Panoramas Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, Rusty here. Let's take a look at what's on the table for Panoramas over the next couple of weeks.

Straight up, I gotta be honest with you – it's a grim stretch for Panoramas. The finder didn't throw up any solid recommendations, and looking at the guidance, it's a consistent setup that just isn't firing. The waiting game is on, and for this area, a blank run like this is pretty normal when the conditions don't align.

We kick off on Wednesday, July 29th, with a tiny 1.0ft NW groundswell (period 11 seconds) pushing in from the northwest, but a cross-onshore S wind at 6 mph is messing it up. The combined energy is a measly 36, so weak. It's a write-off. That afternoon, the wind swings to the WNW and picks up to 12 mph, making it even choppier on a paltry 3ft. Thursday and Friday follow the same pattern – small, cross-onshore, and ordinary. The water temp is sitting at 70°, which is bang on average for the time of year, so no surprises there.

We get a little glimmer of hope on Friday morning, July 31st. The wind goes cross-off from the ESE at 9 mph, cleaning things up. The swell is still only 3ft from the NW at 8 seconds, but it's at least surfable, just very ordinary. By that afternoon, the wind is howling from the NW at 12 mph, and the swell jumps to 4ft with moderate energy (204), but it gets blown out.

The weekend is a write-off too. Saturday, August 1st, is tiny and onshore. Sunday and Monday the same story. The only real note is a couple of glassy mornings.

Let's jump ahead to Wednesday, August 5th, early morning. We get a glassy window with a WSW wind at 3 mph. The swell is 3ft from the NW (8 seconds), with low energy (101). It's a window of clean, small waves. If you're desperate, you could get a log out. The morning of Thursday, August 6th, is also glassy, with a 4ft NW swell (128 energy). That's probably your best bet of the whole run, but it's still just "surfable but very ordinary."

Through the second week, it's more of the same. Saturday, August 8th, has a glassy morning with a 3ft NW swell (9 seconds, 183 energy) – that's the pick of the second week. The swell direction from the NW is a match for the break's optimum (NW), but the size never gets past that 5ft mark, and the wind just keeps switching onshore. The combined energy only hits a moderate range (100-399) on a few afternoons, but the wind is always cross or onshore, ruining the shape.

The real highlight, if you want to call it that, is the morning of Wednesday, August 12th. It's dead calm, glassy, with a 3ft NW swell (119 energy). It's a clean, small day. There's nothing here for beginners to worry about, as it never gets above 5ft, and it certainly never gets near the 8ft expert-only zone. The period on the swells is mostly short (6-8 seconds), so it's windswell, not groundswell with any real punch.

So, the honest truth? There's no standout. The best on offer is the glassy mornings on August 5th, 6th, 8th, and 12th, but they're all small and ordinary. It's a tough run.

Rusty.

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