Panoramas Surf Forecast and Surf Report

G’day, Rusty here, lookin’ at the 16-day outlook for Panoramas. I gotta be straight with you – it’s a tough stretch. We’ve got a solid two weeks of mostly poor surf conditions, with only a couple of windows that are even worth paddling out for. The swell is tiny and the wind keeps messing it up. It’s one of those times where you’ll be better off just watching the horizon or doing something else.

Let’s start from the beginning. From Monday the 6th of July right through to Monday the 13th of July, it’s a write-off. We’re talkin’ flat, weak swell – mostly 0.7ft to 2ft out of the northwest, with combined energy barely tickin’ over (16 to 82). Winds are all over the place, often cross-onshore, making for choppy, bumpy conditions. The water temp is 69° – about average for this time of year – but that’s the only decent thing.

We finally get a tiny break on Tuesday the 14th of July. The morning starts out glassy with a light WSW breeze, and we see a 3ft northwest swell, 8-second period, combined energy of 87 (weak). Still, it’s described as “surfable waves but very ordinary conditions” – that’s the best we’re gonna get. The afternoon shapes up a bit better with a light NNE cross-offshore wind, cleanin’ things up, same 3ft swell. It’s small and weak, but if you’re desperate, you could get a few knee-high rollers at this beach and reef break. The crowds here can be around sometimes, so don’t expect to have it entirely to yourself.

After that little window, it’s back to the doldrums. Wednesday the 15th through the 20th of July, the swell barely shows up again, with heights from 1.0ft to 3ft, all cross-onshore winds and mostly poor surf. There’s a tiny spike on Tuesday the 21st of July in the afternoon – a 4ft northwest swell with a short 7-second period, combined energy of 225 (moderate), but the wind is howlin’ cross-shore from the NNW at 12 mph, making it lumpy and messy. Too choppy for a good surf, and that size with that period won’t offer much shape on a beach and reef setup anyway. This one’s lookin’ more like a kite-surfing afternoon than a paddle session.

So, to be honest, the one and only highlight in this whole 16-day window is Tuesday the 14th of July. If you can get out that morning for a glassy, tiny 3ft northwest swell – it’s the best on offer, and it’s still only a 1 out of 10. After that, the outlook goes dry again for the rest of the week. Sometimes it just stays poor like this in this area, and you can’t force the ocean. Keep an eye on the charts, though; it’ll come back around.

Rusty.

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