Surf Forecasts:
Laundromats surf forecast from 11 Jul 2026:
- Best quality surf: Wednesday 15 Jul, 2AM (local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 8s period, E swell with cross-offshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Monday 13 Jul, 5AM (local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 7s period, ENE swell with 294 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Wednesday 15 Jul, 2AM (local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 8s 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 Wednesday (Jul 15) at 2AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.7m and 8s period with a secondary swell of 0.1m 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 1.7m 7s and forecast to arrive on Monday (Jul 13) 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 0.8m 4s period and expected on Thursday (Jul 16) at 11PM.
| Wave Type | Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 2AM (Wed 15th Jul) | 2.5ft (0.7m) 8s |
| Best Surf | 2AM (Wed 15th Jul) | 2.5ft (0.7m) 8s |
| Most Powerful | 5AM (Mon 13th Jul) | 5.5ft (1.7m) 7s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Laundromats over the next 16 days.
Right then, let's have a look at what we've got.
Well, to be honest, it's a bit of a flat spell coming up. We've got a single break in the mix, Laundromats, and the next 16 days are looking pretty tough. There's a real dry patch with barely a ripple worth getting out of bed for, especially in the first week. The water’s sitting at a balmy 83°, which is a touch warmer than normal for this time of year, but that’s about the only highlight.
The best of a very average bunch looks to be on Monday, July 13th. We get a lump of short-period wind swell pushing in, about 5ft from the ENE with a period of just 7 seconds, but the energy is moderate (301). Thing is, the wind is howling onshore from the ESE at 19 mph – that’s going to make a mess of it. With that much chop and the swell being so short, this one’s more for the experts if anyone bothers, and honestly, with conditions like that, it looks more like a kite-surfing day than a paddle session.
After that stops, it drops right back off. The following Wednesday morning, the 15th, offers a tiny glimmer – swell drops to 2ft from the east, period of 8 seconds, and the wind goes light offshore from the WSW. It’ll be clean, but it’s barely surfable. The energy reading is a weak 56, so you'll be scratching for anything.
We then go into a proper lull. Days and days of tiny, weak swell and mostly onshore or cross-shore breezes. There's a small bump on July 21st, Tuesday, with 3ft from the NNE, but with light offshore winds in the afternoon it might clean up a bit. Still, the energy is weak (98), and it's nothing to get excited about.
The later part of the window, around the 22nd to the 24th, sees a slight lift in energy – readings around 100 to 169 – and some 4ft swell, but it's all short-period wind swell from the NE and ENE, with the wind either cross or cross-onshore. That's a recipe for chop, not quality waves.
Truth is, there's no standout here. It's a bleak run. The consistency at Laundromats is ‘fairly consistent’, so it *tends not to stay this poor for long* – hopefully the forecasts will change, because right now I wouldn't point anyone towards it. Keep the board in the car, but leave it on the roof.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 61mm), heaviest during Mon morning. Warm (max 31°C on Sat afternoon, min 23°C on Mon morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNW on Sat afternoon, fresh winds from the E by Mon morning). | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryMostly dry. Warm (max 32°C on Thu afternoon, min 24°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 11 | Sunday 12 | Monday 13 | Tuesday 14 | Wednesday 15 | Thursday 16 | Friday 17 | |||||||||||||||
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Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 6 | ESE 9 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 9 | 9 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 273 | 252 | 139 | 73 | 39 | 27 | 66 | 44 | 43 | 30 | 19 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 10 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | off | cross | cross-off | off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 5:25PM1.27m | 5:52AM0.88m | 6:27PM1.32m | 6:57AM0.94m | 7:25PM1.35m | 7:55AM1.00m | 8:18PM1.35m | 8:49AM1.05m | 9:09PM1.31m | 9:42AM1.09m | 10:00PM1.25m | 10:37AM1.10m | 10:51PM1.16m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 10:49AM-0.05m | 00:09AM0.00m | 11:52AM-0.09m | 1:11AM-0.09m | 12:57PM-0.14m | 2:03AM-0.16m | 1:55PM-0.17m | 2:51AM-0.20m | 2:49PM-0.16m | 3:40AM-0.19m | 3:44PM-0.10m | 4:30AM-0.16m | 4:44PM-0.02m | ||||||||
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 | 5:54 | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | 5:58 | — | — |
 | — | 8:21 | — | — | 8:21 | — | — | 8:20 | — | — | 8:20 | — | — | 8:19 | — | — | 8:19 | — | — | 8:19 | — |
mm | — | — | 3 | 6 | — | 9 | 20 | 18 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 |
Temp °C | 27 | 31 | 29 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 23 | 23 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 29 | 30 | 28 | 32 | 30 | 30 | 33 | 29 |
Feels °C | 28 | 33 | 31 | 27 | 24 | 25 | 21 | 22 | 24 | 25 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 31 | 33 | 30 | 33 | 34 | 27 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 7 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | S 6 | ESE 9 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SSE 6 | ESE 8 | SE 8 |
| kJ | 5 | 9 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 7 | 17 | 139 | 73 | 39 | 27 | 66 | 44 | 43 | 30 | 19 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 10 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 9 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 8 | SSE 7 | — | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 10 | SE 10 | ESE 9 | NE 6 | E 17 | E 16 | E 16 | — | E 15 | E 6 | ESE 8 | SSE 6 | E 14 |
| kJ | 9 | 5 | 10 | 12 | 5 | — | 32 | 16 | 18 | 23 | 25 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 5 | — | 4 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 4 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 7 | ENE 9 | ENE 8 | ESE 3 | — | — | — | S 6 | — | E 8 | S 5 | NNE 6 | E 17 | E 16 | E 16 | E 16 | — | E 15 | E 14 | E 14 | E 14 |
| kJ | 2 | 8 | 7 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | 5 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | — | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 3 | WSW 2 | — | NNE 3 | ENE 4 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 4 | SW 3 | S 3 | SSW 4 | SW 3 | — | SSW 3 |
| kJ | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | 11 | 273 | 252 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 10 | 2 | 8 | 21 | 3 | — | 1 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 95 | 1270 | 95 | 95 | 177 | 249 | 179 | 204 | 82 | 179 | 1957 | 0 | 0 | 1070 | 5 | 56 | 1183 | 456 | 244 | 456 | 95 |
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