Panoramas Surf Forecast and Surf Report

G’day, Rusty here. Look, I’m gonna be straight with you – this outlook is a tough one. We’ve got a solid 16-day window, but the surf is really struggling. The first proper recommendation doesn’t even show up until Saturday afternoon, the 25th of July. Before that, it’s a whole lot of small, weak, and messy conditions. The good news is, once we get that one little window, there’s a chance for a clean one, but it’s a short-lived moment in a pretty flat run.

Let’s start at Panoramas. Come Thursday the 23rd and Friday the 24th, it’s all small – 3 ft to 4 ft from the NW – with onshore and cross-shore winds. The energy is weak (84 to 334), and the wave comment is “poor surf conditions” across the board. Not worth paddling out.

Then we hit Saturday afternoon, the 25th of July. This is the standout. The sky clears, the wind drops to next to nothing, and we get a glassy surface. The swell bumps up to 5 ft, still from the NNW, with an 8-second period. The combined energy jumps to a solid 516 – moderate wave energy. This is the only time in the whole run where the forecast says “expect good surf conditions.” For an intermediate, 5 ft is a fun size, and with glassy conditions, it’ll be clean. Just be aware, the crowds are “sometimes” here, so you might have a few out, but it’s worth it for that one session.

After that, it’s a long, slow decline. Sunday the 26th through to the end of July, the swell drops back to 2 ft to 4 ft, wind is mostly cross or cross-on, and the energy is weak (37 to 184). Everything is “poor surf conditions.” The water temperature anomaly is about average for the time of year at Panoramas.

We go into August with the same story. The 1st and 2nd are tiny – 1 ft to 2 ft – with barely any energy (21 to 67). The wind is clean on the 1st, but it’s just too small to do anything.

The only other flicker of hope comes on Monday morning, the 3rd of August. The swell is only 2 ft from the WNW, but the period stretches to 10 seconds, and the wind is glass again. The energy is 95 – weak, but it’s surfable. The forecast says “surfable waves but very ordinary conditions.” It’s a glassy morning, so if you’re desperate, you could get a few knee-high peelers, but that’s it.

The rest of the run from the 4th to the 7th of August is flat as a pancake – 1 ft to 2 ft, short periods, and weak energy. Honestly, for the first week, you’re better off waiting for that Saturday afternoon window. For the second week, keep an eye on the 3rd of August morning, but don’t hold your breath. This is a quiet stretch.

Rusty.

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