Panoramas Surf Forecast and Surf Report

G’day, I’m Rusty. Well, I’ve had a good look at Panoramas for the next 16 days and I’ve got to be honest with you—it’s gonna be a real grind. The whole outlook is pretty flat and ordinary. The water’s sitting at 21°, which is about normal for the time of year, so nothing weird there.

The first real chance to get wet is Wednesday morning, July 15th, but it’s tiny. We’re looking at 2 ft of swell from the NW with a 7-second period, and the wind is light offshore from the WSW at 5 km/h. The combined energy is weak (31) though, and the conditions are described as poor, so it’s not worth paddling out for. That theme just keeps rolling. Wednesday afternoon, July 15th, gets a bit more size at 2 ft, but the wind swings cross-onshore from the WNW at 15 km/h and it’s choppy.

Thursday, July 16th, through to Tuesday, July 21st, is all low energy and junk. Swells stay between 2 ft and 3 ft, periods are short at 7 to 8 seconds, and the wind’s almost always cross-onshore. The combined energy sits mostly under 100, barely cracking 101 on Tuesday afternoon, July 21st. It’s just poor surf, day after day.

We get a little glimmer on Saturday morning, July 18th. The swell is 3 ft from the NW, period 8 seconds, and the wind goes glassy from the SW at 5 km/h. The energy is weak (76), but it’s described as “surfable waves but very ordinary conditions.” It’s the same story on Sunday morning, July 19th, with glassy wind and 3 ft NW swell. These are the best windows in the first week, but it’s still small and weak. If you’re desperate, you could get a few little knee-high runners, but don’t expect much.

After that, it’s back to junk. Monday, July 20th, through Wednesday, July 22nd, is more cross-onshore slop. The swell starts to push a bit on Wednesday morning, July 22nd, hitting 3 ft from the NW, and the energy builds to 135—still moderate. But the wind is cross-onshore from the S at 5 km/h, and the conditions are poor.

Thursday, July 23rd, morning is a standout for the whole period. The wind is glassy from the SW at 5 km/h, the swell is 3 ft from the NW at a 9-second period, and the energy is moderate (126). It’s still not big, but it’s the cleanest it’ll be. The afternoon gets a little bigger at 4 ft from the NNW, but the wind turns cross-onshore from the W at 10 km/h, so it gets messy. The energy jumps to 270 (moderate), but the onshore wind ruins it.

Friday, July 24th, morning is another glassy window with 3 ft NW swell and 105 energy, but it’s still just ordinary. The afternoon gets blown out by a moderate cross-shore from the NNW at 20 km/h.

The second week starts to see a bit more push. Saturday, July 25th, afternoon has 5 ft from the NW at 9 seconds, with energy up to 294 (moderate), but the wind is cross-onshore from the WNW at 10 km/h, so it’s choppy. Sunday, July 26th, morning is glassy with 4 ft NW swell and 221 energy, clean but still ordinary. The afternoon gets smashed by a strong cross-shore from the NNW at 40 km/h, making it a mess.

Monday, July 27th, morning is glassy again with 4 ft NW swell and 172 energy, but the afternoon is a write-off with 45 km/h cross-shore winds. Tuesday, July 28th, morning is glassy with 3 ft NW swell and 115 energy—another ordinary session. The rest of the week from Wednesday, July 29th, to Thursday, July 30th, drops back to tiny, weak, and mostly cross-onshore or cross-shore junk.

The real standout is early Saturday morning, July 18th, and Sunday morning, July 19th, for the glassy, clean conditions, even if the swell is small. Thursday morning, July 23rd, is also a good call for the same reason. If you’re a beginner, the swell never goes over 5 ft, so it’s manageable, but the quality is poor most of the time. For experts, there’s nothing to get excited about. The swell is all short-period NW windswell, under 9 seconds, so it’s not going to have much shape or power. Keep your expectations low and pick the glassy mornings.

Rusty.

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