Panoramas Surf Forecast and Surf Report

G’day, Rusty here. Gotta be straight with you—this outlook for Panoramas is a bit of a mixed bag. The whole 16-day window is a run of small, weak swell and tricky winds, so we’re not looking at any proper standouts. The good news is there are a few windows of glassy, clean conditions, but the wave heights rarely get above knee-high. Let’s walk through it.

We kick off on Wednesday morning, 2 September. There’s a 3ft swell from the NW with a 9-second period and combined energy of 152 (moderate). The wind is calm and glassy, so the surface will be clean—surfable but very ordinary, as the data says. It’s the best of a slim pickings week. The water temperature is about average for this time of year, no big anomaly. After that, the afternoon turns onshore and messy.

Thursday the 3rd starts with a tiny 2ft NW swell and light S wind, glassy again. Still small, but clean. The energy drops to 74 (weak). After that, it’s mostly cross-onshore winds and choppy surf through to the weekend. Friday morning the 4th has only 1.0ft—barely a ripple. Saturday and Sunday offer a few glassy mornings but the swell stays under 3ft, with the best being Sunday morning the 6th: 2ft NW, glassy, but only 62 energy.

We get a little pulse Monday the 7th morning—1ft NW but the period jumps to 12 seconds (long period groundswell), with 112 energy. That long period means better shape for the reef sections at Panoramas, but the size is still tiny. Glassy wind though. The afternoon gets messy again. Tuesday the 8th morning sees 2ft from the WNW, 12-second period, and 200 energy—moderate energy for sure. Glassy conditions. This is probably the best-looking window in the first week: clean, a little more push, but don’t expect anything overhead.

Wednesday the 9th morning has 3ft NW, 10-second period, 225 energy. Glassy again. After that, the second week from Thursday the 10th onward is a long run of really small surf—mostly 1ft to 2ft, with wind often cross-onshore or onshore. There are a few glassy mornings like Sunday the 13th (2ft NW, 10-sec, 78 energy) and Tuesday the 15th (2ft NW, 8-sec, 95 energy), but the energy is weak and the swell tiny. By Thursday the 17th, the last day in the forecast, it’s 2ft from the WNW with 11-second period and 99 energy, but the wind is cross-onshore.

Bottom line: no real standout days here. The best bet is the Tuesday the 8th morning session with 2ft WNW swell, 12-second period, glassy wind, and moderate energy. Otherwise, keep your expectations low. Crowds at Panoramas can be a factor sometimes, but with this quality, it’ll be quiet. This is more of a longboard or foamie kind of fortnight.

Rusty.

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