Panoramas Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, Rusty here for the Panoramas rundown.

Water temp is sitting at 71°, which is about 2° above the usual for this time of year – nothing wild, just a touch warmer than average.

The overall story is a flat, ordinary run. There’s a small NW swell sticking around, 2 to 4ft, but it’s short-period stuff, mostly 6 to 8 seconds, so it’s got no push. The wind is the killer – mostly cross-on or onshore, making it choppy and messy. The combined energy is weak to moderate, running in the double digits or low triple digits (like 135, 138, 180) – there’s some energy, but it’s not doing anything special.

There’s a gap at the start with no real surf to speak of. The first decent shot is Saturday morning, July 25th. The wind is light from the south at 5 km/h, so it’s glassy. The swell is 3ft from the NW with an 8-second period, and the energy is 135. It’s surfable, but it’s very ordinary. That’s your best window in the first week, and it’s not much.

Further down the line, Thursday morning, August 6th, looks promising again. Glassy conditions with a light SSW wind at 5 km/h, swell 4ft from the NW, period 8 seconds, and energy bumping up to 181. That’s the strongest energy in the whole outlook, and the glassy wind means clean faces. The 8-second period means the waves will be a bit soft and fat, but it’s the cleanest we’ll see. This is the standout, but it’s still just a “surfable but ordinary” day.

No big swell, no long-period groundswell, and the wind is mostly junk. For beginners, the 3 to 4ft days are manageable, but the onshore chop will make it tough. For the experts, there’s nothing here to get excited about. With the short-period, onshore conditions, this setup looks more interesting for kite surfing than paddle surfing.

Bottom line: a couple of glassy windows, but the quality is poor. Not worth chasing.

Rusty.

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