Putsborough Surf Forecast and Surf Report

G’day, it’s Rusty here. Let’s be straight with you: the next couple of weeks are looking pretty grim for Putsborough. We’ve got a long stretch of poor to ordinary conditions, a lot of cross and onshore wind, and not a single standout day to get genuinely excited about. The first real window where you might even consider paddling out doesn’t show up until around the 15th, nearly two weeks out, and even that is a “maybe” more than a “hell yeah.”

Kicking off from Sunday the 2nd, we’ve got a tiny 1ft WSW swell with a short 8-second period, and the energy is weak at 22. The water is 65°, which is a couple of degrees warmer than normal for this time of year—noticeably warm, but that’s about the only bright spot. The wind is cross-off from the ENE at 12 mph, and while the conditions are technically clean, the surf is just too small and weak to bother with. The next few days don't get much better. Monday the 3rd is a 3ft WSW swell with a bit more energy (84), but it’s ordinary, and the wind goes onshore in the afternoon. Tuesday has slightly more size at 4ft but the period drops to 7 seconds, it’s cross and lumpy, and it’s just poor. We’re talking a real grind here.

The middle of the week sees a push in size. On Wednesday the 5th, we get 5ft to 6ft from the west, with moderate energy (300-365), but it’s a fresh cross-onshore wind at 22 mph, and the sea is lumpy and messy. This is not a surfer’s wave—it’s a washing machine. Thursday drops back a touch to 5ft but stays onshore and chopped. The energy fades into the weekend, bottoming out to nothing much, with 2ft on Saturday the 8th but same story—onshore and crap. Sunday the 9th is smaller and clean-ish at times, but there’s no swell behind it. From the 10th through the 14th, it’s flat to tiny, with waves under 3ft and energy in the single digits for a few days. Just no love there at all.

Then we get a tease around the 15th and 16th. On Saturday the 15th, the morning looks half-decent: 4ft from the west, 7-second period, light cross-off breeze from the ENE at 6 mph, and the conditions are clean. The energy is still moderate (159), but it’s surfable, just very ordinary. Then Sunday the 16th morning is actually a bit interesting—5ft west swell, 7 seconds, and the wind is glassy, dead calm. That’s a clean-looking early session, energy picking up to 210. But it’s still a short-period swell, and the afternoon turns onshore again. Monday the 17th has similar size but light cross-onshore wind and a short-period swell that’s getting lumpy. It’s marginal at best.

So, bottom line: there’s no day in this 16-day stretch that gets a genuine thumbs-up from me. The 16th morning is the best of a bad bunch, and the 15th morning is worth a look if you’re desperate, but don’t get your hopes up. With this much onshore wind and short-period slop, the setup is honestly looking more interesting for kite surfing than paddle surfing. If we get a bit of luck and the wind swings offshore, things could change, but as it stands, it’s a lean run. Keep an eye on the charts, and I’ll be back if anything shifts.

Rusty.

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