Panoramas Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, let’s get into it. I’m looking at the next couple of weeks here, and I gotta be straight with you – it’s a tough stretch. The surf is tiny and the conditions are mostly messy. We’re looking at a long, quiet spell before anything even gets close to rideable.

We kick things off on Saturday July 11th, but honestly, don’t get your hopes up. Morning glass-off at Panoramas? That’s the one bright spot. We’ve got a tiny 0.7ft swell from the WNW with a 9-second period – barely a ripple. The combined wave energy is just 15 (weak). The wind is light from the south, making it glassy, but with zero size, you’re better off on a longboard or just enjoying the view. The water temp is about average for this time of year.

Now here’s the ugly part: from Saturday afternoon all the way through to Thursday July 24th, it’s a dead zone. The swell never cracks 3ft, the periods are short (mostly 7 to 9 seconds), and the wind is almost always cross-onshore or onshore. Every single session in that stretch gets a score of zero out of ten. The energy values are low, bouncing between 15 and 142 (weak to moderate). It’s just poor surf conditions, day after day. A few mornings have a light breeze, but the swell is so pathetic it doesn’t matter. That’s a solid 13-day gap with nothing worth paddling out for.

Finally, we get a little pulse on Friday July 24th. The morning sees a 3ft NW swell, period only 7 seconds, but the wind goes glassy from the south. The energy is still weak at 71, and the report calls it "surfable waves but very ordinary conditions." It’s not pretty, but for the first time in nearly two weeks, you could actually catch something. Saturday July 25th and Sunday July 26th mornings also look glassy, with similar 3ft to 3ft NW swells. Same story – weak energy (78 to 93), short period (8 seconds). If you’re desperate, those are your windows. But don’t expect anything special.

The real standout? There isn’t one. The only break in the data is Panoramas, a beach and reef setup that’s fairly exposed to the NW. It’s consistent, but the swell just isn’t delivering. If you’re a beginner, the size never gets over 3ft, so it’s safe enough, but the quality is junk. For experts, there’s nothing here.

If you’re a kitesurfer, the afternoons with cross-onshore winds and a little chop might be more interesting than paddling – especially the 25th when the breeze picks up.

Hang in there, folks. Forecasts can change.

- Rusty

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