Panoramas Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, let’s get real about the next couple of weeks at Panoramas. To be straight with you, this stretch is looking pretty flat and gutless. We’ve got a run of small, crumbly northwest swell that’s going to struggle to put together anything with real push.

The water is sitting at 73°, which is a touch warmer than usual for this time of year—not a bad thing for a dawny in boardies.

Honestly, there isn’t a single standout day in this whole window. We’re looking at a persistent pattern of weak, short-period swell. The energy readings are all pretty sad, mostly bouncing around the low triple digits or even below 100. That tells you there’s just no punch in the water.

The first week is a real grind. Starting Saturday the 8th, we’ve got a 3ft northwest swell with a period of 8 seconds, but the wind is all over the shop—cross-shore, cross-on, light but messy. It’s going to look like corduroy soup. There are a few glassy windows early in the mornings, like Tuesday the 11th, Wednesday the 12th, and Thursday the 13th. During those magical early hours, it might just be surfable, but we’re talking about knee-to-waist high dribblers. The afternoons are all blown out by that typical west-northwest seabreeze. This whole spot is a beach and reef setup, and with swell this small, it’s going to be pretty gutless.

The second week just gets worse. The swell drops off a cliff. We’re looking at a long stretch from roughly the 18th through the 23rd where the waves are barely breaking at 2ft. The period is a touch longer, around 9 seconds, but the size just isn't there. It’s going to be flat, clean, and empty—maybe a fun longboard session for someone who’s desperate, but for the rest of us, it’s a straight-up skunk. With the swell that small and the wind getting up some afternoons, it’s looking more interesting for a kite than a surfboard. You’re not missing a thing.

This looks like a solid blank run for Panoramas. When the window is this empty, you just have to accept it’s a normal dry spell for the area. Forecasts can change though—don’t put the boards away just yet.

Rusty.

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