Surf Forecasts:
Putsborough surf forecast from 23 Jul 2026:
- Most powerful swell: Sunday 26 Jul, 10AM (local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 7s period, W swell with 229 kJ wave energy.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Putsborough this week:
The most powerful waves expected at Putsborough in the next 16 days are 1.5m 7s and forecast to arrive on Sunday (Jul 26) at 10AM. Winds are predicted to be onshore at the time the swell arrives.
| Wave Type | Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | - | - |
| Best Surf | - | - |
| Most Powerful | 10AM (Sun 26th Jul) | 5ft (1.5m) 7s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Putsborough over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Alright folks, Rusty here. Let’s be straight with you – this is a quiet outlook for Putsborough. The forecast is a long stretch of small, weak surf and a lot of onshore or cross-shore wind. We’ve got a 16-day window, but the opening days are a total write-off. There’s a long gap of poor conditions before we see anything worth mentioning.
The whole period is dominated by tiny swell. The best of a bad bunch, and I mean the only one that even gets a look-in, is the morning of Saturday, August 2nd. Overnight, a pulse of moderate wave energy (217) pushes in, with a 5ft swell from the west, but it’s a messy, short-period windswell at 7 seconds. The wind is a moderate cross-onshore from the west, 12 mph, which will chop it up. It’s not clean, it’s not powerful, and it’s really only going to be rideable for the more experienced crew. Beginners should sit this one out – 5ft is pushing your limit, especially with that wind.
Before that, we have a long, dismal run. The first week is full of tiny waves, often under 2ft, with a mix of onshore and cross-onshore winds. The only time we see a bit of glass is on the morning of Tuesday, July 28th, with a glassy 1ft west swell, but there’s no energy in it (12) – barely a ripple. Similarly, the morning of Friday, July 31st, is dead flat calm with a glassy 1ft, but again, nothing to surf.
In the second week, the pattern is the same. The morning of Monday, August 4th, sees a clean cross-offshore breeze from the east (9 mph) but the swell is only 2ft with weak energy (33). It’s a nice-looking wave face, but simply not enough height. The August 2nd morning is the only real standout, and even then, it’s a compromise. With the constant onshore wind, Putsborough is looking more like a kite-surfing spot than a paddle-surfing setup for the majority of the forecast.
The water temperature is about average for the time of year, nothing unusual there.
So, to sum it up: you’re waiting for a window that doesn’t really open. The August 2nd morning is your best bet, but it’s a scrappy, expert-only affair. The rest of the 16 days are a write-off of tiny, choppy surf. Keep your eyes on the forecasts, but don’t hold your breath.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Thu afternoon, min 15°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Very mild (max 18°C on Sat night, min 15°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WNW on Sun morning, calm by Mon night). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 23 | Friday 24 | Saturday 25 | Sunday 26 | Monday 27 | Tuesday 28 | Wednesday 29 | |||||||||||||||
AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | |
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | NW 4 | WNW 4 | W 5 | W 6 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 48 | 137 | 229 | 199 | 116 | 89 | 36 | 19 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 8 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | on | on | cross | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 1:48PM6.08m | 2:22AM5.96m | 3:01PM5.94m | 3:38AM5.92m | 4:13PM6.08m | 4:44AM6.14m | 5:11PM6.42m | 5:37AM6.50m | 5:59PM6.85m | 6:20AM6.91m | 6:39PM7.30m | 6:58AM7.30m | 7:16PM7.71m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 7:29AM2.59m | 8:02PM2.75m | 8:37AM2.82m | 9:16PM2.83m | 9:50AM2.79m | 10:27PM2.66m | 10:54AM2.54m | 11:25PM2.33m | 11:45AM2.17m | 00:11AM1.93m | 12:28PM1.76m | 00:51AM1.54m | 1:05PM1.39m | 1:27AM1.21m | |||||||
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 | 5:28 | — | — | 5:28 | — | — | 5:31 | — | — | 5:31 | — | — | 5:33 | — | — | 5:35 | — | — | 5:35 | — | — |
 | — | — | 9:16 | — | — | 9:15 | — | — | 9:14 | — | — | 9:13 | — | — | 9:12 | — | — | 9:09 | — | — | 9:08 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 20 | 22 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 17 |
Feels °C | 18 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 3 | W 9 | W 8 | NW 3 | W 8 | NW 4 | W 8 | — | — | — | — | W 7 | W 7 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 5 | W 10 | WNW 4 |
| kJ | 1 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 116 | 89 | 36 | 19 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 4 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 9 | — | — | W 8 | — | W 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 11 | W 8 | W 8 |
| kJ | 6 | — | — | 5 | — | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 5 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 6 | — | — | W 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 11 | W 8 | — | W 10 |
| kJ | 1 | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | 8 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NNW 2 | NNW 4 | — | WNW 2 | — | WNW 4 | W 5 | W 6 | W 7 | W 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 4 | — |
| kJ | — | 1 | 5 | — | 1 | — | 10 | 48 | 137 | 229 | 199 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 80 | 522 | 407 | 851 | 849 | 425 | 412 | 412 | 472 | 231 | 71 | 9 | 142 | 237 | 41 | 117 | 161 | 143 | 144 | 144 | 314 |
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