Surf Forecasts:
Laundromats surf forecast from 26 Jul 2026:
- Best quality surf: Monday 27 Jul, 2AM (local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 8s period, ESE swell with cross-offshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Friday 31 Jul, 5AM (local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 8s period, NE swell with 122 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Monday 27 Jul, 2AM (local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 8s period with ESE swell.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Laundromats this week:
The surf forecast for Laundromats over the next 16 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Monday (Jul 27) at 2AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.5m and 8s period with a secondary swell of 0.6m and 5s. The wind is predicted to be cross-offshore as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at Laundromats in the next 16 days are 1.0m 8s and forecast to arrive on Friday (Jul 31) at 5AM. Winds are predicted to be cross-offshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 1.7m 7s period and expected on Wednesday (Jul 29) at 5AM.
| Wave Type | Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 2AM (Mon 27th Jul) | 1.5ft (0.5m) 8s |
| Best Surf | 2AM (Mon 27th Jul) | 1.5ft (0.5m) 8s |
| Most Powerful | 5AM (Fri 31st Jul) | 3.5ft (1.0m) 8s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Laundromats over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
G'day, Rusty here. Let's call a spade a spade – the outlook for Laundromats over the next 16 days is a fizzer. There's no real surf worth paddling for.
It all starts on Saturday, July 25th with a weak 3ft NE windswell. Light rain and a 15 km/h cross-shore wind from the NNE blow it out. Water temp is a warm 80°, dead average for the season. The combined energy is a low 98. It's just poor.
From Sunday the 26th through Monday the 27th, it gets worse. Swell drops to 2ft to 2ft from the ESE with a 8-second period. Onshore and cross-onshore winds keep everything messy. Energy numbers are puny, down to 49.
Tuesday the 28th morning is glassy and clean with a tiny 1ft ESE swell and a cross-offshore breeze, but only 32 energy. That afternoon, a fresh 30 km/h southerly kicks up a lumpy 3ft windswell with a shocking 4-second period. That's kite-surfing weather, not surfing.
The lowest point is Wednesday the 29th and Thursday the 30th. Wednesday morning is clean with a 3ft SE swell, but only 78 energy. The afternoon of the 29th is the only session in the whole run described as "surfable," with a 1ft clean ESE swell – still a 1 out of 10 day. Friday the 31st sees a slight bump to 3ft NE swell, but the energy is still in the 100s, and the winds are cross or cross-on.
Then it's a flat, hopeless slog. From August 1st right through to the 9th, the swell barely exists. A few glassy mornings on the 3rd and 6th, and some clean offshore wind on the 8th, but the swell is 0.3ft to 2ft of junk. Energy values are mostly under 70.
The only standouts? None to speak of. If you're bored and own a log, the cleanest options are the afternoon of Wednesday July 29th or the morning of Saturday August 8th. Expect ankle-biters.
It's a dry spell, and for this area, that's normal. The models might shift, but for now, don't bother.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 23mm), heaviest during Mon morning. Warm (max 25°C on Mon night, min 21°C on Sat afternoon). Wind will be generally light. | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryHeavy rain (total 48mm), heaviest during Tue night. Warm (max 28°C on Tue afternoon, min 22°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SSW on Tue night, calm by Thu night). | |||||||||||||||||||
Sat 25 | Sunday 26 | Monday 27 | Tuesday 28 | Wednesday 29 | Thursday 30 | Friday 31 | ||||||||||||||
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) | NE 6 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | E 8 | ESE 8 | S 4 | NE 6 | SE 7 | SE 7 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | N 6 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 7 | NE 7 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 66 | 47 | 50 | 49 | 34 | 33 | 32 | 29 | 21 | 38 | 1 | 71 | 26 | 38 | 46 | 69 | 116 | 96 | 77 | 42 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 5:35PM1.05m | 5:58AM0.77m | 6:22PM1.08m | 6:47AM0.81m | 7:04PM1.11m | 7:29AM0.85m | 7:42PM1.14m | 8:06AM0.90m | 8:17PM1.15m | 8:41AM0.94m | 8:52PM1.15m | 9:18AM0.97m | 9:28PM1.12m | |||||||
Low Tide | 00:20AM0.29m | 11:44AM0.27m | 1:04AM0.23m | 12:35PM0.24m | 1:40AM0.17m | 1:19PM0.20m | 2:11AM0.12m | 1:57PM0.17m | 2:41AM0.08m | 2:34PM0.16m | 3:12AM0.05m | 3:13PM0.16m | 3:47AM0.05m | |||||||
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 | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | 6:07 | — | — |
 | 8:13 | — | — | 8:13 | — | — | 8:12 | — | — | 8:10 | — | — | 8:09 | — | — | 8:08 | — | — | 8:08 | — |
mm | 2 | 2 | — | — | 1 | 7 | 5 | 6 | — | 1 | 47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 21 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 28 | 26 | 24 | 27 | 26 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 26 |
Feels °C | 21 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 25 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 23 | 24 | 28 | 27 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 26 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 8 | NE 6 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | NE 6 | ESE 8 | E 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SSE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 7 | NE 7 |
| kJ | 32 | 34 | 50 | 49 | 34 | 16 | 32 | 29 | 21 | 22 | 120 | 71 | 25 | 38 | 41 | 43 | 116 | 96 | 77 | 42 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | ESE 8 | NE 6 | ENE 6 | NE 5 | ESE 8 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | ENE 6 | NE 6 | E 9 | ESE 8 | SSE 7 | NE 8 | — | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 7 |
| kJ | — | 47 | 1 | 3 | 17 | 33 | 16 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 26 | 20 | 3 | — | 41 | 22 | 24 | 12 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | — | — | NE 6 | WSW 3 | N 4 | E 6 | — | — | — | E 9 | E 9 | ESE 8 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | 6 | 6 | 7 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 6 | — | NE 4 | NE 4 | — | — | — | SSE 3 | S 3 | S 4 | WSW 3 | NW 3 | W 2 | NNW 4 | N 5 | N 6 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 66 | — | 13 | 13 | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 38 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 46 | 69 | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 81 | 81 | 179 | 95 | 0 | 1183 | 1183 | 383 | 56 | 1183 | 24 | 179 | 0 | 5 | 177 | 264 | 36 | 81 | 98 | 82 |
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