Laundromats Surf Forecast and Surf Report

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

Right off the bat, we’ve got a classic case of "hurry up and wait." The beginning of this forecast period is a real desert. We’re looking at a solid run of days with barely a ripple. From Wednesday the 9th of September, right through to Sunday the 20th of September, the surf is mostly flat to tiny. We’re talking combined swell energy readings down in the 20s and 30s, with the odd blip up to 50-something. That’s weak, weak energy. The water temp is about average for the time of year, nothing crazy there.

You’ll see a few 1ft to 2ft waves from the SE and ESE, but with periods around 8 to 10 seconds, they just don’t have the grunt. The wind is all over the place, often cross-shore or onshore, chopping things up. The odd morning here and there might look glassy or clean, but with no swell to push it, it’s a paddling session, not a surfing one. There’s a little window on Sunday the 13th where the morning shows a 2ft wave with clean conditions and a cross-off breeze, but it’s a "surfable but very ordinary" call – not worth getting excited about. The 17th and 18th of September drop off to a tiny 0.7ft, so don't bother.

Then, the whole picture changes. Come Monday the 21st of September, we finally get some life. The swell jumps to 8ft from the NE with a combined energy of 852 – that’s moderate wave energy, finally. The wind is a cross-off breeze from the SW, keeping it clean. This is a standout for the run, but hold your horses. The period is only 8 seconds, so it’s a short-period wind swell, not a nice groundswell. At 8ft, this is getting into expert territory.

The only break on the cards here is Laundromats. It's a fairly consistent spot that’s exposed to the NE, and the optimum swell direction is from the NE, so that 8ft NE swell is bang on. The wind is cross-off, which is a major positive, keeping that wave face clean. Crowds are "sometimes" a factor here, so you might have a few others on it, but it won't be a circus.

Monday the 21st is the clear winner. The morning session is the pick: 8ft of NE swell, clean with a cross-off breeze, and that combined energy of 852 shows it’s got some real push. The afternoon is still solid at 8ft.

After that, the quality drops off a cliff. Tuesday the 22nd sees a fresh breeze from the NNE, cross-on, making a mess of that 7ft swell. Wednesday the 23rd and Thursday the 24th are the same story – onshore winds from the NE, lumpy and choppy, turning that big swell into a washing machine. At over 8ft on the 24th with a fresh cross-on wind, that’s a kite surfer’s playground, not a paddle surfer’s. The energy is strong (1113), but the conditions are poor.

So, bottom line: it’s flat for almost two weeks, then a single, solid day at Laundromats on the 21st with clean conditions. That’s your one shot. Mark it in your calendar.

Rusty.

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