Panoramas Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright folks, Rusty here. Let's take a look at what's on the cards for the next couple of weeks.

Right off the bat, I gotta be straight with you – this is a pretty grim stretch for Panoramas. The whole 16-day window is looking flat and ordinary, with no real standouts to get excited about. We're looking at a long, drawn-out period of small, weak swell and mostly poor conditions. The water temp is sitting at 70°, which is about normal for this time of year, so no surprises there.

The first session that even deserves a mention is Saturday the 25th in the afternoon. That's when we get a brief moment of glassy conditions with a 4ft swell from the NW. It's surfable, but honestly, it's very ordinary. The combined energy is only moderate at 201, and the period is a short 8 seconds, so don't expect much push. It's a one-off before it goes back to nothing.

After that, we're in a real dry spell. The rest of July and the first few days of August are just a mix of cross-shore and cross-onshore winds with tiny, weak swell. The energy readings are mostly low, in the double digits or low triple digits, with heights barely scraping 3ft. It's poor, choppy, and just not worth paddling out for.

Now, we get a little bump around Monday the 3rd of August. The swell picks up to 4ft from the NW, and the energy jumps to a moderate 230, but the wind is onshore or cross-onshore, so it's messy. The morning of Tuesday the 4th of August has a glassy window with a 3ft NW swell (energy 135), which is another "surfable but ordinary" call. It's clean, but there's just no power behind it.

The absolute best of a bad bunch looks like Wednesday the 5th of August in the afternoon. We've got a glassy surface and a 2ft swell from the WNW with a slightly longer 9-second period and combined energy of 95. It's weak, but it'll be clean. For a longboard or a foiler, maybe. For anyone wanting a proper wave, it's still pretty disappointing.

Overall, this is a tough outlook. The swell is small, the period is short, and the conditions are rarely aligning. If you're desperate for a paddle, look for those glassy moments on the 25th, the 4th, or the 5th, but keep your expectations on the floor. The rest of the time, you're better off finding something else to do.

Rusty.

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