Panoramas Surf Forecast and Surf Report

G'day, Rusty here. Look, I've got to be straight with you – this 16-day window at Panoramas is a real struggle. There's no standout surf on offer, and the whole period is filled with ordinary to poor conditions. It's a tough run for a spot that's "fairly exposed" to the NW.

Let's start with the water. The water temperature is sitting at 70°F, which is about average for this time of year, so no surprises there.

The first glimmer of anything surfable comes on Tuesday morning, 28 July. It's glassy with a tiny 2ft NW swell, but the energy is weak (40) and the surf is just poor. The pattern is the same for the next few days: glassy mornings with a small NW swell, but the energy is consistently low (30-90 range) and the waves are described as "poor surf conditions" or "surfable but very ordinary".

Wednesday, 30 July, the morning shows a glimmer. A 3ft NW swell, glassy as can be, but it's still a short period (8 seconds) and the energy is only 94. The wave comment says "surfable waves but very ordinary conditions". That's about as good as it gets for a while.

Friday, 31 July, morning is the same story: 3ft NW, glassy, 84 energy. Ordinary.

The most hopeful period comes around Wednesday, 5 August, and Thursday, 6 August. On Wednesday morning, 5 August, we get a glassy 2ft NNW swell with a touch more energy (61). Then on Thursday morning, 6 August, a glassy 2ft NW swell with 88 energy. Not great, but at least the wind is kind.

The best of a bad bunch is Friday, 7 August. The morning is glassy with a 3ft NW swell, a period of 9 seconds, and energy ramping up to 156. That's moderate energy and the cleanest conditions we'll see. The afternoon hits 4ft with 238 energy but the wind goes cross-shore, messing it up.

After that, it's back to the same pattern: small NW swells (2ft to 3ft), low energy, and mostly choppy afternoons. The morning of Tuesday, 12 August, offers a glassy 3ft NW swell with 75 energy, but it's still just "ordinary".

The whole period is a flat run. There's no big swell, no long period, no standouts. The wind is often cross-on or cross-shore in the afternoons, which only makes it worse. For a break that's a beach and reef setup, and the swell is tiny, it's not even worth looking at for kiting.

The outlook is grim. Sometimes you get a blank run like this – it's a normal thing for the area. Keep an eye on the forecasts, because things can change, but for now, find something else to do for the next two weeks.

Rusty.

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