period and expected on Thursday (Jul 09) at 11PM.
| Wave Type | Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | - | - |
| Best Surf | - | - |
| Most Powerful | 2AM (Sat 11th Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) 8s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Laundromats over the next 16 days.
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Right then, let’s have a proper look at what’s on the cards for the next couple of weeks. To be straight with you, it’s a lean stretch. There’s nothing really worth paddling out for until the morning of Saturday the 11th, and even then, it’s marginal. You’d be waiting over a week from now just for a whisper of something rideable. A tough run for sure.
We’ve only got one spot to look at here, Laundromats. It’s a fairly consistent little exposed number, but for the first week it’s all tiny – think knee-high dribble at best, with a cross-shore or cross-off wind messing with it. There’s barely any energy in the water (combined swell energy values stay mostly in the teens to low 40s), so it’s about as flat and forgettable as it gets. You’d be better off doing anything else.
Finally, on the morning of Saturday the 11th, things perk up just a fraction. We see a pulse of about 2ft swell from the SE, with a period of 8 seconds. The wind turns light offshore from the WSW, and the report says it’s clean. It’s not big, but it’s the best we get all window. The energy reading jumps to 62, which is still weak, but it’s something. Later that afternoon it drops back to nothing, so you’ve got a brief window.
We get another little flicker on the afternoon of Sunday the 12th with a clean, light wind and a small SE swell, but again, it’s tiny. Then things get a bit weird on Monday the 13th – a pulse of about 5ft swell from the ENE but with a short 6-second period, and a strong cross-onshore wind. The combined energy hits 157, which is moderate, but with that wind and short period, it’s going to be choppy and messy. Honestly, that setup looks more interesting for kite surfing than paddle surfing. Not one for the foam board crew.
The rest of the second week is more of the same: small, underpowered, and mostly blown out or cross-shore. There are a few mornings with a clean offshore breeze on the 16th and 17th, but the swell is short-period and not generating any real push. It’s a grim outlook, but that’s how it goes sometimes – a blank run is more normal for this area when the weather patterns stall. Don’t hold your breath; just watch the charts.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Mon afternoon. Warm (max 33°C on Sat afternoon, min 25°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Sun morning, strong winds from the SSW by Mon afternoon). | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryHeavy rain (total 24mm), heaviest during Mon night. Warm (max 32°C on Tue afternoon, min 24°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SW on Mon night, light winds from the S by Tue afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 4 | Sunday 5 | Monday 6 | Tuesday 7 | Wednesday 8 | Thursday 9 | Fri 10 | |||||||||||||||
Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | S 4 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | ENE 10 | E 10 | ESE 9 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 47 | 31 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 20 | 31 | 35 | 28 | 28 | 34 | 48 | 26 | 24 | 11 | 8 | 9 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | off | off |
High Tide | 10:34PM1.05m | 11:09AM0.90m | 11:15PM1.01m | 11:50AM0.94m | 11:55PM0.97m | 12:33PM0.99m | 00:39AM0.92m | 1:22PM1.04m | 1:31AM0.87m | 2:21PM1.09m | 2:35AM0.83m | 3:24PM1.15m | 3:43AM0.82m | 4:24PM1.22m | |||||||
Low Tide | 5:01AM0.06m | 5:07PM0.23m | 5:41AM0.05m | 5:58PM0.24m | 6:21AM0.04m | 6:51PM0.24m | 7:04AM0.03m | 7:51PM0.23m | 7:54AM0.02m | 8:57PM0.20m | 8:50AM0.00m | 10:01PM0.15m | 9:49AM-0.02m | ||||||||
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 | — | 5:50 | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | 5:54 | — |
 | 8:22 | — | 8:22 | — | — | 8:22 | — | — | 8:22 | — | — | 8:22 | — | — | 8:22 | — | — | 8:22 | — | — | 8:21 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9 | 13 | — | — | 10 | — | — | — | 1 | — | 8 | — | — |
Temp °C | 31 | 28 | 33 | 29 | 27 | 30 | 28 | 28 | 30 | 24 | 27 | 32 | 26 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 27 | 30 | 27 | 27 | 33 |
Feels °C | 31 | 29 | 32 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 20 | 28 | 34 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 30 | 30 | 26 | 27 | 33 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | SSE 7 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 9 |
| kJ | 47 | 31 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 31 | 31 | 25 | 28 | 34 | 48 | 26 | 24 | 122 | 69 | 9 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | N 4 | — | SSE 4 | — | — | SSE 5 | NE 6 | ESE 9 | SSE 7 | S 7 | ENE 6 | E 7 | E 10 | ENE 10 | E 10 | E 10 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 2 | — | — | 3 | 1 | 28 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 8 | 2 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | S 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 4 | NE 6 | ENE 7 | S 6 | NE 5 | NE 5 | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 3 | SW 3 | SSW 3 | SSW 4 | SSW 3 | S 4 | S 4 | — | SSE 3 | S 4 | S 6 | S 4 | WNW 3 | — | — | SSW 2 | SSE 7 | S 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 3 | S 8 |
| kJ | 6 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 3 | 9 | 9 | — | 2 | 20 | 15 | 35 | 2 | — | — | 1 | 15 | 12 | 20 | 8 | 84 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 5 | 249 | 456 | 584 | 1869 | 1183 | 1730 | 1090 | 1090 | 56 | 13 | 359 | 81 | 95 | 306 | 243 | 5 | 892 | 244 | 24 | 5 |
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