Panoramas Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, I’ll level with you – the next 16 days at Panoramas are a real struggle. We’ve got nothing worth paddling out for. The whole period from July 9 through to July 24 is littered with poor surf conditions, and the few sessions that scrape a “surfable” tag are so ordinary they’re barely worth mentioning. The break itself is consistent and usually picks up NW swell, but this window is delivering tiny, weak waves with cross-onshore or choppy winds most of the time. The water temperature is sitting at 71°F, which is a touch warmer than normal for this time of year (about 2°F above average), so at least you won’t freeze if you do go for a paddle – but the waves won’t thank you.

The first few days are a write-off: Thursday the 9th morning has a tiny 1ft NW swell with light cross-shore ripples, but it’s poor. Friday the 10th brings a 2ft morning with offshore wind, but again, poor. Saturday the 11th morning goes glassy with a 0.7ft WNW swell – period 9 seconds – but the energy is weak (13). That glass is nice, but there’s nothing to ride. Sunday the 12th morning has a 1ft NW swell with a longer period (11 sec) and 42 energy, but onshore wind kills it. The afternoons are all cross-on and choppy, with swell heights rarely reaching 3ft. The only slight uptick is around July 16 afternoon when a 4ft NNW swell pushes energy to 314 (moderate/strong), but it’s cross-on and poor. July 17 morning goes glassy with 3ft NW swell, period 8 sec, energy 84 – surfable but very ordinary. Same for July 18 morning (3ft, glassy, 119 energy) and July 24 morning (3ft, glassy, 145 energy). Those are the best of a bad bunch, but they’re still not worth a special trip. The swell is tiny, short period, and the wind is never fully offshore for long. Crowds are sometimes a factor at Panoramas, but with this lack of quality, you’ll probably have the place to yourself – not that it helps.

Bottom line: no good surf options in the 16-day window. The break is consistent, so it tends not to stay this poor for long – forecasts can change. Keep an eye on it, but for now, leave the board at home.

Rusty

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