Panoramas Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, surfers. Rusty here. Let's have a look at the next couple of weeks for Panoramas.

Alright, listen up. I'm not gonna lie to you, this is a pretty grim run for Panoramas. The whole 16-day stretch is looking very ordinary. There's no standout day, no real window of quality. The water temp is sitting at 70°, which is about normal for this time of year, so no surprises there.

The only real chance to get wet is on the morning of Sunday July 12th. The swell is a tiny 2 ft from the NW, but the period is long at 11 seconds, which gives it a bit more shape. The wind is glassy, dead calm from the SW, so it’ll be clean as a whistle. The combined energy is weak, only 63, so don't expect any power. It’s surfable, but very ordinary.

Most of the rest of the first week is a write-off. The wind is consistently cross-onshore, making a mess of things. The waves are small, bumpy, and just not worth the paddle out.

The second week doesn't get any better. The swell runs a little bigger – we see a pulse on Monday July 20th afternoon with 5 ft from the NNW and a cross-on wind, and the combined energy jumps right up to 487. But the quality is still poor, described as marginal at best. The wind is still from the wrong direction, making it choppy and ugly.

Further out, we see a few more glassy mornings, like the morning of Tuesday July 21st and again on Thursday July 23rd, with clean conditions and 3 ft from the NW. But the wind shifts onshore quickly, and the swell is weak and short period. It’s a pattern of “almost good” but not quite.

Honestly, for a spot that’s fairly exposed to the NW, this is a disappointing forecast. The swell direction is fine, but the constant cross-onshore wind just kills it. If you’re desperate, the Sunday morning glass-offs are your only real window, but don't expect much.

Rusty.

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