Surf Forecasts:
Laundromats surf forecast from 22 Aug 2026:
- Best quality surf: Saturday 22 Aug, 2PM (local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period, E swell with cross-offshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Friday 28 Aug, 2AM (local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 9s period, ESE swell with 50 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Saturday 22 Aug, 2PM (local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with E 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 Saturday (Aug 22) at 2PM. 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 0.6m 9s and forecast to arrive on Friday (Aug 28) at 2AM. Winds are predicted to be cross-offshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 0.5m 3s period and expected on Saturday (Aug 22) at 11PM.
| Wave Type | Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 2PM (Sat 22nd Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) 9s |
| Best Surf | 2PM (Sat 22nd Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) 9s |
| Most Powerful | 2AM (Fri 28th Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) 9s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Laundromats over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Alright, let’s break down what’s coming for the next couple of weeks.
Honestly, it’s a slow start. There’s a long stretch of flat days ahead. The first time you’d even want to look at the water isn’t until Friday, the 28th of August. So, you’ve got a gap of several quiet days before that.
Laundromats is the only break in the game here, and it’s a tough prospect. For the entire first week, we’re talking tiny, weak surf – ankle slappers from 0.7ft to 1ft – and the conditions are just poor. The combined wave energy is low, between 14 and 62 (weak). Not much to work with.
The first real chance comes on Friday morning, August 28th. We’ve got a tiny 2ft swell from the East, with a period of 9 seconds. It’s weak, but a clean offshore wind from the WSW at 15 km/h will clean it right up. The combined energy is only 52 (weak). It’s ridable, but just barely.
After that, it goes back to poor with the swell staying under 2ft. Then around Monday, August 31st, things get interesting. On Monday morning, there’s a 1ft ESE swell, but the period jumps to 19 seconds – that’s a very long period groundswell. The combined energy climbs to 93 (weak-to-moderate). The wind is a clean cross-offshore from the SW at 15 km/h. It’s still a tiny wave, but that long period will give it some real push and shape. It’ll be better at a point or reef, as it might wall up a bit too much on a beach.
Tuesday, September 1st is your best bet. The morning shows a 2ft swell from the East with a 14-second period (long period groundswell) and combined energy of 157 (moderate). A light cross-offshore wind from the NW at 10 km/h has things glassy. That’s the standout window. Still not big, but the quality is head and shoulders above everything else.
Later, on the 5th of September, we see a 4ft windswell from the North with a short 6-second period and a strong cross-wind at 35 km/h. It’s going to be a lumpy, messy, and poor day. There’s no standout there.
For beginners, there’s nothing to worry about in terms of size – it never gets dangerously big. For experts, there’s nothing to get excited about either. The only window worth paddling out for is the morning of Tuesday, September 1st at Laundromats. Clean, long-period lines, even if they’re small.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 26mm), heaviest during Fri night. Warm (max 28°C on Sun afternoon, min 23°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryModerate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Thu afternoon. Warm (max 28°C on Wed afternoon, min 23°C on Tue morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the NE on Tue afternoon, fresh winds from the SSW by Thu afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 22 | Sunday 23 | Monday 24 | Tuesday 25 | Wednesday 26 | Thursday 27 | ||||||||||||||
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | E 8 | E 13 | E 12 | E 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 11 | SE 11 | ESE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | ESE 10 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 10 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 |
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 kJ | 16 | 25 | 23 | 16 | 12 | 11 | 28 | 27 | 25 | 30 | 22 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 28 | 23 | 30 | 28 | 50 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross | off | off | on | on | cross-off | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 3:36AM0.78m | 4:11PM1.05m | 4:33AM0.80m | 5:00PM1.07m | 5:24AM0.84m | 5:47PM1.11m | 6:14AM0.90m | 6:32PM1.15m | 6:57AM0.96m | 7:12PM1.18m | 7:35AM1.03m | 7:48PM1.20m | |||||||
Low Tide | 9:57PM0.47m | 9:29AM0.43m | 10:47PM0.45m | 10:22AM0.42m | 11:36PM0.41m | 11:13AM0.39m | 00:23AM0.34m | 12:05PM0.34m | 1:02AM0.27m | 12:53PM0.28m | 1:35AM0.19m | 1:35PM0.22m | 2:06AM0.12m | ||||||
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 | — | 6:26 | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | 6:30 | — | — |
 | 7:45 | — | 7:44 | — | — | 7:43 | — | — | 7:42 | — | — | 7:39 | — | — | 7:38 | — | — | 7:37 | — |
mm | 12 | 5 | 5 | 3 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 9 | 16 |
Temp °C | 25 | 24 | 25 | 27 | 26 | 28 | 28 | 25 | 27 | 26 | 23 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 27 | 25 |
Feels °C | 28 | 28 | 26 | 28 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 23 | 27 | 26 | 24 | 26 | 26 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 29 | 27 | 24 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 4 | NNE 6 | NE 6 | NNE 6 | NE 6 | E 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 11 | SE 11 | ESE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | ESE 10 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 10 | SE 6 | ESE 9 |
| kJ | 7 | 13 | 19 | 16 | 5 | 11 | 28 | 27 | 25 | 30 | 22 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 28 | 23 | 30 | 9 | 50 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | NNE 5 | SSE 6 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | E 7 | SSE 5 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | E 15 | E 15 | E 14 | SE 6 | ESE 9 | E 12 |
| kJ | 16 | 25 | 23 | 12 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 15 | 8 | 28 | 11 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 7 | E 4 | E 13 | E 13 | E 12 | SSE 6 | NE 5 | NE 5 | E 7 | — | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | NE 7 | NE 6 | NE 6 | E 13 | E 12 | E 6 |
| kJ | 4 | 1 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 12 | 1 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 4 | — | S 3 | SSW 3 | WSW 2 | — | — | — | — | — | N 4 | — | — | SE 4 | SE 2 | ESE 2 | — | — | SSE 5 |
| kJ | 7 | — | 4 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 8 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 95 | 302 | 56 | 5 | 56 | 470 | 56 | 56 | 204 | 63 | 56 | 56 | 484 | 584 | 376 | 5 | 5 | 1082 | 82 |
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