Laundromats Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright folks, Rusty here. Let’s call it like it is – this outlook is a stinker. We’re staring at a 16-day window, but the honest truth is there’s almost nothing worth paddling out for. The whole forecast is a flat spell with tiny, weak waves and poor conditions. We’re talking about a gap of over two weeks with no real surf on offer.

The only spot in the game is Laundromats. It’s exposed, and it’s "fairly consistent," but that doesn’t mean much when the swell is this gutless. For the whole period, we’re looking at ankle to knee-high dribble, mostly from the SE or ESE. The combined swell energy is pathetic, barely cracking 60 or 70 (moderate at best, mostly weak) and often sitting in the teens or twenties. The water temp is a bit colder than normal right now, sitting at 77°F, so you’ll want a spring suit if you’re stubborn enough to go in.

The first few days are a total write-off. Tuesday the 28th and Wednesday the 29th kick off with tiny 1ft to 2ft surf, cross-shore winds, and "poor surf conditions" across the board. The period is short, under 8 seconds, so there’s no push. Thursday the 30th is more of the same with 2ft and a cross-shore chop. Friday the 31st is a bit of a joke – the swell drops to 0.7ft in the afternoon with a combined energy of just 13 (weak). The whole first week is a bust.

Moving into the second week, from Saturday the 2nd of August, we get a tiny bump to 2ft, but it’s accompanied by risk of thunderstorms, onshore winds, and a period of 7 seconds. The energy is still weak (60-62). Monday the 4th of August has a bit of an offshore wind (cross-off from the SW), which would clean it up, but the swell is still a pathetic 1ft to 3ft. There’s a weird spike on Thursday the 6th of August afternoon with a 4ft swell from the south, but the period is a terrible 5 seconds – that’s just wind slop, and it’s still "poor surf conditions." The energy is 80 (weak). That’s the biggest wave of the forecast, but it’s useless.

The final few days from the 7th to the 12th of August are a slow fade into nothing. We get a few moments of glassy conditions on the morning of Saturday the 8th of August, with 1ft from the SE. The wind is glass, but the wave is tiny. Sunday the 9th of August afternoon has a 2ft ESE swell with a longer period of 10 seconds and energy of 73 (still weak), but it’s a cross-onshore breeze. The 11th and 12th of August are clean with cross-off winds, but the swell is 0.7ft to 1ft. You’d be surfing a lake.

Honestly, there’s no standout. There’s nothing to highlight. The best on offer is the glassy morning of the 8th of August, but you’ll be fighting for a 1ft lump. If you’re a kite surfer, the 4ft wind slop on the 6th of August might be more interesting, but for a paddle surfer? Forget it. This is a full blank run; it’s just one of those periods where the ocean takes a holiday. Forecasts can change, but right now, leave the board in the garage.

Rusty.

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