Laundromats Surf Forecast and Surf Report

G’day surfers, Rusty here. Let’s have a look at what’s on offer. To be honest, the outlook is pretty flat for the next couple of weeks. We’ve got a long stretch of very small, weak surf, and most of it is just not worth paddling out for. The first real hint of anything surfable doesn’t show up until the morning of Monday, 13 July, and even then it’s only just scraping in.

Right now, through this coming weekend and into next week, it’s a write-off. For days on end, the swell is tiny – mostly between 0.7 ft and 1 ft – and the wind keeps changing direction, chopping up what little energy there is. The combined wave energy is almost always in the double digits, often below 50, which is just weak, weak energy. The only spot we’ve got to talk about is Laundromats, an exposed break that picks up swell from the NE to E. The water temp is sitting at a normal 80° for this time of year, so no surprises there.

Monday morning the 13th is the first time we see anything called “surfable,” but it’s just 3 ft from the NE with a short, weak period of 6 seconds. That combined energy is only 67 – still weak. The wind is light and cross-offshore from the NNW, so the surface will be clean, but the waves are tiny and the period is short. It’s only just worth a look for the keenest of intermediates. That afternoon, the wind swings and the energy ticks up a bit, but the conditions are still ordinary.

Tuesday morning the 14th offers a similar story: 2 ft from the ENE with a 7-second period, a moderate offshore from the WSW keeping it clean, and the combined energy bumps to 68. It’s still small and weak, but it’s the best of a bad run. The wave energy hits 101 on Tuesday afternoon, which is moderate, but a cross-shore wind ruins it.

If I had to pick a standout, it would be the Tuesday morning the 14th at Laundromats. The swell is 2 ft from the ENE, the wind is offshore and clean (WSW at 16 mph), and the conditions are “moderate offshore and clean.” The combined energy is 68, which is still low, but for this stretch, that’s as good as it gets. It’s not going to be a classic, but if you need a paddle, that’s your window. Smaller options on Wednesday morning the 15th (2 ft, ENE, cross-off wind) are also surfable but forgettable.

After that, from Thursday the 16th onward, it drops right back to tiny, weak waves with onshore or cross-shore winds, and the last few days of the forecast are just miserable: 0.7 ft to 1 ft with stormy wind. Honestly, it’s a quiet run, but for this area, that’s not unusual – it tends not to stay poor for long, and forecasts can change.

Keep it on the radar for Tuesday 14 July. That’s your best bet.
Stay keen.
Rusty.

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