Surf Forecasts:
Laundromats surf forecast from 26 Jul 2026:
- Best quality surf: Tuesday 28 Jul, 5AM (local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 8s period, ESE swell with offshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Wednesday 29 Jul, 2AM (local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 6s period, SSE swell with 200 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Tuesday 28 Jul, 5AM (local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 8s period with ESE 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 Tuesday (Jul 28) at 5AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.6m and 8s period with a secondary swell of 0.4m and 6s. 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 6s and forecast to arrive on Wednesday (Jul 29) at 2AM. Winds are predicted to be cross-offshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 0.8m 5s period and expected on Wednesday (Jul 29) at 5AM.
| Wave Type | Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 5AM (Tue 28th Jul) | 2ft (0.6m) 8s |
| Best Surf | 5AM (Tue 28th Jul) | 2ft (0.6m) 8s |
| Most Powerful | 2AM (Wed 29th Jul) | 6ft (1.8m) 6s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Laundromats over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Alright mate, Rusty here. Let’s be straight with you – the next fortnight is a bit of a bust for quality waves. Don’t get your hopes up.
We’ve got a long stretch of small, weak surf at Laundromats. The combined wave energy is weak, sitting in the low two-digit range for most of the run (like 61 down to 22). The swell is tiny, barely hitting 3 ft from the ESE or SE, with a short, weak period of 8 seconds or less. That’s windswell, not groundswell, and it’s just not packing any punch. The water temp is 79°, which is about normal for this time of year, nothing to write home about.
For the first week, there’s really nothing to chase. Sunday the 26th through to Tuesday the 29th of July is all poor surf with onshore or cross-shore winds chopping things up. The best you’ll get is a few clean windows on Tuesday morning the 28th (cross-offshore) and Wednesday morning the 29th (cross-offshore), but the swell is only 1 ft to 2 ft. It’s surfable but very ordinary.
The first real gap of clean-looking conditions pops up on Wednesday morning the 5th of August – glassy conditions with 1.0 ft of ESE swell. It’s tiny, but it’s clean. That’s not a standout, just a brief moment of peace.
The best of a bad bunch shows up on Friday morning the 7th of August. We’ve got a 2 ft swell from the ENE with a 10-second period, which gives it a bit more shape and energy (76 combined energy). The wind is cross-offshore from the WNW, making it clean. It’s still small, but for this outlook, it’s the high point. The direction is ENE, which is the optimum swell direction for Laundromats, so the break should line up okay. The swell is small enough for beginners, no crowds are mentioned, so it’s a quiet, clean session for the few who paddle out.
After that, it’s back to tiny, poor surf through to the end of the forecast. The second week is a write-off; don’t plan around it.
No real standouts here. The whole 16-day window is a quiet, small period. Keep an eye on the charts, it tends not to stay this flat forever.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 41mm), heaviest during Tue night. Warm (max 28°C on Mon afternoon, min 21°C on Sun morning). Wind will be generally light. | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryMostly dry. Warm (max 26°C on Wed night, min 23°C on Wed morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 26 | Monday 27 | Tuesday 28 | Wednesday 29 | Thursday 30 | Friday 31 | Saturday 1 | |||||||||||||||
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SSE 6 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 8 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | NNE 7 | SE 8 | NE 6 | NE 6 | SE 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 36 | 35 | 34 | 33 | 32 | 40 | 26 | 26 | 200 | 44 | 33 | 64 | 61 | 45 | 57 | 32 | 40 | 31 | 19 | 19 | 21 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-on | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross | on | cross-on | cross-off |
High Tide | 6:22PM1.08m | 6:47AM0.81m | 7:04PM1.11m | 7:29AM0.85m | 7:42PM1.14m | 8:06AM0.90m | 8:17PM1.15m | 8:41AM0.94m | 8:52PM1.15m | 9:18AM0.97m | 9:28PM1.12m | 9:57AM1.01m | 10:06PM1.09m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 11:44AM0.27m | 1:04AM0.23m | 12:35PM0.24m | 1:40AM0.17m | 1:19PM0.20m | 2:11AM0.12m | 1:57PM0.17m | 2:41AM0.08m | 2:34PM0.16m | 3:12AM0.05m | 3:13PM0.16m | 3:47AM0.05m | 3:57PM0.18m | 4:24AM0.04m | |||||||
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 | 6:03 | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | 6:09 | — | — |
 | — | 8:13 | — | — | 8:12 | — | — | 8:10 | — | — | 8:09 | — | — | 8:08 | — | — | 8:08 | — | — | 8:07 | — |
mm | — | — | 2 | 4 | 3 | 5 | — | — | 27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 |
Temp °C | 22 | 23 | 23 | 26 | 28 | 27 | 25 | 28 | 26 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 26 | 26 |
Feels °C | 22 | 23 | 22 | 27 | 30 | 27 | 27 | 31 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 28 | 24 | 26 | 27 | 23 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 27 | 26 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 8 | NE 5 | NE 6 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ENE 6 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 8 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | NNE 7 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | SE 8 |
| kJ | 36 | 16 | 15 | 33 | 32 | 40 | 26 | 26 | 4 | 44 | 33 | 64 | 61 | 45 | 57 | 32 | 40 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 21 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 6 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | E 9 | E 9 | NNW 4 | — | E 8 | N 4 | NE 8 | N 7 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 7 | SE 7 | NE 6 |
| kJ | 3 | 35 | 34 | 16 | 11 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 3 | — | 1 | 3 | 2 | 24 | 31 | 31 | 11 | 11 | 10 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | S 6 | — | — | NE 6 | — | — | NE 6 | E 9 | NE 6 | NE 6 | E 9 | NE 6 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 9 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | 5 | — | — | 2 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 32 | 16 | 8 | 7 | 15 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 5 | — | — | — | S 3 | S 5 | — | S 3 | SSE 6 | NW 2 | — | WSW 3 | NNW 3 | — | N 4 | — | — | — | — | — | SE 4 |
| kJ | 22 | — | — | — | 1 | 7 | — | 3 | 200 | 1 | — | 3 | 2 | — | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | 11 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 179 | 95 | 5 | 56 | 1066 | 351 | 56 | 425 | 81 | 0 | 92 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 95 | 95 | 92 | 244 | 692 | 442 |
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