Panoramas Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright partners, Rusty here. Let’s talk about Panoramas. Straight up, I gotta be honest – this is a rough patch. The forecast is showing a long stretch of nothing special, with a few flickers of hope, but nothing that’s gonna get me stoked.

We’re looking at a 16-day window, but it’s a real mixed bag. The first few days are a write-off. Saturday the 5th and Sunday the 6th are tiny, with weak swell energy (49) and mostly poor conditions. We’re talking knee-high slop at best, with cross-onshore winds messing things up. The water temp is sitting at 71°, which is pretty much average for the time of year.

Then we hit a bit of a grey zone. From Monday the 7th morning through to Tuesday the 8th, we get a touch of something. A 1.0ft to 2ft swell rolls in, but the real story is the period. That Monday morning, the swell is 16 seconds – that’s a proper long-period groundswell, but with only 1.0ft of height, it’s a tease. The energy jumps up a bit (120), and the wind is glassy. That’s sessionable on a log, but you’ll be working for it. The rest of the week is a mix of light winds and choppy afternoons, with the swell rarely topping 3ft.

The standouts, if you can call them that, are the mornings. Specifically, Tuesday the 8th morning and Thursday the 17th morning. On Tuesday the 8th, we’ve got a 2ft NW swell at 12 seconds, with glassy conditions and moderate energy (154). It’s clean, but small. The best looking window is Thursday the 17th morning. We see a 2ft NW swell at 11 seconds, but the energy is ramping up strong (258). The wind is glassy again. That’s the best swell of the whole period, but it’s still only waist-high at best. It’s clean, but don’t expect bombs.

The biggest issue is the afternoons. Without fail, the wind swings onshore or cross-onshore, chopping up whatever tiny waves we had. This is a classic beach-and-reef setup, and with the wind doing what it’s doing, it looks more interesting for a kite surfer than a paddle surfer on most days.

There’s a gap from the 12th to the 15th where it’s just flat or tiny, with poor conditions. Then a bit of a pulse on the 17th, and then it fades out again. Look, if you’re desperate, the Tuesday 8th morning and Thursday 17th morning are your best shots. It’s a log or a longboard kind of forecast. The crowds are "sometimes" a factor, but on these tiny days, it’s usually just a handful of keen locals.

Rusty.

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