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, 8PM (local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 7s period, NNE swell with 110 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 6s. 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 1.1m 7s and forecast to arrive on Friday (Jul 31) at 8PM. Winds are predicted to be cross-onshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 1.8m 6s 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 | 8PM (Fri 31st Jul) | 3.5ft (1.1m) 7s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Laundromats over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Alright, this is Rusty. Let’s have a look at Laundromats.
It’s a slow start. For the first week or so, the surf is tiny and weak. Most sessions have combined swell energy in the 30s, 40s, or 50s, which is real weak. The swell is barely knee-high, period is short, and the wind is mostly side or side-onshore, leaving the surface choppy and messy. There’s a big gap of about a week where the surf is just not worth paddling out for.
The first decent session pops up on Wednesday morning, 29 July. The swell hits 3ft from the SE with a period of 7 seconds, and the combined energy finally climbs to 105 (moderate). The wind is cross-off from the NNW at 12 mph, so the surface is clean. It’s not a classic, but it’s the best of that first week.
After that, the swell drops back to tiny. By the start of August, we’re talking 1.0ft to 2ft, with energy levels as low as 5 (weak). The mornings of 4 and 5 August are glassy, but with only 0.7ft to 1ft of swell, it’s barely a ripple.
The overall best bet in the whole 16-day window, and it’s in the second week, is the morning of Sunday, 9 August. The wind goes clean offshore from the W at 6 mph, and we get 2ft of ENE swell with a period of 9 seconds. The combined energy is 55 (weak), but the conditions are clean and surfable. The next morning, Monday, 10 August, is also okay with a moderate offshore breeze from the WSW at 12 mph and similar small swell. Those are the only two days that even get a “surfable” rating.
Water temperature is 26°, which is about 0.8° cooler than average, so pretty normal.
So, the standout is the Sunday and Monday morning of 9–10 August. Clean, small, but rideable. The rest of the outlook is a bust.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 55mm), heaviest during Tue night. Warm (max 28°C on Tue afternoon, min 21°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Sun night, near gales from the S by Tue night). | Days 5-7 Weather SummarySome drizzle, heaviest during Fri night. Warm (max 26°C on Thu afternoon, min 22°C on Thu morning). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Sun 26 | Monday 27 | Tuesday 28 | Wednesday 29 | Thursday 30 | Friday 31 | Saturday 1 | ||||||||||||||
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) | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | E 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SSE 5 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 9 | SE 8 | NNE 6 | NE 7 | NE 6 | NE 6 | SE 8 |
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 kJ | 35 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 30 | 26 | 26 | 97 | 96 | 48 | 63 | 53 | 44 | 73 | 42 | 77 | 65 | 33 | 24 | 17 |
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Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | on | off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | on | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 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 | 9:57AM1.01m | 10:06PM1.09m | |||||||
Low Tide | 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 | 3:57PM0.18m | 4:24AM0.04m | |||||||
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 | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | 6:09 | — | — |
 | 8:13 | — | — | 8:12 | — | — | 8:10 | — | — | 8:09 | — | — | 8:08 | — | — | 8:08 | — | — | 8:07 | — |
mm | — | 2 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 4 |
Temp °C | 23 | 23 | 25 | 27 | 27 | 25 | 28 | 26 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 23 | 26 | 25 | 23 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 27 |
Feels °C | 23 | 22 | 27 | 29 | 29 | 27 | 28 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 22 | 27 | 26 | 24 | 26 | 26 | 29 | 27 | 28 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 5 | NE 6 | NE 6 | ESE 8 | E 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ENE 6 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 9 | NE 7 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 |
| kJ | 16 | 19 | 16 | 33 | 30 | 26 | 26 | 3 | 96 | 48 | 63 | 53 | 44 | 73 | 42 | 49 | 65 | 33 | 24 | 13 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | N 3 | N 3 | N 3 | NE 6 | NE 7 | — | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 |
| kJ | 35 | 33 | 33 | 12 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | — | 23 | 24 | 18 | 17 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 7 | NE 6 | NE 7 | NE 6 | NE 6 | E 8 | E 8 | — | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 7 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | 8 | 7 | 11 | 5 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | S 3 | S 3 | — | — | SSE 5 | — | N 4 | — | NNW 3 | — | NNW 2 | N 4 | NNE 6 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | 3 | 1 | — | — | 97 | — | 6 | — | 2 | — | 1 | 16 | 77 | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 95 | 0 | 5 | 1066 | 648 | 1144 | 1183 | 255 | 95 | 204 | 0 | 82 | 56 | 0 | 56 | 114 | 4 | 96 | 692 | 648 |
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