Panoramas Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, folks. Rusty here. Let’s take a look at what’s coming up for a solid little spot.

Alright, we’ve got a run of surf on the cards, but it’s not all going to be a classic. The pattern is for small, consistent NW groundswell, but the wind is going to be a real pain for most of the coming days. The first standout is actually the first few mornings, where the conditions will be glassy and clean. The water temp is about average for the time of year, nothing to write home about.

Let’s kick off on Wednesday, August 5th. The morning is your best bet for a real surf. At Panoramas, we’ve got a clean 3 ft NW swell with an 8-second period. The wind is glassy from the SSW at 3 mph, so the surface will be pure. The combined wave energy is weak (99), so don’t expect too much power, but for a small wave, it’ll be fun. The afternoon turns to a cross-on breeze, so it’s game over for quality.

Thursday, August 6th, is the same story. Another glassy morning with 3 ft NW swell (energy 102). Light winds from the south. It’s surfable, but very ordinary. The afternoon is a write-off with the cross-on wind.

Friday, August 7th, we see a slight bump in size to 4 ft NW, but the wind is a cross-shore mess in the morning and a stronger cross-on in the afternoon. Not worth your time.

Saturday, August 8th, brings back the glassy morning conditions. A clean 4 ft NW swell (energy 153) with no wind. That’s your second real standout. It’s still small, but the ocean will be smooth. The crowd profile says “sometimes” busy, so you might have a few out, but it’s a consistent spot.

From Sunday onwards, the mornings are either cross-shore or glassy with very small surf. The swell drops to 3 ft to 2 ft, and the energy is weak (between 42 and 99). The afternoons are all cross-on chop. The NW wind is a constant problem.

There’s a brief window on the morning of Friday, August 14th, with a glassy 3 ft NW swell (energy 123). That’s the best of the second week. It’s not a standout, but it’s a small, clean window.

After that, the swell fades into the 2 ft range by August 19th and 20th. The forecast is unreliable this far out, but the trend is for tiny, weak surf. The best advice is to focus on those early mornings of August 5th, 6th, 8th, and maybe the 14th. The rest of the 16-day window is a lot of flatness or chop.

Rusty.

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