Surf Forecasts:
Putsborough surf forecast from 18 Jul 2026:
- Most powerful swell: Saturday 25 Jul, 10AM (local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 7s period, W swell with 243 kJ wave energy.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Putsborough this week:
The most powerful waves expected at Putsborough in the next 16 days are 1.6m 7s and forecast to arrive on Saturday (Jul 25) at 10AM. Winds are predicted to be onshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 0.5m 3s period and expected on Sunday (Jul 19) at 7AM.
| Wave Type | Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | - | - |
| Best Surf | - | - |
| Most Powerful | 10AM (Sat 25th Jul) | 5ft (1.6m) 7s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Putsborough over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Alright folks, Rusty here. Let’s have a look at what’s on the cards for Putsborough.
Right off the bat, I gotta be straight with you – this is a tough run. We’ve got a long stretch of nothing really happening. The first solid looking bump doesn’t show up until Saturday the 25th of July, so you’re looking at a week-long gap from now with barely a ripple. The water temperature is sitting at 64°, which is much warmer than normal for this time of year, so at least a dip in the ocean will be nice.
For the first week, Putsborough is getting tiny little windswell from the west, but it’s mostly all onshore and choppy. The combined swell energy is basically a whisper, with readings well under 100. The wind is mostly cross-off or onshore – not the clean stuff we need to make something out of nothing. You’d be better off with a kite than a surfboard most of these days.
Saturday the 25th of July is the one to circle, and even then, it comes with a big caveat. We see a jump in swell – waves around 5 ft to 5 ft from the west, with a moderate combined wave energy of 243. The problem is that the wind is onshore from the NW in the morning, turning to a cross-onshore from the west in the afternoon. That’s a lot of bump for a 5 ft wave. This is gonna be a messy, blown-out affair, not the clean wall you’re after. The period is only 7 seconds, so it’s a short-period, wind-driven sea. This setup looks more interesting for kite surfing than paddle surfing, honestly.
The following week drifts back into smaller stuff with cross-onshore winds and combined wave energy values mostly in the 30 to 60 range. Nothing here is calling for a dawn patrol. There’s a tiny moment on Wednesday the 29th of July in the afternoon where the wind goes totally glassy with no wind, but the swell is only 2 ft with a poor 6-second period – maybe a fun swim but not a wave.
So, the headline is: Putsborough is in a quiet spell. You get one day (25th July) with some size but it’s going to be rough. Stay patient. Forecasts can change.
- Rusty
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Sun afternoon, min 14°C on Mon night). Mainly fresh winds. | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryMostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Tue afternoon, min 15°C on Tue night). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 18 | Sunday 19 | Monday 20 | Tuesday 21 | Wednesday 22 | Thursday 23 | Friday 24 | |||||||||||||||
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 8 | W 8 | NNW 5 | W 7 | W 19 | W 19 | W 12 | W 18 | NNW 4 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | NNW 4 | NW 4 | NNW 5 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | W 3 | W 5 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 5 | 5 | 22 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 12 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 15 | 26 | 30 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 51 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | on | cross-off | cross-off | on | cross-on | cross-off | on | cross-on | cross-off | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-off | on | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 10:04PM8.50m | 10:27AM7.90m | 10:47PM8.01m | 11:10AM7.42m | 11:31PM7.41m | 11:56AM6.91m | 00:19AM6.81m | 12:46PM6.44m | 1:14AM6.30m | 1:48PM6.08m | 2:22AM5.96m | 3:01PM5.94m | 3:38AM5.92m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 3:48PM0.62m | 4:17AM0.72m | 4:31PM1.00m | 4:59AM1.18m | 5:15PM1.48m | 5:43AM1.69m | 6:02PM1.98m | 6:32AM2.19m | 6:56PM2.43m | 7:29AM2.59m | 8:02PM2.75m | 8:37AM2.82m | 9:16PM2.83m | ||||||||
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 | 5:20 | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | 5:24 | — | — | 5:24 | — | — | 5:26 | — | — | 5:28 | — | — | 5:28 | — | — |
 | — | — | 9:22 | — | — | 9:22 | — | — | 9:21 | — | — | 9:19 | — | — | 9:17 | — | — | 9:16 | — | — | 9:15 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 21 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 18 | 21 | 23 | 20 | 17 | 19 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 |
Feels °C | 17 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 19 | 17 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 16 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 4 | W 8 | NNW 5 | W 7 | W 7 | W 10 | NW 4 | W 8 | NNW 4 | NNW 3 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | — | W 8 |
| kJ | 2 | 5 | 22 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | — | 1 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 8 | — | W 8 | NW 4 | W 10 | W 7 | W 9 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 7 | W 16 | — | — | — | W 15 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 5 | — | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 1 | 5 | — | — | — | 4 | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | W 19 | W 19 | W 12 | W 18 | W 8 | W 8 | — | W 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 13 | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 7 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NW 2 | ENE 2 | E 3 | NNE 2 | NNW 3 | NNE 3 | N 3 | — | — | NNE 2 | NW 4 | NNW 4 | NW 4 | NNW 5 | NNW 4 | NW 3 | NW 3 | WNW 3 | W 3 | W 5 |
| kJ | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 7 | 15 | 26 | 30 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 51 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 444 | 469 | 3 | 404 | 335 | 389 | 157 | 157 | 321 | 89 | 143 | 243 | 404 | 758 | 243 | 39 | 460 | 387 | 419 | 906 | 310 |
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