Surf Forecasts:
Laundromats surf forecast from 6 Sep 2026:
- Best quality surf: Wednesday 9 Sep, 8AM (local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period, ENE swell with cross-offshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Tuesday 8 Sep, 5AM (local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 10s period, ENE swell with 120 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Wednesday 9 Sep, 8AM (local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with ENE 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 Wednesday (Sep 09) at 8AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.4m and 9s period with a secondary swell of 0.4m 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 0.8m 10s and forecast to arrive on Tuesday (Sep 08) 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 0.7m 4s period and expected on Thursday (Sep 10) at 8PM.
| Wave Type | Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 8AM (Wed 9th Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) 9s |
| Best Surf | 8AM (Wed 9th Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) 9s |
| Most Powerful | 5AM (Tue 8th Sep) | 2.5ft (0.8m) 10s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Laundromats over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Alright, Rusty here again. Let's talk about Laundromats in feet and miles per hour, because that's how some of you measure the world.
Right from the get-go on Sunday the 6th, it's a bust. We're looking at a 2ft ENE windswell with a period of just 4 seconds, and a cross-onshore breeze at 12 mph messing it all up. The combined energy is a weak 27. The water temp is 84°F, which is 6°F warmer than normal – very unusual, feels like a heated pool, but there's no waves to enjoy. Monday the 7th is more of the same: a 3ft ENE swell, 5-second period, 16 mph cross-onshore wind, energy at 44. Just chop.
Tuesday the 8th morning sees the swell at 2ft from the ENE, period stretching to 9 seconds, and energy climbing to 102. A bit more push, but still cross-onshore. That afternoon the wind goes onshore from the E at 9 mph, still only 2ft. Wednesday the 9th morning goes glassy with a light SSW breeze at 3 mph. The swell is only 1ft from the NE with a 9-second period and energy of 38. Clean but flat. Thursday the 10th and Friday the 11th bring cleaner cross-offshore winds, but the swell is tiny – 2ft and 1ft. The period on Thursday afternoon is 9 seconds from the ESE, so the shape is there, but the size isn't.
Saturday the 12th morning is the first time it's called 'surfable' – a 3ft ENE swell with a 5-second period, light cross-offshore SW wind at 9 mph, and energy of 60. Clean, but it's a short-period windswell. That afternoon the wind picks up and chops it out again.
Sunday the 13th morning is the best of the bunch. A 2ft swell from the ESE with a period of 10 seconds (that's groundswell) and energy of 145. The wind is light cross-offshore from the SSW at 6 mph, so it's clean. The longer period means the waves will have better shape, but at 2ft it's still small. This is the window. After that, it's back to poor conditions through the second week. The wind cranks up from the N and NE, hitting 22 to 34 mph, just trashing any chance. There's a 3ft pulse from the E on Sunday the 20th, but with a 6-second period and onshore wind, no good. Monday the 21st has 4ft from the E but 34 mph onshore wind – that's kite-surfing weather, not for a paddle board.
Laundromats is a fairly consistent spot, but the conditions are against us for nearly the whole run. The cleanest surfable moment is Sunday the 13th morning with that small, longer-period ESE groundswell and light offshore wind. It's not a classic, but it's all we've got. Everything else is a no-go.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 25°C on Sun morning, min 24°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Warm (max 29°C on Thu afternoon, min 24°C on Wed morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSW on Wed morning, fresh winds from the SSW by Thu night). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 6 | Monday 7 | Tuesday 8 | Wednesday 9 | Thursday 10 | Friday 11 | Saturday 12 | |||||||||||||||
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 4 | ENE 8 | ENE 4 | ENE 5 | ENE 7 | ENE 10 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | NE 9 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | ESE 7 | SE 6 | SE 6 | NE 4 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 |
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 kJ | 15 | 13 | 20 | 37 | 84 | 117 | 75 | 54 | 31 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 25 | 15 | 19 | 20 | 18 | 24 | 44 | 46 | 53 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | on | cross | glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | on | cross | cross-off | cross | cross |
High Tide | 4:03PM1.24m | 4:34AM0.98m | 5:06PM1.27m | 5:38AM1.06m | 6:05PM1.29m | 6:37AM1.16m | 6:59PM1.30m | 7:29AM1.24m | 7:46PM1.29m | 8:14AM1.30m | 8:29PM1.25m | 8:56AM1.33m | 9:09PM1.19m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 9:27AM0.24m | 10:41PM0.28m | 10:35AM0.21m | 11:41PM0.21m | 11:41AM0.17m | 00:37AM0.12m | 12:45PM0.11m | 1:24AM0.05m | 1:39PM0.07m | 2:05AM0.02m | 2:26PM0.07m | 2:43AM0.02m | 3:11PM0.11m | 3:20AM0.07m | |||||||
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 | 6:37 | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | 6:41 | — | — |
 | — | 7:22 | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | 7:21 | — | — | 7:19 | — | — | 7:17 | — | — | 7:15 | — | — | 7:15 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | 1 |
Temp °C | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 29 | 27 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 30 | 28 |
Feels °C | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 25 | 29 | 25 | 26 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 30 | 29 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 8 | ENE 8 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ESE 6 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | ESE 7 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 10 |
| kJ | 6 | 13 | 16 | 7 | 20 | 117 | 75 | 54 | 31 | 13 | 20 | 20 | 25 | 13 | 19 | 20 | 18 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 36 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | ESE 10 | E 10 | S 5 | ESE 8 | ESE 7 | ESE 5 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | NE 9 | ENE 8 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | S 6 | S 5 | SE 10 |
| kJ | 6 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 7 | 10 | 16 | 12 | 12 | 19 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 15 | 14 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 45 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 5 | S 5 | E 12 | S 5 | SE 8 | — | ESE 7 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 10 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 11 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 17 | — | 11 | 11 | 13 | 6 | 9 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 9 | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 5 | ENE 7 | ESE 5 | — | — | — | — | — | S 3 | SW 3 | S 4 | SSW 4 | WSW 2 | N 3 | NE 4 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 |
| kJ | 15 | 13 | 20 | 37 | 84 | 17 | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | 2 | 9 | 14 | 1 | 2 | 24 | 44 | 46 | 53 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 527 | 797 | 383 | 380 | 489 | 207 | 438 | 438 | 177 | 438 | 438 | 438 | 5 | 425 | 255 | 56 | 495 | 56 | 0 | 2384 | 81 |
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