Panoramas Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, surf’s finally here, but it’s a slow burn. We’ve got a stretch of small, ordinary waves ahead, with a couple of mornings worth getting out of bed for. The first few days are all about the glassy windows, not the size.

We’re starting off on Saturday morning, the 15th. It’s small, only 2ft, but it’s glassy and clean. That’s about all you can ask for right now. The swell is out of the northwest, and the energy is weak (102). It’s surfable, but you’ll be working for every little shoulder. Sunday morning the 16th is much the same story, 2ft of clean, glassy NW swell (99). These mornings are your best early calls, but it’s a far cry from a standout.

Then we hit a flat spell. From Monday the 17th through to Friday the 21st, it’s pretty grim. The swell drops, it’s mostly cross-on, and there’s just nothing with any push. You’re looking at knee-to-waist high dribble with bad winds. That Friday afternoon on the 21st does show a bump in size to 5ft, and the energy jumps to (199), but the wind goes cross and it’s messy. Not worth it.

The second week is a bit of a tease. Saturday morning the 22nd is another glassy one, but it’s back down to 3ft. Then Sunday the 23rd and Monday the 24th get the onshore treatment, which just ruins the small stuff.

The real promise shows up around the 25th and 26th. The swell starts to build and hold around 3ft, with moderate energy building to (136). But the wind is still cross-on, so it’ll be lumpy and textured. The standout comes at the very end of the window, on Saturday morning the 29th. We’ve got 4ft of clean, glassy NW swell, and the energy is pushing into moderate territory (183). That is the one to circle on the calendar. It’s still not giant, but it’s the best combination of size and clean conditions we see in this whole forecast. After that, the wind absolutely nukes from the NNW at 22 mph, so the afternoon gets blown to pieces.

Keep it on the low tide sandbanks and you might find a nugget. Water temp is sitting at 71°, which is about normal for this time of year. Overall, we’re looking at a lot of flat and ordinary days, with those few glassy mornings as the only real bait. It’s not a blank run, but it’s damn close.

Rusty.

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