Panoramas Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, Rusty here. Let’s have a look at what’s on the table for the coming weeks.

Mate, it’s a grim stretch for Panoramas. This is a beach and reef setup, consistent, and it likes a NW swell – but the whole 16-day window is mostly a write-off. The water is sitting at 72°F, which is a touch warmer than normal for this time of year, so that’s one thing you can enjoy if you’re just having a paddle.

The first few days, starting Friday the 28th of August, are just poor. You’ve got a weak 3ft NW swell with a short 7-second period on Friday morning, and the combined energy is only 91, so there’s hardly any push. The wind is light cross-onshore, chopping it up. Not worth a look. That afternoon bumps up to 4ft, but it’s still cross-on and the quality is zero.

Saturday the 29th sees a bit more energy – 4ft NW swell with a better 11-second period, combined energy of 282, so there’s some moderate grunt in the water. But again, the wind is cross-on, and the surf is either marginal or poor. The morning is rated as a 1/10, meaning it’s just barely surfable. The water is still a touch warm, but the conditions are ordinary.

The whole first week is like this: small, cross-on, and choppy. There are a few windows of glassy conditions on Monday the 7th of September morning, and again on the 8th, 9th, and 10th of September mornings, but the swell is tiny – 2ft to 2ft, with combined energy barely breaking 76. The period is around 9 to 11 seconds, so it’s a long-period groundswell, but it’s just too small to do anything. The 13-second period on the 6th of September morning is a tease, but with only 1ft and 51 energy, it’s dead flat.

The one standout, and it’s only a relative one, is the morning of Saturday the 12th of September. You’ve got 3ft NW swell, 9-second period, with glassy conditions. The combined energy hits 201, which is a moderate little bump. It’s still only a 1/10 for surfable but ordinary, but if you’re desperate, that’s your best window. The wind is glassy, so it’ll be clean. But don’t expect any power.

The real story is the gap. From the start of the forecast right through to the 12th of September, there’s not a single day that offers anything close to good. That’s a solid two-week gap of poor-to-flat conditions. For a spot that’s usually consistent, this is a proper dry spell. It’s likely to turn eventually, but for now, leave the board at home.

Rusty.

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