Laundromats Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright folks, Rusty here. Let's be straight with you – we've got a long stretch of flat or very weak surf ahead. The whole 16-day window is a real struggle with no real standouts to get excited about. The only break on the radar is Laundromats, but it's a grim outlook.

The pattern is basically a whole lot of nothing for the first week and a half. The swell is tiny, the periods are short, and the combined energy is pathetic. We're looking at day after day of "poor surf conditions" with wave heights barely registering. The combined swell energy is mostly in the single digits or low tens (like 26, 28, 60), which is just weak. There's a bit of a bump mid-month, but it's still not good.

Alright, let's run through the dates. From the start on August 1st, right through to August 14th, the swell is almost non-existent. You'll see a few days with a little bump, like Tuesday the 4th with a glassy 2ft from the south, but the period is only 6 seconds. It's a dribbler. The wind is often cross-off or glassy, but there's just no power in the water to make anything of it.

Around August 15th, we see a slight spike in the numbers. On Saturday morning the 15th, the swell is still only 1ft from the ESE, but the combined energy creeps up to 30. Then on Saturday afternoon, the swell jumps to 4ft from the north, with a period of 5 seconds and energy of 112 (moderate). That's the biggest number we see, but with a 5-second period, it's going to be a messy, weak, close-out shorebreak. The wind is cross-on at 15 km/h, which will chop it up. On Sunday the 16th, we get 4ft from the NE with an 8-second period and energy of 163 (still moderate), but the wind is light and cross-shore, so maybe it's a little cleaner, but still poor.

So, what's the best of a bad bunch? Honestly, there isn't one. The whole period is a write-off. The few days with a bit more size (15th and 16th) are still poor quality with short, weak periods. The water temperature is about average for the time of year, so no surprises there.

It's a blank run, plain and simple. But don't get too down; this area can go like this. Forecasts can change, so keep an eye on it, but for now, leave the boards in the shed.

Rusty.

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