Laundromats Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, this is Rusty, and I’m looking at what we’ve got on the table for the next couple of weeks. I’ll be straight with you: it’s been a quiet stretch, and the first solid window of decent surf is a fair way off. For the first nine days, from Thursday the 30th of July right through to the 7th of August, the swell is tiny—mostly below 2 ft—and the energy is weak as dishwater. Wave energy readings are barely climbing into double digits, often sitting between 14 and 94 (weak energy). The wind is a mixed bag, sometimes glassy or cross-off, but there just isn’t enough push to get excited about. It’s a real flat spell, so don’t bother paddling out yet.

We get a bit of a tease on Saturday the 8th of August. The swell starts to build out of the ESE, with heights around 5 ft to 5 ft and a period of 11 seconds. The energy jumps to 430 (moderate wave energy) on the morning, then 530 (moderate) in the afternoon. Winds are cross-off from the SW, so it’s clean. But honestly, the quality is still just marginal, not quite worth jumping for. It’s getting there, but not the standout.

The real standout is Sunday the 9th of August. That morning at Laundromats, we get a solid 5 ft swell from the ESE with a period of 11 seconds, and the energy hits 676 (moderate to strong wave energy). The wind is offshore from the WSW, light at 9 mph, which means clean, groomed faces. This is the best on offer—a proper groundswell with some length to it. The offshore wind will keep it glassy. Just be aware, with a long-period swell like this, it can break a bit straight on a beach setup, so keep your eyes open for the better-running sections. The afternoon gets cross-on, so the morning is the call.

Monday the 10th of August is also promising. Another 5 ft ESE swell at 11 seconds, with 681 energy (moderate to strong). The wind is offshore again from the west, light at 6 mph. That’s another clean, punchy morning. But the quality drops off in the afternoon with a cross-shore, so don’t sleep in.

After that, from Tuesday the 11th through to Thursday the 14th, the swell sticks around but the wind turns onshore or cross-on, making it choppy and messy—total write-off. By Friday the 14th, the swell fades back to 2 ft, and we’re back to small, ordinary conditions. So, in short: the first week is a bust, the second week has a couple of clean windows on the 9th and 10th of August that are worth chasing, but the rest is a gamble.

Rusty, signing off.

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