Surf Forecasts:
Laundromats surf forecast from 13 Aug 2026:
- Most powerful swell: Tuesday 18 Aug, 2PM (local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 12s period, ESE swell with 131 kJ wave energy.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Laundromats this week:
The most powerful waves expected at Laundromats in the next 16 days are 0.7m 12s and forecast to arrive on Tuesday (Aug 18) at 2PM. Winds are predicted to be cross-onshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 1.3m 5s period and expected on Monday (Aug 17) at 2AM.
| Wave Type | Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | - | - |
| Best Surf | - | - |
| Most Powerful | 2PM (Tue 18th Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) 12s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Laundromats over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Alright, let's talk in feet, since that's how some of us measure it. Rusty here, and I'm looking at Laundromats.
Honestly, it's a tough outlook. We're looking at a real flat spell for the first week or so. From Thursday the 13th through the weekend, the waves are tiny—like 0.7ft to 2ft—and the wind is all wrong. The energy is weak, in the 10 to 33 range, so there's just no push. It's a lot of chop and cross-breeze, not worth getting wet.
There's a little window on Tuesday morning the 18th. A clean 1ft wave from the ESE with a 13-second period, and a light offshore wind from the west will make it glassy. Energy is 68, so it's small but rideable. Wednesday morning the 19th is similar, with a clean 2ft swell from the ESE (10-second period) and a light offshore breeze. Energy is 90. That's about as good as it gets in the first week—small, clean, beginner-friendly. The water temp is about normal for this time of year.
The only real change comes on Friday morning the 28th, when we see a 4ft NE swell roll in. But it's short-period, only 7 seconds, so it's rough and windswell-ish. The cross-shore wind from the north at 25 km/h is going to chop it up. The energy is a moderate 207, but the conditions are poor, so it's not a day to get excited about.
So, the call is this: there's no standout swell. The best you’ll get is a slow, clean session on a longboard Tuesday or Wednesday morning. Beyond that, it's a long wait for anything decent. Forecasts can change, but for now, you might want to find something else to do.
- Rusty
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 18mm), heaviest on Fri night. Warm (max 30°C on Thu afternoon, min 25°C on Thu morning). Winds increasing (calm on Thu afternoon, fresh winds from the NNE by Fri night). | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryHeavy rain (total 44mm), heaviest during Mon night. Warm (max 29°C on Mon afternoon, min 22°C on Mon night). Mainly strong winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 13 | Friday 14 | Saturday 15 | Sunday 16 | Monday 17 | Tuesday 18 | Wednesday 19 | |||||||||||||||
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | NE 4 | NE 4 | E 5 | ESE 4 | SSE 4 | NE 6 | SE 7 | SE 9 | SE 9 | ESE 13 | ESE 12 | ESE 11 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 9 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 6 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 13 | 15 | 11 | 7 | 19 | 1 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 57 | 127 | 123 | 56 | 54 | 32 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-off | cross-on | on | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-off |
High Tide | 8:33AM1.17m | 8:50PM1.30m | 9:21AM1.21m | 9:36PM1.23m | 10:09AM1.22m | 10:22PM1.15m | 10:58AM1.21m | 11:07PM1.05m | 11:43AM1.19m | 11:50PM0.97m | 12:26PM1.15m | 00:32AM0.89m | 1:13PM1.09m | 1:19AM0.83m | |||||||
Low Tide | 2:38PM-0.06m | 3:13AM-0.10m | 3:29PM-0.01m | 3:56AM-0.06m | 4:22PM0.07m | 4:40AM0.01m | 5:17PM0.17m | 5:24AM0.09m | 6:10PM0.26m | 6:07AM0.19m | 7:01PM0.35m | 6:49AM0.28m | 7:58PM0.42m | ||||||||
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 | 6:18 | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | 6:22 | — | — |
 | — | 7:54 | — | — | 7:53 | — | — | 7:52 | — | — | 7:52 | — | — | 7:50 | — | — | 7:49 | — | — | 7:47 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | 5 | 13 | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | — | — | 35 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 |
Temp °C | 26 | 30 | 29 | 27 | 30 | 27 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 25 | 25 | 29 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 29 | 30 |
Feels °C | 27 | 33 | 30 | 29 | 33 | 29 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 28 | 27 | 23 | 27 | 30 | 25 | 29 | 29 | 32 | 31 | 32 | 33 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 9 | SSW 3 | SSE 5 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | E 5 | ESE 4 | NE 5 | NE 6 | SE 7 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | ESE 12 | ESE 11 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 9 |
| kJ | 6 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 1 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 41 | 127 | 123 | 56 | 54 | 32 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 10 | E 13 | E 13 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | SSE 6 | S 5 | ESE 8 | NNE 5 | ESE 8 | NE 6 | ESE 9 | — | ESE 15 | ESE 13 | SSE 5 | WSW 3 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 |
| kJ | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 8 | — | 21 | 57 | 8 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 2 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 8 | E 8 | E 7 | E 7 | — | SSW 3 | E 12 | E 10 | E 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 6 | — | — | — | — | SSE 5 | — | — | NW 3 | — | — |
| kJ | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 4 | — | — | — | — | 9 | — | — | 2 | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | S 3 | SSW 5 | — | — | NE 4 | NE 4 | SE 3 | S 2 | SSE 4 | S 5 | WSW 3 | — | SE 3 | — | — | SW 3 | S 5 | S 3 | S 4 |
| kJ | — | — | 5 | 5 | — | — | 13 | 15 | 2 | 1 | 19 | 71 | 4 | — | 3 | — | — | 2 | 4 | 4 | 15 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1278 | 1404 | 584 | 1884 | 1641 | 2834 | 1406 | 1053 | 2834 | 1016 | 56 | 1070 | 81 | 207 | 421 | 4 | 0 | 305 | 24 | 0 | 1086 |
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