Laundromats Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, surfers, Rusty here. Let’s take a long, hard look at what’s coming our way at Laundromats. Be honest with yourselves: it’s gonna be a frustrating stretch, no sugarcoating it.

The whole sixteen-day window is pretty bleak. Straight off the bat, we’ve got a solid block of days with nothing worth paddling out for. From Saturday the 12th right through to the early hours of Friday the 18th, it’s almost entirely "poor surf conditions." You’ll be staring at small, weak waves in the 1 ft to 2 ft range with a combined swell energy that barely hits 67 (weak energy). The wind is all over the place – cross-on, cross-off, doesn’t matter, it’s just messy. Sunday the 13th afternoon sees a tiny window of “surfable waves but very ordinary conditions” with a 2 ft ESE swell, but the light breeze keeps it clean at least. Still, that’s not getting me out of bed.

Then we hit a nasty little spike around Monday the 22nd and Tuesday the 23rd. The swell jumps up to 6 ft from the ENE, with the combined energy roaring up past 400 (strong wave energy), but don't get excited. The winds go absolutely ballistic – gale force cross-onshore, completely blown out, dangerous. That’s kite-surfing territory, not for a paddle surfer. The water temp is about average for this time of year by then.

Now, the one true standout, the glimmer of hope in this grim outlook, is Saturday the 26th of September. Saturday morning looks like it could be the best session of the whole period. The wave height sits at a solid 6 ft from the East, pushing a combined energy of 529 (strong wave energy). But the real story is the wind: glassy. Dead calm. That’s a major positive. For a spot that’s fairly consistent, you want that clean, unbroken face. Keep in mind that 6 ft starts getting a bit muscular for beginners, but it’s manageable for the intermediates. The swell direction is East, and Laundromats likes NE as optimum, so it’s a bit off, but that glassy wind makes up for a lot. The only bummer is that Laundromats can get crowded, and on a Saturday morning like that, you can bet it’ll be busy. There’s a smaller, clean day on Sunday the 27th with a 5 ft swell and cross-off wind, which is a decent backup option.

Overall, this is a long, hard wait. A big gap of nothing, a week of dangerous wind, and then one, maybe two decent days right at the end. For the second week, just keep an eye on that Saturday the 26th. It’s looking like the only weekend day worth sacrificing a sleep-in for. Trust me, I’ll be there.

Rusty.

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