Surf Forecasts:
Laundromats surf forecast from 19 Jul 2026:
- Best quality surf: Thursday 23 Jul, 2AM (local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s period, SE swell with offshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Wednesday 22 Jul, 5PM (local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 5s period, S swell with 146 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Thursday 23 Jul, 2AM (local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s period with SE 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 Thursday (Jul 23) at 2AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.9m and 8s period with a secondary swell of 0.4m and 9s. The wind is predicted to be offshore as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at Laundromats in the next 16 days are 1.8m 5s and forecast to arrive on Wednesday (Jul 22) at 5PM. Winds are predicted to be cross-offshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 1.8m 5s period and expected on Wednesday (Jul 22) at 2AM.
| Wave Type | Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 2AM (Thu 23rd Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) 8s |
| Best Surf | 2AM (Thu 23rd Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) 8s |
| Most Powerful | 5PM (Wed 22nd Jul) | 6ft (1.8m) 5s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Laundromats over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Alright folks, Rusty here. Let's break down the next couple of weeks.
Gotta be honest, it starts off looking pretty bleak. The first chance to get wet doesn't show up until the morning of Monday, July 27th. That's more than a week of waiting from today. The swell is tiny, the wind is a mess, and there's just no energy in the water. It's the kind of dry spell that makes you wanna check the charts again later.
During that first week, the combined energy is weak, barely getting over 100 (52) on the best of the poor days, and the wind is all over the place. You'll see a few clean hours, but the swell height is tiny, mostly under 2 feet, with short periods around 4 to 8 seconds. Not worth the effort.
The first real chance comes on Monday morning, July 27th. The forecast shows a tiny 3-foot swell from the east, with a period of 8 seconds. The big plus? The wind is calm, glassy, and the report says "surfable waves but very ordinary conditions." The combined energy is still weak at 74, but it's something. If you're jonesing for a paddle, that's your window. The afternoon sees the wind swing onshore, ruining it.
The days that follow don't offer much more. The mornings of the 28th through the 30th of July are clean, with cross-offshore winds, but the swell is still tiny, around 2 to 2 feet, and the energy is weak (down to 19 by the 30th). It's barely a ripple.
This pattern holds right through to the 3rd of August. The Monday morning of the 3rd of August shows a 3-foot swell from the northeast, but it's a short period windswell at 4 seconds, with a combined energy of 55. The wind is clean offshore, but the wave quality is "very ordinary." It's a small, bumpy wave.
So, the standout, and it's a relative term, is the early glassy session on Monday, July 27th. The 3-foot east swell with glassy conditions at Laundromats is the best we've got in the entire forecast. Don't expect much, but it's the only time the conditions line up for a clean, if small, session. The rest of the period is a write-off. The water temp is about average for this time of year, around 59°F, so no surprises there.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 106mm), heaviest during Sun night. Warm (max 31°C on Tue afternoon, min 23°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (calm on Mon afternoon, strong winds from the SW by Tue night). | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryLight rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Wed afternoon. Warm (max 27°C on Wed morning, min 23°C on Thu morning). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 19 | Monday 20 | Tuesday 21 | Wednesday 22 | Thursday 23 | Friday 24 | Saturday 25 | |||||||||||||||
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Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 13 | E 13 | E 12 | ENE 4 | NE 4 | E 10 | ESE 8 | S 5 | SE 8 | SE 5 | S 5 | SE 8 | SE 8 | NNE 5 | SE 7 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 3 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 6 | 76 | 38 | 1 | 146 | 98 | 77 | 33 | 43 | 45 | 58 | 51 | 44 | 75 | 46 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off |
High Tide | 12:19PM1.10m | 00:25AM0.96m | 1:08PM1.08m | 1:11AM0.86m | 2:04PM1.05m | 2:07AM0.78m | 3:05PM1.04m | 3:15AM0.74m | 4:00PM1.03m | 4:14AM0.73m | 4:48PM1.04m | 5:06AM0.74m | 5:35PM1.05m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 6:42PM0.16m | 6:51AM0.04m | 7:41PM0.24m | 7:36AM0.12m | 8:45PM0.30m | 8:25AM0.20m | 9:44PM0.33m | 9:16AM0.25m | 10:37PM0.34m | 10:05AM0.28m | 11:28PM0.32m | 10:53AM0.29m | 00:20AM0.29m | ||||||||
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 | 5:58 | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | 6:03 | — | — |
 | — | 8:16 | — | — | 8:16 | — | — | 8:15 | — | — | 8:15 | — | — | 8:15 | — | — | 8:14 | — | — | 8:13 | — |
mm | — | — | 66 | 11 | 5 | 9 | — | 3 | 12 | 1 | 5 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 28 | 30 | 26 | 25 | 28 | 27 | 28 | 31 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 27 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 |
Feels °C | 28 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 32 | 28 | 29 | 31 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 26 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 25 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | ENE 4 | NE 4 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | E 10 | SE 8 | SE 8 | — | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 7 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 7 | ESE 8 |
| kJ | 42 | 24 | 35 | 12 | 4 | 13 | 8 | 2 | 38 | 162 | — | 98 | 77 | 33 | 43 | 45 | 58 | 51 | 44 | 29 | 33 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 13 | E 13 | N 3 | SSE 8 | SSE 7 | — | ESE 8 | E 10 | — | SE 5 | — | ESE 9 | SE 8 | SSE 8 | S 7 | S 6 | S 6 | S 5 | S 7 | S 6 | S 6 |
| kJ | 3 | 3 | 1 | 25 | 10 | — | 6 | 2 | — | 1 | — | 30 | 16 | 19 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 6 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | E 8 | E 12 | E 12 | ESE 8 | E 10 | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 4 | SW 3 | SW 3 | — | — | SW 4 | SW 3 | S 5 | S 5 | SW 5 | S 5 | SSW 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 3 | ENE 4 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 |
| kJ | 11 | 3 | 2 | — | — | 26 | 9 | 76 | 167 | 54 | 146 | 101 | 57 | 27 | 15 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 25 | 75 | 46 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 81 | 96 | 359 | 82 | 56 | 56 | 755 | 382 | 1082 | 82 | 82 | 82 | 0 | 177 | 177 | 325 | 327 | 243 | 95 | 179 | 179 |
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