Laundromats Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright folks, Rusty here. Let’s have a good look at what’s on the table for the next couple of weeks.

Honestly, it’s a tough stretch. The pattern is pretty grim for clean, surfable waves. We’re looking at a long gap right off the bat with nothing worth getting wet for. The first hint of anything surfable doesn’t pop up until Sunday the 13th, and even then, it’s very ordinary. The swell is tiny and the conditions are only just clean enough to paddle out. Water temp is sitting at 80°, which is a touch warmer than normal for this time of year.

For the standout of the whole period, you’d have to look at Friday the 18th, specifically the morning. That’s about as good as it gets. We’ve got a tiny 2 ft swell coming from the ENE, but the wind turns glassy – dead calm – from the WNW. That offshore, glassy surface will make that little wave look a lot better than it is. It’s a clean, light morning for a longboard or a foiled, but don’t expect any power.

Later on, around the 21st and 22nd, the swell size picks up into the 6 ft to 7 ft range, with combined energy readings climbing into the 300 to 500+ range – that’s moderate to strong energy. But the wind is just awful. It’s cross-onshore and howling, especially on the 22nd and 23rd, with gusts hitting 34 mph. That makes for a choppy, blown-out mess. That’s more of a kite-surfing setup than a paddle session.

You will also get a clean-ish window on the 20th afternoon, but it’s onshore and the swell is only 5 ft from the NE with a short, weak 6-second period. Not great. The 24th onward is just more of the same: strong onshore winds and rain.

Laundromats is the only break in the mix, and it’s exposed to the NE, which lines up with the better swells, but the wind just never cooperates. It’s a fairly consistent spot, but with this forecast, it’s a waiting game.

Rusty.

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