Laundromats Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, this is Rusty, and I gotta be straight with you: the outlook for Laundromats over the next sixteen days is a tough one. We're looking at a long, long stretch of flat to tiny, messy waves, with very little to get excited about.

Right from the start, it's a struggle. The first few days are just a write-off. Thursday the 23rd kicks off with a tiny 1ft southeasterly windswell, but it's choppy and cross-onshore. The water's warm at 81°, which is about average for this time of year, but that's about the only highlight. This flat spell just drags on and on. The combined energy of the swell is a weak 25 (so, basically nothing). We get a few pulses of small swell, like a 3ft on Friday afternoon, but the wind is onshore, so it's junk. Saturday morning brings a 4ft northeasterly swell, but again, the wind is cross-shore and it's a short-period 5 seconds – just a messy windswell. The energy climbs to 106 (moderate), but the quality isn't there.

We don't even get a sniff of a decent wave until Monday the 27th morning. The swell drops to 2ft, but for a moment, the wind goes glassy. It's called "surfable waves but very ordinary conditions" – and honestly, that's the best it gets. That's a very low bar. After that, it's back to the grind. The wind switches offshore on Tuesday, but the swell is tiny, 1ft, with a combined energy of only 37 (weak). The water stays warm, but the surf is just not there.

We go through a whole week of this. Wednesday the 30th shows a small 3ft bump, but it's cross-onshore and choppy. The energy hits 105 (moderate) on Thursday afternoon, but it's still a short-period 6-second windswell. It's all just small, weak, and messy. The combined energy very rarely climbs above 100, and even when it does, the quality is poor. This pattern of tiny, wind-affected swell continues all the way through to the end of the forecast. Friday the 7th of August brings a 4ft south swell, but it's a 4-second period – that's pure wind slop.

Honestly, for a surfer, there's nothing here. The setup looks more interesting for kite surfing than paddle surfing on the days with stronger wind, but for a wave, we are in a drought. This is a classic example of a blank run for this area. It's a shame, but it happens. The best "surf" is the single glassy morning on the 27th, but that's a 2ft wave. Not a stand-out, just the least-bad option. We'll just have to wait for the next weather system to change the game.

Stay patient, and check back in. This is Rusty, signing off.

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