Surf Forecasts:
Laundromats surf forecast from 6 Aug 2026:
- Most powerful swell: Saturday 8 Aug, 2AM (local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 9s period, ESE swell with 67 kJ wave energy.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Laundromats this week:
The most powerful waves expected at Laundromats in the next 16 days are 0.7m 9s and forecast to arrive on Saturday (Aug 08) 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 1.0m 4s period and expected on Saturday (Aug 08) at 8PM.
| Wave Type | Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | - | - |
| Best Surf | - | - |
| Most Powerful | 2AM (Sat 8th Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) 9s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Laundromats over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Alright, this is Rusty comin' to you from the Laundromats area. Let's be real: the next couple of weeks are lookin' pretty grim. We've got a solid 16-day window, but the swell is flat and the winds are messy. It's a tough stretch.
I'm looking at the charts, and honestly, there's nothing to get excited about. The first week is a write-off. From Thursday, August 6th, through to the end of the week, we're seeing tiny, weak swell. The combined energy is barely a whisper, with values like 42 (weak) and 37 (weak). The swell is a pathetic 2 ft to 2 ft from the SE, with a short, choppy period of 6 to 8 seconds. The wind is mostly cross or cross-off, so it's not clean, but with waves that small, it doesn't even matter. The water temp is a normal 80°, so no surprises there.
The weekend of August 9th and 10th is even worse. The swell drops to 1 ft to 1 ft, and the energy is down to 9 (very weak). You’ll get a few clean windows with offshore WSW winds on the mornings, but it’s just not enough to push a surfer.
The whole second week, from August 11th to the 17th, is a total flat spell. Swell heights are consistently 0.7 ft to 1 ft, with the odd 2 ft showing up on the 16th, but that's a short-period NNE windswell with a 4-second period, which is just junk. The combined energy is mostly a one or two-digit number. It's a miserable time to be a surfer in this region.
The only flicker of something, and I mean a tiny flicker, happens on Tuesday, August 18th. The swell picks up to 4 ft from the NNE, with a combined energy hitting 109 (moderate) in the morning and 123 (moderate) in the afternoon. The period is still short, at 5 to 6 seconds. But the wind is a strong 16 mph cross or cross-on from the NNE, which is going to make it a messy, choppy, onshore mess. For a spot that's exposed to NE swell, the direction is okay, but with that wind, this is more of a kite-surfing day than a paddle-surfing day. It's messy and not worth the drive.
The bottom line: There are no standout days in this outlook. The entire 16-day forecast is a bust for decent surf. The consistency is poor, and when there is a pulse of energy, the wind ruins it. It’s one of those long stretches where you just gotta do something else.
- Rusty
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Warm (max 31°C on Sat afternoon, min 25°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the S on Fri afternoon, fresh winds from the SSW by Sat night). | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryModerate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Mon night. Warm (max 33°C on Tue afternoon, min 24°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSW on Mon night, calm by Tue night). | |||||||||||||||||||
Thu 6 | Friday 7 | Saturday 8 | Sunday 9 | Monday 10 | Tuesday 11 | Wednesday 12 | ||||||||||||||
PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 7 | ESE 6 | SE 7 | ESE 8 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 6 | SE 6 | E 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | S 6 | ESE 8 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 15 | 17 | 27 | 23 | 67 | 44 | 35 | 21 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 11 | 7 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | off | cross | cross-off | off | cross | glassy | off | cross-on | cross-off |
High Tide | 2:11AM0.85m | 3:03PM1.20m | 3:26AM0.85m | 4:10PM1.23m | 4:36AM0.89m | 5:13PM1.27m | 5:43AM0.95m | 6:16PM1.31m | 6:47AM1.03m | 7:14PM1.33m | 7:43AM1.11m | 8:04PM1.33m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 8:38PM0.27m | 8:26AM0.10m | 9:47PM0.24m | 9:32AM0.09m | 10:51PM0.19m | 10:37AM0.07m | 11:56PM0.11m | 11:44AM0.03m | 00:56AM0.02m | 12:50PM-0.02m | 1:47AM-0.06m | 1:47PM-0.06m | 2:31AM-0.10m | |||||||
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 | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | 6:18 | — | — |
 | 8:02 | — | — | 8:01 | — | — | 8:00 | — | — | 8:00 | — | — | 7:59 | — | — | 7:58 | — | — | 7:55 | — |
mm | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | — | 4 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 30 | 28 | 27 | 30 | 28 | 27 | 31 | 28 | 27 | 30 | 28 | 27 | 30 | 28 | 26 | 33 | 33 | 25 | 31 | 29 |
Feels °C | 30 | 28 | 30 | 30 | 27 | 27 | 32 | 27 | 28 | 30 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 26 | 28 | 34 | 34 | 26 | 31 | 29 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 7 | ESE 6 | SE 7 | ESE 8 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SSE 5 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | ESE 9 | SSE 5 | SSE 6 | ESE 8 | S 3 |
| kJ | 15 | 17 | 27 | 23 | 67 | 44 | 35 | 21 | 13 | 12 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 14 | 3 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 1 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | NE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 11 | E 9 | SE 7 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | ESE 9 | E 8 | SSE 6 | ESE 8 | E 8 | SSE 6 |
| kJ | 8 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 3 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 5 | — | — | E 9 | E 8 | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 | E 12 | ESE 8 | E 8 | E 15 | ESE 8 |
| kJ | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 7 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 3 | S 4 | SW 3 | S 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | S 4 | SSW 4 | SW 4 | S 3 | SSW 4 | SW 3 | S 3 | SSW 4 | SW 3 | S 3 | SSW 4 | W 3 | S 6 | — |
| kJ | 8 | 9 | 2 | 12 | 20 | 8 | 17 | 23 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 3 | 7 | 13 | 1 | 11 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1281 | 451 | 298 | 479 | 207 | 5 | 286 | 82 | 207 | 265 | 244 | 831 | 1278 | 910 | 243 | 298 | 95 | 56 | 1270 | 82 |
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