Surf Forecasts:
Laundromats surf forecast from 10 Sep 2026:
- Best quality surf: Sunday 13 Sep, 11AM (local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 10s period, ESE swell with offshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Wednesday 16 Sep, 5AM (local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 7s period, ENE swell with 99 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Sunday 13 Sep, 11AM (local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 10s 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 Sunday (Sep 13) at 11AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.6m and 10s period with a secondary swell of 0.4m and 5s. The wind is predicted to be offshore as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at Laundromats in the next 16 days are 1.0m 7s and forecast to arrive on Wednesday (Sep 16) at 5AM. Winds are predicted to be onshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 1.1m 4s period and expected on Thursday (Sep 10) at 8PM.
| Wave Type | Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 11AM (Sun 13th Sep) | 2ft (0.6m) 10s |
| Best Surf | 11AM (Sun 13th Sep) | 2ft (0.6m) 10s |
| Most Powerful | 5AM (Wed 16th Sep) | 3.5ft (1.0m) 7s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Laundromats over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Alright folks, let’s break it down. We’ve got a long, dry stretch ahead before anything worth paddling for shows up. The first chance isn’t until Sunday the 13th, and even then it’s barely a wave.
The only spot that’s on the radar is Laundromats. It’s an exposed, fairly consistent spot for intermediates, and it likes the swell from the NE. The water is running at 80°, which is a touch warmer than normal for this time of year.
Right off the bat, the first week is a bust. Thursday the 10th has a 3ft southerly swell, but it’s a shifty 4-second wind swell and the cross-off wind is blowing at 16 mph. The energy is weak – just 59. Friday the 11th and Saturday the 12th drop to 1ft – barely a bump. The energy is down in the 20s and 30s. Complete dud.
Sunday the 13th morning is the first faint flicker. We’ve got 2ft of swell from the ESE, a period of 10 seconds, and a clean offshore westerly breeze at 9 mph. The energy ticks up to 69, and while it’s surfable, it’s very ordinary. That’s the highlight of the first week, and it’s nothing special.
Then we hit a dead zone. From Sunday afternoon all the way through to the morning of Tuesday the 24th of September, it’s all poor. Almost a week of flat, choppy, or onshore junk. The swell does get bigger around the 18th to the 22nd, hitting 6ft to 8ft, and the energy gets strong – peaking at 1083 on the morning of the 22nd and 977 that afternoon. But the wind is a nightmare: howling cross-onshore, fresh to storm force. That’s kite-surfing territory, not a paddle. The beach would be a mess.
Here’s the real standout: Thursday the 24th of September morning. This is the one. We’ve got a 4ft ENE groundswell with a 9-second period, and the wind is glass. Absolutely dead calm. The energy is moderate at 254. The report says “expect good surf conditions,” and for Laundromats with that ENE direction, it’s going to be clean. This is your best bet by a country mile. It’s still a long way off, so keep a lookout, but that morning window is the only pearl in the whole sixteen days.
After that, Friday the 25th drops to 3ft with a cross-off wind, but the energy fades to 175, and the wind picks up again in the afternoon. The swell just doesn’t hold.
So, bottom line: a very lean run. One average surf on the 13th, and one proper, glassy, clean morning on the 24th of September. Everything else is a no-go. Get that Thursday morning marked on your calendar.
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Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Warm (max 31°C on Thu afternoon, min 25°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSW on Thu night, calm by Fri afternoon). | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Warm (max 28°C on Sun afternoon, min 23°C on Tue afternoon). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Thu 10 | Friday 11 | Saturday 12 | Sunday 13 | Monday 14 | Tuesday 15 | Wednesday 16 | ||||||||||||||
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) | S 4 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | SE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | NE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | E 8 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 33 | 18 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 32 | 35 | 37 | 61 | 70 | 47 | 32 | 32 | 35 | 56 | 82 | 93 | 84 | 62 | 82 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-on | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | off | cross-on | glassy | cross | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 7:46PM1.29m | 8:14AM1.30m | 8:29PM1.25m | 8:56AM1.33m | 9:09PM1.19m | 9:37AM1.32m | 9:50PM1.12m | 10:20AM1.29m | 10:33PM1.05m | 11:04AM1.25m | 11:16PM0.99m | 11:46AM1.19m | 11:58PM0.93m | |||||||
Low Tide | 2:05AM0.02m | 2:26PM0.07m | 2:43AM0.02m | 3:11PM0.11m | 3:20AM0.07m | 3:57PM0.18m | 3:58AM0.15m | 4:45PM0.27m | 4:39AM0.25m | 5:34PM0.36m | 5:22AM0.34m | 6:21PM0.44m | ||||||||
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 | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | 6:45 | — | — |
 | 7:17 | — | — | 7:15 | — | — | 7:15 | — | — | 7:13 | — | — | 7:12 | — | — | 7:09 | — | — | 7:08 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | 4 | — | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 31 | 27 | 26 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 29 | 28 | 26 | 28 | 28 | 26 | 26 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 24 |
Feels °C | 30 | 24 | 29 | 31 | 32 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 28 | 31 | 31 | 28 | 27 | 23 | 22 | 23 | 20 | 23 | 23 | 23 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 9 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 9 | ESE 9 | NE 5 | NE 5 | ESE 10 | SE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | E 9 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | E 8 |
| kJ | 16 | 18 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 32 | 13 | 14 | 61 | 70 | 47 | 32 | 32 | 26 | 26 | 13 | 93 | 84 | 62 | 82 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 9 | NE 9 | E 8 | E 8 | E 11 | NE 5 | ESE 9 | ESE 10 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | S 6 | S 5 | E 15 | E 15 | E 15 | E 14 | E 14 | E 14 | E 13 |
| kJ | 8 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 35 | 37 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 14 | 14 | 14 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 7 | E 9 | E 8 | — | — | S 5 | — | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 | NE 5 | NE 5 | — | E 15 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 2 | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 4 | — | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 4 | SSW 4 | WSW 3 | S 2 | — | — | SSE 2 | SSE 3 | SW 2 | S 6 | — | — | NE 5 | NE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 33 | 20 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 3 | 1 | 24 | — | — | 6 | 35 | 56 | 82 | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 265 | 82 | 56 | 359 | 56 | 835 | 1086 | 5 | 0 | 82 | 0 | 179 | 456 | 876 | 1270 | 2129 | 180 | 180 | 177 | 81 |
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