Surf Forecasts:
Putsborough surf forecast from 13 Sep 2026:
- Most powerful swell: Wednesday 16 Sep, 1PM (local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 10s period, W swell with 556 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 10s and forecast to arrive on Wednesday (Sep 16) at 1PM. 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 | 1PM (Wed 16th Sep) | 5ft (1.6m) 10s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Putsborough over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Alright, Rusty here. Let’s talk about what’s on offer for the next couple of weeks at Putsborough.
Honestly, looking out the window, the forecast is a tough one. We’ve got a lot of days ahead where the wind is just not playing ball, making things messy and cross-choppy. The water’s sitting at a warm 65°, which is much warmer than average for this time of year, so it’s pleasant for a paddle but the surf is a different story.
We start off with a bit of a wait. The first real chance of anything worth getting out of bed for isn’t until Monday the 21st of September, in the morning. That’s a good 9 days away. It's not big stuff – just a 4ft swell from the WNW with a short 7-second period. The real beauty here is the wind: glassy conditions. That’s a major positive, lacing up the surface like a mirror. The wave energy is weak, measuring (112), but with that glass, you’ll get the best of what’s there. It’s surfable, but honestly, it's just ordinary.
After that Monday morning window, the rest of the week just drops off. By Tuesday the 22nd we're down to 2ft, and it just keeps shrinking through the end of the month. We’re looking at a solid run of tiny, weak swells with nothing to recommend. On Thursday the 24th and Friday the 25th, we finally get some clean offshore winds from the SE, but the swell is a pathetic 0.7ft to 1ft with barely any energy (7 to 44). It’s clean and pretty, but you’d be surfing in your own footprint. Not worth it for a paddle.
So, to sum it up: the best on offer by a long shot is that Monday morning window on the 21st. It’s not a classic, but with the glassy conditions, it’s the only standout in a flat stretch. The rest of the 16-day window is a write-off. A place like Putsborough, when the wind is cross or onshore, it just turns into a washing machine. Kite surfers might find the strong crosswinds interesting on the 12th, 19th, and 20th, but for a surfer with a paddle, there’s nothing doing.
Stay patient, lads. This is a normal dry spell for the area.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Sat night. Very mild (max 19°C on Sun night, min 16°C on Tue morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SW on Sat afternoon, light winds from the WSW by Sun afternoon). | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Very mild (max 17°C on Tue night, min 14°C on Tue night). Mainly strong winds. | |||||||||||||||||||
Sat 12 | Sunday 13 | Monday 14 | Tuesday 15 | Wednesday 16 | Thursday 17 | Friday 18 | ||||||||||||||
PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 7 | W 8 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 6 | W 7 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 10 | W 10 | W 6 | W 7 | W 6 | W 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 7 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 392 | 253 | 326 | 235 | 184 | 132 | 126 | 68 | 189 | 246 | 252 | 360 | 461 | 196 | 176 | 178 | 94 | 81 | 91 | 419 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross |
High Tide | 7:51PM9.05m | 8:10AM8.78m | 8:27PM8.89m | 8:44AM8.59m | 9:01PM8.53m | 9:17AM8.22m | 9:34PM8.01m | 9:50AM7.71m | 10:09PM7.39m | 10:25AM7.12m | 10:45PM6.72m | 11:04AM6.49m | 11:30PM6.07m | |||||||
Low Tide | 1:59AM0.04m | 2:12PM0.13m | 2:31AM0.21m | 2:45PM0.35m | 3:02AM0.56m | 3:17PM0.74m | 3:34AM1.05m | 3:50PM1.25m | 4:06AM1.62m | 4:25PM1.85m | 4:42AM2.23m | 5:08PM2.47m | ||||||||
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 | — | — | 6:47 | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | 6:54 | — | — |
 | 7:38 | — | — | 7:37 | — | — | 7:34 | — | — | 7:31 | — | — | 7:30 | — | — | 7:27 | — | — | 7:24 | — |
mm | — | 7 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 4 |
Temp °C | 18 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 18 |
Feels °C | 12 | 13 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 12 | 10 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | W 8 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | W 8 | — | — | W 8 | W 8 | — | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 8 | W 9 | W 13 | W 12 |
| kJ | — | 253 | 326 | 235 | 184 | 132 | 126 | 33 | — | — | 252 | 247 | — | 196 | 30 | 17 | 58 | 27 | 13 | 12 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 14 | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 15 | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 14 | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 14 | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 6 | W 7 | W 8 | — | W 8 | W 10 | — | W 6 | W 7 | W 6 | W 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 7 |
| kJ | 392 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 68 | 189 | 246 | — | 360 | 461 | — | 176 | 178 | 94 | 81 | 91 | 419 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 265 | 87 | 87 | 20 | 55 | 87 | 87 | 79 | 187 | 313 | 47 | 44 | 71 | 387 | 313 | 313 | 387 | 320 | 265 | 559 |
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