Panoramas Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, grab a coffee and listen up. It’s Rusty here.

To be straight with you, the outlook for the next 16 days is a bit of a flat patch. The only break with any real data is Panoramas, and honestly, the options are slim. The first solid day to even think about is Sunday the 26th, but that’s still a week away, so you’ll be waiting a while.

The water temp at Panoramas is sitting at 71°, which is a touch warmer than what we usually get this time of year. Not a big deal, but it’s a little treat.

For the first week, from Monday the 20th through Saturday the 25th, it’s mostly a write-off. Swell is tiny, mostly around 3ft to 4ft from the NW, with a short 8-second period, so the waves are weak and lacking any punch. The combined wave energy is mostly in the low triple digits (100-143), which is just moderate. The wind is a constant cross or cross-on breeze, just enough to put a little bump on the surface. The forecast keeps saying "poor surf conditions" and I’m not going to argue with it.

The one highlight in this whole two-week stretch, and it’s a very small one, is the Sunday morning of the 26th of July. The wind goes glassy, which is a rare treat here. The swell is still only 4ft and NW, but with that glassy surface, the weak waves will at least look clean. It’s rated as "surfable waves but very ordinary conditions," so don’t expect much. The combined energy is 184, still moderate. It’s the best on offer, but that’s not saying a lot.

The following week, from the 27th of July onward, the swell drops even further. We’re looking at 2ft to 3ft, with periods as low as 6 seconds. The energy numbers drop into the double digits (42-88), which is weak. The wind is all over the place, but mostly cross-on or onshore, so it’s going to be messy. There’s a moment on the morning of the 1st of August where it’s glassy again, with 3ft NW swell and 148 energy, but that’s over a week and a half away, and I wouldn’t hold my breath.

Honestly, if you’re desperate for a paddle, the glassy mornings on the 26th of July or the 1st of August are your only real shots. Otherwise, it’s a waiting game. The setup at Panoramas, being a beach and reef, doesn’t look like it’ll hold anything interesting with this kind of weak, short-period NW swell. It might be more of a kite-surfing spot if the wind picks up, but for us paddle surfers, it’s a struggle.

Stay salty, and I’ll talk to you next time.

Rusty

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