Panoramas Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright folks, Rusty here with a look at the waves on the way. To be honest, it’s a grim stretch ahead. We’ve got a 16-day run in front of us, and the first real chance of something half-decent doesn’t pop up until we’re into the first week of September. Before that, it’s a whole lot of nothing. So, let’s get into it.

Panoramas is the only spot on the radar, and it’s a beach and reef set-up. The wait is real. For the entire rest of August, you’re looking at tiny, weak swell and messy onshore winds. The combined energy barely scratches a hundred (94 to 73), which is just pathetic. It’s not worth paddling out.

Come Sunday morning, August 30th, we finally get a tiny window of hope. The wind goes glassy, which is a beautiful thing, and there’s a 3 ft NW swell. The energy is still weak (132), but with perfect conditions, you might snag a few little ones. That’s a stand-out moment for the light wind and clean surface, but don’t expect any power.

The next little highlight falls on the morning of Wednesday, September 2nd. We get a 4 ft NW swell with a cross-offshore breeze. That’s clean and has a bit more push, with combined energy reaching 197. It’s not pumping, but for this forecast, it’s the most interesting it gets. The period is a short 9 seconds, so expect a bit of a lumpy, local windswell feel.

From there, it drops off a cliff again. After September 3rd, we’re back to tiny blips. The week starting September 7th has some glassy, clean mornings, like the 7th and 8th, but with swell down to 2 ft and 2 ft, and energy in the 70s and 80s, it’s a log or a longboard party only. The morning of September 11th even has a 0.7 ft swell from the west—barely a ripple.

Overall, for a wave worth getting excited about, you’re looking at the glassy Sunday the 30th of August for the cleanest, most user-friendly conditions, and the Wednesday the 2nd of September for the most size and energy. But temper your hopes. Everything else is a write-off.

Rusty.

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