Putsborough Surf Forecast and Surf Report

The next sixteen days are looking pretty grim for Putsborough, to be honest. The surf just isn’t there, and when there’s a wave, the wind has been ruining it. For the first stretch, we’re looking at a solid run of poor conditions, with moderate to fresh onshore winds chopping things up. The water is at 65°, which is much warmer than normal for this time of year, so you won’t need a thick suit, but that’s about the only bright spot early on.

Wednesday the 16th kicks off with a 5ft W swell at 10 seconds, but a moderate NW breeze leaves it messy. The energy is moderate at 494, but it’s all for nothing. Through Thursday and Friday, the swell stays around 6-6ft but the period drops to 7 seconds, so it loses all its punch, and fresh cross-onshore winds just pile on the lump. On Saturday the 19th there’s still a 7ft W swell, but it’s cross-shore and messy. The whole first week is a washout.

Sunday the 20th sees the swell back down to 3ft, and the wind finally backs off to just a light breeze, but it’s still cross-onshore with small ripples. Monday the 21st, the swell drops to 2ft and the morning is glassy, but there’s just no energy. The combined energy is a weak 42, so there’s nothing to ride.

Then we hit a long flat spell from Tuesday the 22nd through to Monday the 28th. The swell is tiny, nothing above 3ft, and despite the clean, cross-offshore winds, there’s just nothing to work with. A 2ft wave with a 16-second period on Tuesday afternoon is a tease – it’s clean, but there’s no power. Even when a long-period groundswell tries to show up on Friday the 25th with an 18-second period, the height is only 1.0ft. It’s a barren stretch.

The only glimmer of hope is on Tuesday the 29th. The afternoon sees a jump in energy to a strong 637, with a 6ft WSW swell at 10 seconds, and it’s clean with a cross-offshore E breeze. This is the standout of the whole period. It’s not a perfect, crazy day, but compared to everything else, it’s the best on offer. Putsborough is a exposed beach, and with a period of 10 seconds, it should have some shape. Given the size, it’s still manageable for intermediates, but beginners should be cautious.

After that, it fades quickly. Wednesday the 30th drops to 4ft, and then we’re back to tiny waves for the first of October. There’s a 4ft W swell on Thursday afternoon but it’s only a 6-second period, so it’ll be weak and crumbly.

Honestly, if you’ve got a window, the 29th is the one to look at. It’s not epic, but it’s the only real surf in the whole 16 days. The rest is a waiting game.

Rusty

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