Panoramas Surf Forecast and Surf Report

G’day, Rusty here. Look, I’m gonna be straight with you – for Panoramas, it’s been a pretty quiet stretch and it’s gonna stay that way for a while. We’ve got a 16-day window here, but don’t expect much. There’s a solid gap from now until around Monday the 7th of September where there’s just nothing worth paddling out for. The first half of the period is basically a write-off for any decent surf. Let’s get into it.

Overall Pattern

The whole outlook is dominated by small, weak swell and mostly average to poor conditions. The combined energy of all swells is weak, often under 100. There’s a bit of a pulse around Wednesday the 9th of September, but the wind stuffs it up. The water temperature here is sittin’ right around average for the time of year, nothing weird going on.

Monday, 7th September – The First Real Look

Alright, Monday morning is the first time we see a score that’s even worth talking about. That’s a long gap, nearly three days of nothing. On Monday morning, we get a bit of long-period groundswell, 1 ft from the WNW with a period of 11 seconds. The combined energy is 98, still weak. But here’s the thing – the wind is glassy, dead calm from the SSE. That means the surface will be clean, even if the waves are tiny. This is a beach and reef break, and with that longer period, it might favour the reef sections. It’s consistent here, but at this size, it’s really just for the small-wave crew or a longboard. Crowds are possible sometimes.

Later Monday and Tuesday afternoon, the wind swings around and gets cross-shore or cross-onshore, ruining the fun.

Wednesday, 9th September – The Mini Pulse

Wednesday morning is another glassy moment. WSW wind at 0 mph, flat calm, with a 2 ft NW swell at 9 seconds. Energy is 130, so it’s still moderate, but the clean conditions make it rideable. Again, it’s just ordinary surf, nothin’ to get excited about. But if you’re desperate, this is your window.

Thursday, 10th September

Another glassy morning: 3 ft from the NW, period 8 seconds, energy 91. Light SSW air. The waves are small and the period is short, so it’ll be a bit weak and mushy. Still, no wind means it’ll look pretty.

The Second Week (14th to 19th September)

The second week is depressingly similar. Small waves, mostly in the 1 ft to 3 ft range, and the energy stays weak (in the 50–93 range). There are a few glassy mornings – like Monday the 14th, Tuesday the 15th – but the swell is just too small to make a proper session. The one slight standout is Wednesday the 16th morning, with a 3 ft NW swell and offshore wind from the WSW, but the period is only 8 seconds and the energy is 93. It’s a maybe, if you’re keen on a tiny clean wave.

The afternoon of the 16th sees a bit more size – 4 ft from the NNW – but it’s cross-onshore and choppy. That’s gonna be mess city.

Best on Offer

Honestly, there are no true standouts here. The best of a bad bunch is probably Monday morning, 7th September at Panoramas. The swell is tiny, but that long 11-second period and glassy wind will give you the cleanest, most organised little waves of the whole outlook. Or Wednesday morning, 9th September for the same reason – glassy and clean, even if the swell is weak.

If the swell was any bigger with these winds, it’d be a kite-surfing show, but at this size, it’s just a quiet paddle.

Stay patient, mate. It tends not to stay this flat forever.

Rusty.

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