Laundromats Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, Rusty here. Let’s have a look at what’s on the cards for Laundromats.

Look, I’m gonna be straight with you – the next 16 days are a real struggle for this spot. The first entry is Monday afternoon, July 13th, and right from the get-go it’s not looking good. We’ve got a 5ft swell out of the east, but it’s a short-period 6-second wind swell, and worse, the wind is howling onshore from the ESE at 16 mph. The water is sitting at 84°F, which is a huge 4°F warmer than usual for this time of year – feels like a bathtub, but the surf is a complete mess. The combined energy is only moderate at 186, and it’s just poor conditions. This one is a write-off.

The next few days don’t get much better. Tuesday the 14th sees the swell drop to 3ft, still that short-period E/ENE wind swell, but the wind does ease off in the afternoon to a light breeze from the east. That’s a bit better, but the energy is still weak (80 in the morning, 121 in the afternoon) and the waves are just too small and weak to get excited about.

Wednesday the 15th morning is actually the cleanest we’ll see for a while – offshore wind from the west at 6 mph, and the swell is tiny at 1.0ft, with a 9-second period. The energy is very weak (30). It’s glassy, but you’d be lucky to get a ride. The rest of the week is a mix of onshore and cross-shore winds with tiny, weak swell, rarely breaking above 1ft. The combined energy stays in the weak zone, mostly below 30. It’s just not doing anything.

We hit a bit of a bump on Saturday the 18th afternoon – the wind cranks up to a strong 25 mph from the south, creating a messy 3ft swell with a 4-second period. That’s just wind-chop, not surf. Then on Sunday the 19th, we get a clean offshore wind, but the swell is a pathetic 0.3ft with a long 13-second period – energy is just 4. That’s a lake.

The best chance in this whole period comes around Tuesday, July 21st. We see a jump in swell to 5ft in the morning, building to 5ft in the afternoon, from the NE. The period is short (7-8 seconds), and the energy gets into the moderate range (261-299). The bad news is the wind is cross-onshore from the ENE all day at 9-12 mph, so it’s going to be choppy. The waves are powerful enough for a go, but you’ll be fighting the wind. It’s not a standout, more of a salvage operation.

From Wednesday the 22nd onwards, it’s back to tiny waves and poor wind. The swell drops to 2ft-3ft, but with onshore or cross-shore winds, the energy is weak, and the wave comment is consistently “poor surf conditions.” There’s a brief moment of clean conditions on Thursday the 23rd morning with a cross-offshore wind from the SW, but the swell is only 2ft. Not enough to do anything with.

The final week is a repeat of the same story: small, weak, short-period swell and mostly onshore winds. The energy never gets above 86, and the biggest wave we see is 3ft. Honestly, for a surfer, this is a 16-day blank. The waves are too small, too weak, or too blown out to recommend a single session. This area is going through a flat spell. If you’re a kitesurfer, that Saturday the 18th with the 25 mph south wind and 3ft chop might look fun, but for a paddle surfer? Leave the board at home.

Rusty.

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