Surf Forecasts:
Putsborough surf forecast from 7 Sep 2026:
- Best quality surf: Wednesday 9 Sep, 10PM (local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 8s period, W swell with glassy winds.
- Most powerful swell: Monday 7 Sep, 4PM (local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 13s period, W swell with 1,087 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Wednesday 9 Sep, 10PM (local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 8s period with W swell.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Putsborough this week:
The surf forecast for Putsborough over the next 16 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Wednesday (Sep 09) at 10PM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.7m and 8s period with a secondary swell of 0.1m and 13s. The wind is predicted to be glassy as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at Putsborough in the next 16 days are 1.8m 13s and forecast to arrive on Monday (Sep 07) at 4PM. Winds are predicted to be cross-onshore at the time the swell arrives.
| Wave Type | Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 10PM (Wed 9th Sep) | 2.5ft (0.7m) 8s |
| Best Surf | 10PM (Wed 9th Sep) | 2.5ft (0.7m) 8s |
| Most Powerful | 4PM (Mon 7th Sep) | 6ft (1.8m) 13s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Putsborough over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Right then, let’s have a look at what’s on offer for Putsborough. I’ll be straight with you, mate – it’s a pretty grim outlook for the next couple of weeks. The water’s sitting at 66° which is a full 5° warmer than usual for this time of year, so that’s a real oddity, but the surf itself is a struggle.
The first real chance of anything surfable doesn’t come until the morning of Friday, the 11th of September. We’ve got a 4.6ft swell out of the WSW, with a period of 9 seconds, and the cross-offshore wind from the SW should keep things clean. The combined energy is moderate at 318, so there’s some push there, but it’s a marginal call. After that, it’s mostly messy or tiny. There’s a small window on Saturday the 12th morning, with a clean 2.3ft swell from the WSW, but it’s weak energy at 67 and only really surfable, nothing special.
The rest of the 16-day window is a write-off. We’ve got long stretches of poor surf conditions. The wind is almost always ruining it – cross-onshore, onshore, or strong breezes making a mess of things. The swell that does show up is either too small, too short-period, or gets chewed up by the wind. After the 22nd of September, it completely flatlines with tiny, weak energy. There’s nothing here that qualifies as a standout, not even close. It’s a tough run, but that’s the way it goes sometimes.
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 16mm), heaviest on Mon night. Very mild (max 17°C on Mon morning, min 13°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WNW on Tue afternoon, calm by Wed night). | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryLight rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Very mild (max 18°C on Thu afternoon, min 14°C on Thu morning). Winds increasing (calm on Fri night, fresh winds from the SW by Sat night). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 7 | Tuesday 8 | Wednesday 9 | Thursday 10 | Friday 11 | Saturday 12 | Sunday 13 | |||||||||||||||
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 11 | W 13 | W 12 | W 9 | W 9 | WNW 6 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | W 8 | W 9 | W 7 | W 8 | W 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 441 | 1087 | 976 | 476 | 471 | 176 | 190 | 108 | 46 | 32 | 18 | 86 | 318 | 193 | 109 | 62 | 43 | 39 | 209 | 186 | 144 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | on | on | on | on | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 3:49PM6.67m | 4:29AM6.81m | 4:57PM7.35m | 5:27AM7.47m | 5:50PM8.05m | 6:15AM8.07m | 6:34PM8.61m | 6:56AM8.52m | 7:14PM8.95m | 7:34AM8.76m | 7:51PM9.05m | 8:10AM8.78m | 8:27PM8.89m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 10:17PM2.04m | 10:46AM1.88m | 11:20PM1.39m | 11:40AM1.24m | 00:08AM0.77m | 12:24PM0.68m | 00:49AM0.32m | 1:03PM0.29m | 1:25AM0.07m | 1:39PM0.10m | 1:59AM0.04m | 2:12PM0.13m | 2:31AM0.21m | ||||||||
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 | 6:37 | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | 6:46 | — | — | 6:47 | — | — |
 | — | 7:50 | — | — | 7:47 | — | — | 7:45 | — | — | 7:43 | — | — | 7:40 | — | — | 7:38 | — | — | 7:37 | — |
mm | — | — | 14 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 8 | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 16 | 18 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 16 | 15 |
Feels °C | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 17 | 17 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 11 | — | W 12 | W 9 | — | WSW 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | W 8 | W 9 | — | — | W 8 |
| kJ | 441 | — | 786 | 476 | — | 83 | 190 | 108 | 46 | 32 | 18 | 86 | 318 | 193 | 109 | 62 | 43 | 39 | — | — | 144 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 13 | — | — | WSW 10 | — | — | — | — | W 13 | W 12 | W 11 | W 10 | — | — | — | W 16 | W 16 | W 15 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 366 | — | — | 110 | — | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | 2 | 31 | — | — | — | 5 | 5 | 4 | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 15 | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | W 13 | W 12 | — | W 9 | WNW 6 | N 3 | W 6 | — | — | WSW 5 | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 3 | WSW 5 | W 7 | W 8 | — |
| kJ | — | 1087 | 976 | — | 471 | 176 | 2 | 28 | — | — | 13 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 29 | 209 | 186 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 71 | 91 | 87 | 44 | 313 | 46 | 46 | 48 | 3 | 218 | 276 | 87 | 44 | 43 | 0 | 0 | 87 | 87 | 187 | 71 | 43 |
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