Kill Devil Hills · Dare County · North Carolina
Laundromats Surf Report & Forecast, Kill Devil Hills, NC
Laundromats, Kill Devil Hills, North Carolina: 2–3 ft, waist to chest high, at 10 pm EST on Monday, Nov 9, rated Good. The main swell is 2.3 ft at 11 seconds from the east, with a 10 mph cross-shore wind from the northwest, gusting 15 mph. Water is about 63°F, so a 3/2 full wetsuit is the suggestion; the next low tide is 0.8 ft at 1:08 am.
2–3 ft
waist to chest high · occasional 4 ft
- Swell
- 2.3 ft · 11 s · Eplus 1.3 ft · 4 s · NNE
- Wind
- 10 mph (NW), gusts 15cross-shore
- Tide
- 2.3 ft fallinglow 0.8 ft at 1:08 am
- Water
- 63°F3/2
- Air
- 64°Ffeels like 57°F
- Sun
- rise 6:33 amset 5 pm
Laundromats surf today and tomorrow
Best-rated hour today at Laundromats: 7 am, Good, on a falling high tide.
Blue band: surf face height from the low end to set waves; dotted: occasional larger sets. Grey line: tide, in feet on the right scale. Colour strip: the hourly rating. Arrows: wind direction and strength, teal when offshore, orange when onshore.
Best-rated hour tomorrow at Laundromats: 7 am, Good, on a rising high tide.
Hour by hour as a table, today and tomorrow
| Time | Surf | Rating | Wind | Tide |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 am | 3–4 ft | Good | 16 mph offshore (W), gusts 24 | 4.0 ft |
| 7 am | 3–4 ft | Good | 14 mph offshore (W), gusts 21 | 4.2 ft |
| 8 am | 3–4 ft | Good | 14 mph offshore (W), gusts 21 | 4.0 ft |
| 9 am | 3 ft | Good | 14 mph offshore (WNW), gusts 21 | 3.5 ft |
| 10 am | 3–4 ft | Good | 14 mph offshore (W), gusts 21 | 2.6 ft |
| 11 am | 3–4 ft | Good | 14 mph offshore (WNW), gusts 21 | 1.8 ft |
| 12 pm | 3–4 ft | Good | 15 mph offshore (WNW), gusts 21 | 1.1 ft |
| 1 pm | 3 ft | Fair | 14 mph offshore (WNW), gusts 21 | 0.7 ft |
| 2 pm | 3 ft | Fair | 14 mph cross-shore (WNW), gusts 20 | 0.7 ft |
| 3 pm | 3 ft | Poor to Fair | 15 mph cross-shore (NW), gusts 22 | 1.1 ft |
| 4 pm | 3 ft | Poor to Fair | 15 mph cross-shore (NW), gusts 22 | 1.8 ft |
| 5 pm | 3 ft | Poor to Fair | 15 mph cross-shore (NW), gusts 21 | 2.5 ft |
| Time | Surf | Rating | Wind | Tide |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 am | 2–3 ft | Good | calm | 3.8 ft |
| 7 am | 2–3 ft | Good | calm | 4.2 ft |
| 8 am | 2–3 ft | Good | calm | 4.3 ft |
| 9 am | 2–3 ft | Good | 5 mph cross-shore (SSW), gusts 10 | 4.0 ft |
| 10 am | 2–3 ft | Good | 8 mph offshore (SSW), gusts 14 | 3.4 ft |
| 11 am | 2–3 ft | Good | 9 mph offshore (SSW), gusts 16 | 2.5 ft |
| 12 pm | 2–3 ft | Good | 9 mph offshore (SW), gusts 15 | 1.7 ft |
| 1 pm | 2–3 ft | Good | 10 mph offshore (SW), gusts 15 | 1.1 ft |
| 2 pm | 2–3 ft | Good | 10 mph offshore (WSW), gusts 16 | 0.9 ft |
| 3 pm | 2–3 ft | Good | 11 mph offshore (WSW), gusts 17 | 1.0 ft |
| 4 pm | 2–3 ft | Good | 10 mph offshore (WSW), gusts 15 | 1.4 ft |
| 5 pm | 2–3 ft | Fair | 10 mph offshore (WSW), gusts 16 | 2.0 ft |
Laundromats waves today: sets, lulls and how they break
At 10 pm, sets at Laundromats arrive about every minute with about 3 waves each, and the waves are mostly barreling and hollow.
- Set waves
- about 3.1 ft faces
- Waves per set
- about 3
- Sets
- every minute or so, each lasting about 5 s
- Lulls
- about 37 s between breaking waves
- How they break
- Barrelingwhich means the lip pitches out and can throw a barrel
- Shape
- Hollowwhich means throwing, barreling waves
- Breaking
- 12% of waves stand up and break where surfers sitThe rest roll through.
- Along-shore current
- strong, about 1.4 mphThis is not a rip current forecast. For rip current risk, see the National Weather Service.
Laundromats surf this weekend and the next 10 days
Next 10 days at Laundromats: the biggest day is Monday, Nov 9 at 3–4 ft, and the best-rated day is Tuesday, Nov 10 (Good). This weekend: Saturday, Nov 14, 1–2 ft and Poor; Sunday, Nov 15, 1–2 ft and Poor.
Thu, Nov 19 – Tue, Nov 24
Days 11–16 for Laundromats are in the Current app with a Premium subscription.
Bars: surf face height from the low end to set waves, by day. Colour strip: the day's best rating. Arrows: main swell direction. Shaded: this weekend.
The 10-day forecast as a table, with swell and wind
| Day | Surf | Rating | Main swell | Wind am | Wind pm | Best time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mon, Nov 9 | 3–4 ft | Good | 2.6 ft · 11 s · E | 14 mph offshore (W), gusts 21 | 14 mph cross-shore (WNW), gusts 20 | 7 am |
| Tue, Nov 10 | 2–3 ft | Good | 2.1 ft · 11 s · E | calm | 10 mph offshore (WSW), gusts 16 | 7 am |
| Wed, Nov 11 | 1–2 ft | Poor | 1.5 ft · 10 s · E | 7 mph cross-shore (N), gusts 12 | 8 mph onshore (ENE), gusts 13 | 6 am |
| Thu, Nov 12 | 1 ft | Poor | 1.1 ft · 9 s · E | 12 mph offshore (SSW), gusts 19 | 16 mph offshore (WSW), gusts 24 | 11 am |
| Fri, Nov 13 | 1 ft | Poor | 1.1 ft · 5 s · NNE | 19 mph offshore (WNW), gusts 27 | 19 mph offshore (W), gusts 27 | 5 pm |
| Sat, Nov 14 | 1–2 ft | Poor | 2.1 ft · 5 s · NNE | 22 mph cross-shore (NW), gusts 30 | 25 mph cross-shore (NW), gusts 35 | 1 pm |
| Sun, Nov 15 | 1–2 ft | Poor | 2.5 ft · 6 s · NNE | 20 mph cross-shore (NW), gusts 28 | 18 mph cross-shore (NW), gusts 25 | 10 am |
| Mon, Nov 16 | 1 ft | Poor | 2.0 ft · 5 s · NNE | 16 mph cross-shore (NNW), gusts 23 | 12 mph cross-shore (N), gusts 19 | 4 pm |
| Tue, Nov 17 | 1 ft | Poor | — | 16 mph cross-shore (N) | 18 mph cross-shore (N) | 4 pm |
| Wed, Nov 18 | 1–2 ft | Poor | — | 19 mph cross-shore (NNE) | 19 mph cross-shore (NNE) | 4 pm |
| Thu, Nov 19 – Tue, Nov 24 | Days 11–16 for Laundromats are in the Current app with a Premium subscription. Get the app | |||||
Laundromats tide chart and tide times
Tides at Laundromats today, Monday, Nov 9: high 4.2 ft at 6:59 am, low 0.7 ft at 1:27 pm and high 3.4 ft at 7:16 pm. At 10 pm the tide is 2.3 ft and falling.
Laundromats tide chart, November 2026
| Day | Tides |
|---|---|
| Mon, Nov 9 | High 4.2 ft at 6:59 amLow 0.7 ft at 1:27 pmHigh 3.4 ft at 7:16 pm |
| Tue, Nov 10 | Low 0.8 ft at 1:08 amHigh 4.3 ft at 7:38 amLow 0.9 ft at 2:12 pmHigh 3.3 ft at 7:56 pm |
| Wed, Nov 11 | Low 0.9 ft at 1:47 amHigh 4.3 ft at 8:17 amLow 1.1 ft at 2:45 pmHigh 3.5 ft at 8:33 pm |
| Thu, Nov 12 | Low 1.3 ft at 2:21 amHigh 4.6 ft at 8:56 amLow 1.5 ft at 3:28 pmHigh 3.7 ft at 9:16 pm |
| Fri, Nov 13 | Low 1.7 ft at 3:02 amHigh 4.7 ft at 9:32 amLow 1.7 ft at 4:19 pmHigh 3.5 ft at 9:52 pm |
| Sat, Nov 14 | Low 1.5 ft at 3:57 amHigh 4.0 ft at 10:15 amLow 1.2 ft at 5:06 pmHigh 2.9 ft at 10:45 pm |
| Sun, Nov 15 | Low 1.2 ft at 4:41 amHigh 3.6 ft at 11:07 amLow 1.1 ft at 5:47 pmHigh 2.9 ft at 11:38 pm |
| Mon, Nov 16 | Low 1.2 ft at 5:34 amHigh 3.5 ft at 11:55 amLow 1.0 ft at 6:36 pm |
| Tue, Nov 17 | High 2.9 ft at 12:35 amLow 1.3 ft at 6:30 amHigh 3.4 ft at 12:46 pm |
Tide predictions, not observations. Heights in feet above MLLW.
Laundromats water temperature
The water temperature at Laundromats is about 63°F on Monday, Nov 9. With the air feeling like 57°F and a 10 mph wind, a 3/2 full wetsuit is the suggestion. Over the next week the water stays between 63 and 69°F.
Water temperature is a forecast for the water at this spot, not a buoy reading. The wetsuit suggestion uses Billabong's wetsuit temperature scale, adjusted for air temperature and wind.
Surf spots near Laundromats
- Avalon Pier1.9 mi SSE · 3 ft · Fair
- Kitty Hawk Pier2.6 mi NNW · 2–3 ft · Fair
- First Street3.0 mi SSE · 3–4 ft · Good
- Chicahauk3.8 mi NNW · 3 ft · Good
- Southern Duck6.9 mi NNW · 3 ft · Good
- Duck Research Pier8.6 mi NNW · 3 ft · Fair
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About Laundromats
Laundromats is a beach break in Kill Devil Hills, Dare County, North Carolina, facing east-northeast.
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