Panoramas Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, folks. Rusty here. Let’s talk about Panoramas.

It’s a tough stretch ahead. The next 16 days are mostly a battle against small, weak swell and onshore wind. The first week is pretty much a bust, with just a few glassy moments that don’t really deliver.

We start off rough. Wednesday the 29th and Thursday the 30th are tiny and messy. That 1ft to 3ft NW swell is getting torn up by cross-onshore breezes. The energy is just weak, reading between 36 and 99. Not worth the drive.

Then on Friday morning, July 31st, we get a brief window. The wind goes glassy, and there’s a 3ft NW swell. The energy is up to 91. It’s surfable, but it’s ordinary. You’ll be scratching for waves. The afternoon gets ruined by a 15 mph NW wind. Saturday the 1st and Sunday the 2nd are back to tiny, poor conditions.

The best of the outlook comes in the second week, specifically the mornings. Monday the 3rd, Tuesday the 4th, and Wednesday the 5th of August all have glassy mornings with a consistent 3ft of NW swell. The energy is finally in the three-digit range, at 107 to 117. That’s the best we’ll see. The wave period is only 8 seconds, so it’s a short-period wind swell, but if you get out before the afternoon breeze picks up, you’ll find clean, rideable surf. The water temp is about what you’d expect for this time of year.

After that, it’s the same grind. The swell hangs around, but conditions are poor again until the 13th. The real standout is the morning of Sunday the 9th of August. We’ve got a 3ft NW swell, and the wind is a light cross-offshore from the SE. That’s a clean setup for a point break like Panoramas. The energy is 111, and it’ll be the best-looking wave of the whole 16 days. Crowds are sometimes a problem here, so since it’s the best option, expect to see plenty of other folks in the lineup.

Nothing here is too big for beginners, it’s just the lack of quality that’s the problem. The afternoons are a total write-off. Stick to the mornings if you’re keen.

Rusty.

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