Putsborough Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright folks, Rusty here. Let’s be straight with you: the next couple of weeks are looking pretty grim for a paddle. We’ve got a long stretch of small, weak surf and onshore slop ahead, so don’t get your hopes up for anything epic. We’re looking at a solid gap of poor conditions before anything even remotely rideable shows its face.

Right now, through the weekend and into the early part of next week, there’s just nothing doing. We’re talking tiny, knee-high slop with barely any energy. The combined energy is stuck in the low double digits, like 12 or 13, which is just weak. The wind is mostly cross-onshore or onshore, messing up what little texture there is. You might see a clean window here or there, like Saturday morning or Tuesday morning, but with waves that small, it’s not worth suiting up.

The middle of next week brings a slight pulse, but it’s pretty pathetic. Wednesday and Thursday see the swell bump to maybe 2ft to 3ft, but it’s still poor quality. The energy climbs into the 100s, which is moderate, but the wind is cross-onshore and the waves are choppy. Saturday, the 16th, the swell pushes to 4ft in the morning, and the energy hits 104. It’s still not clean, though, with a cross-shore breeze messing it up.

Then we go into the following week. The swell hangs around 4ft to 5ft, but all that size is accompanied by lousy winds. Mostly cross-onshore, which keeps things lumpy and uninviting. Monday the 17th has that 5ft swell in the morning with light winds, but it’s a cross-on, and the energy is a moderate 229. Not bad for a push, but the quality just isn’t there.

The only real standout, and I’m talking about the one to watch, is Friday, August 21st. We’ve got a proper swell coming in, 8ft in the morning from the WSW, and the energy is through the roof at 499. That’s strong. The wind, however, is howling from the SW at 25 mph, making it a messy, blown-out mess. But in the afternoon, it switches to a cross-offshore wind from the SSW at 22 mph, and the swell drops to a still solid 6ft. The energy is still massive at 433. That afternoon looks like the only real window of clean, powerful surf in the whole damn fortnight. It’ll be big and powerful, so it’s not for the faint of heart or the beginners. 8ft is over the "too big for beginners" mark for sure. And given the power, this looks more like a session for the experienced crew. It's a long way out, so treat it as promising, but not a guarantee.

So there you have it. A whole lot of nothing for a while, then one potentially great afternoon. Keep your eyes on that Friday the 21st. Until then, maybe find something else to do.

Rusty out.

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