Panoramas Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, grab your board and listen up, it’s Rusty here with a look at the coming weeks.

First thing you gotta know: There's no swell hitting us right now. The forecast kicks off with Friday the 11th, but it's a write-off with weak, messy energy (101) and cross-on wind from the west at 6 mph. With only 3ft of NW swell and short 8-second period, it's just not worth paddling out.

The real action, what little there is, comes in small windows. The standout moment – and it’s barely a standout – will be Saturday morning, the 12th. Panoramas gets a brief moment of glory. The wind goes dead still, glassy as can be, with an offshore breath from the ESE at just 3 mph. The swell is a paltry 3ft from the NW, but the energy is weak (69). You'll be hunting for scraps, but the clean conditions might let you sneak a couple of fun ones. The water is 73°, which is a touch warmer than normal for this time of year.

Saturday afternoon on the 12th sees the swell nudge up to 4ft with a bit more energy (221), and it stays glassy with a light NW wind. It's still pretty ordinary, but that’s your best shot for a small, clean wave this whole period.

From Sunday morning the 13th, it goes downhill fast. Sunday through to the following week is a sad story of tiny waves, often under 2ft, with onshore or cross-shore winds wrecking any chance of a rideable face. We’re staring down a gap of many days with nothing worth paddling for. There’s a brief moment on Thursday the 17th morning – small but glassy (3ft NW, energy 158) – and another on Friday the 18th morning (3ft NW, energy 224) with perfect glass, but both are so small and weak it’ll be a long session for a handful of knee-high lumps.

Further out, Saturday the 26th morning finally sees a pulse of bigger energy (336) with 3ft NW swell and a long 14-second period. That long period means it could link up at a point or reef, but with the wind being a light cross-on, it’s still a marginal prospect. Saturday afternoon picks up a clean cross-off breeze from the north at 16 mph, which would groom it, but again, the size is tiny.

Honestly, for surfers, the pickings are slim. If you're desperate for a wave, aim for Saturday the 12th morning. After that, keep your eyes on the 26th, but don't hold your breath. The rest is a sand-dune session.

Rusty.

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