Panoramas Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, let me tell ya what’s on the cards for Panoramas over the next couple of weeks. To be honest, we’re looking at a pretty quiet and tricky stretch, so don’t go getting your hopes up too high just yet.

Right now, and for the next several days, the surf is pretty meagre. We’ve got a small window Thursday morning the 27th of August with a tiny 0.7ft swell from the NNW and 7-second period, but it’s packing so little energy (10) it’s barely a ripple. Winds are glassy, which is nice, but the wave comment says it all – poor surf conditions. That basically sums up the whole first week. We get a bit of a bump on Friday afternoon the 28th, with the swell climbing to 4ft from the NW and the energy jumping to 227 (moderate), but a cross-onshore wind at 10 km/h puts a chop on it. That 4ft is about the most size we see for a while, but the wind’s just not cooperating.

The standouts, if you can call them that, are really just a couple of mornings where the wind drops out. Thursday 3rd September morning is a good example: a glassy 3ft NW swell at 8 seconds, with 115 energy (moderate). The report calls it “surfable waves but very ordinary conditions,” which is about the best we get here. You’ll have clean, crumbly little lines, but nothing with any punch. Friday 4th September morning is similar – dead calm, glassy, with a 3ft NW swell, but again, very weak energy at 67. It’s a cruiser board kind of day.

For the second week, from the 5th of September onwards, the swells drop even further, mostly hanging around 1ft to 2ft. The energy falls off a cliff too, with most readings under 100. That’s weak. The only flicker of interest is Thursday 10th September morning, which shows a 2ft WNW swell with a long 11-second period and a clean cross-off wind. The energy is 106 (moderate). That longer period means the waves will have a bit more shape and grunt for their size, and with clean wind, it might offer up a few more fun little runners than the rest of the junk. Still, it’s small, so don’t expect a barrel.

Overall, this is a lean period. The water temp is sitting at a warm 71°, which is about 1° warmer than average for the time of year – nothing crazy, just a touch of luxury for your toes. If you’re desperate, the mornings on the 3rd, 4th, and 10th are your best shots at some clean if tiny waves. But for most of the 16 days, the wind is either cross-onshore or onshore, messing up what little swell there is. Keep the wax soft and the expectations low.

Stay safe.

Rusty.

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