Panoramas Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright folks, Rusty here. Let's have a look at what's on the cards for our local stretch at Panoramas.

To be straight up with you, the next two weeks are looking pretty flat and uninspiring. There are no standout days, no real quality windows where everything comes together. We're looking at a long stretch of small, weak swell and onshore or cross-onshore winds messing things up. It's one of those periods where you might be better off doing something else, because the surf is going to be a real struggle.

Starting off right now, the first few days are a write-off. Sunday the 5th has tiny 1ft to 1ft NW swell with a cross-onshore breeze. The energy is pathetic (35-57), and we're looking at poor, choppy conditions. Monday the 6th is even worse with 0.7ft waves and next to no energy (16-19). Tuesday the 7th doesn't get much better with a 1ft to 2ft short-period windswell. There's a brief glassy moment on the morning of Wednesday the 8th, but with only 1ft on offer and barely 12 in the energy department, it's not worth paddling out for.

As we push towards the end of the first week, Thursday the 9th morning has some glassy conditions again, but the swell is still only 2ft (31 energy). The afternoon kicks up a little to 4ft, but the period is a short 5 seconds, and a strong 30 km/h cross-shore wind turns it into lumpy chop (87 energy). Not for the faint-hearted. Friday the 10th is small and onshore, and we roll into the second weekend with the same story: tiny waves and onshore flow.

Into the second week, from the 13th onwards, we finally see the swell height start to nudge up a little. The morning of Monday the 13th has 3ft from the NW (75 energy), building to 4ft in the afternoon (121 energy). The period is only 7 seconds though, and the wind remains cross-onshore. By Tuesday the 14th, the afternoon has 3ft and the combined energy reaches 132, but again, it's short-period and bumpy. It's still poor overall. The 19th of July shows a slight increase with 4ft and 186 energy, but the conditions remain marginal.

There's really nothing here that screams "go." The water temp is pretty much average for this time of year, so no major anomalies to report. It's a flat, frustrating outlook with no quality windows. If you're desperate for a paddle, the cleanest conditions will be on the glassy mornings of the 8th, 9th, or 11th, but you'll be riding tiny, weak lumps. Otherwise, save your energy.

This is Rusty, signing off.

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