Surf Forecasts:
Putsborough surf forecast from 25 Aug 2026:
- Best quality surf: Sunday 30 Aug, 7AM (local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 10s period, WSW swell with cross-offshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Saturday 29 Aug, 4PM (local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 7s period, SW swell with 509 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Sunday 30 Aug, 7AM (local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 10s period with WSW 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 Sunday (Aug 30) at 7AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 1.5m and 10s period. The wind is predicted to be cross-offshore as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at Putsborough in the next 16 days are 2.3m 7s and forecast to arrive on Saturday (Aug 29) at 4PM. Winds are predicted to be cross-shore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 0.4m 3s period and expected on Thursday (Aug 27) at 7AM.
| Wave Type | Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 7AM (Sun 30th Aug) | 5ft (1.5m) 10s |
| Best Surf | 7AM (Sun 30th Aug) | 5ft (1.5m) 10s |
| Most Powerful | 4PM (Sat 29th Aug) | 7.5ft (2.3m) 7s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Putsborough over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Alright folks, let's talk about Putsborough. It's a pretty bleak picture for the next 16 days, to be honest. The only break on the cards is Putsborough, a beginner-friendly spot that's fairly consistent, but the conditions are just not lining up for us.
For a stretch from now until the start of September, we're looking at tiny, weak swell. The water temp is sitting at a noticeably warm 67°F, which is a solid 5°F warmer than normal for this time of year, so that's a little something.
We’ve got a few early windows of clean, glassy surf on the morning of Friday, 28 August. The swell is small at 2ft from the SW, but with glassy conditions, it’s about as good as it gets right now. The combined energy is weak (60). That’s your best shot in the first week, and it’s not saying much.
Then, things get messy. We see a big pulse of SW swell rolling in on Saturday, 29 August, with heights up to 8ft and strong energy (728), but the wind is howling at 25 mph from the WSW, creating a nasty cross-shore chop. That's too big for beginners anyway, and the wind destroys it for everyone. The next few days stay windy and lumpy, with poor conditions across the board.
Into the second week, the winds don't let up. There's another large, energetic swell on Monday, 7 September, with a 5ft swell from the W and a very long period of 12 seconds. That’s a proper groundswell, but it’s paired with a 28 mph cross-onshore wind, making an absolute mess of it. That long period would be magic at a point break, but at a beach setup like this with onshore wind, it’s just a washing machine.
The only real standout in this whole sorry outlook is the morning of Wednesday, 9 September. We’ve got a 5ft swell from the W with an 11-second period, and... wait for it... light offshore winds from the NW. The combined energy is moderate (492), and for a few hours, it could be clean and have some shape. It's a long way out, so don't book the trip, but it’s the one to watch.
Honestly, for most of this period, the wind is so strong and the surf is so messy that this setup looks more interesting for kite surfing than paddle surfing.
Keep an eye on that 9th of September.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 23mm), heaviest during Thu morning. Warm (max 22°C on Tue afternoon, min 16°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryModerate rain (total 15mm), heaviest on Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 19°C on Sat morning, min 15°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SW on Sat afternoon, light winds from the SSW by Sat night). | |||||||||||||||||||
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | W 7 | W 7 | SW 7 | WSW 5 | W 6 | W 6 | WSW 6 | SW 7 | WSW 9 | WSW 10 | WSW 9 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 9 |
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 kJ | 17 | 30 | 24 | 21 | 18 | 10 | 9 | 19 | 61 | 62 | 128 | 177 | 509 | 343 | 383 | 211 | 92 | 67 | 63 | 118 |
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Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | on | on | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 5:39PM6.80m | 5:59AM6.91m | 6:17PM7.40m | 6:35AM7.45m | 6:51PM7.94m | 7:08AM7.92m | 7:24PM8.36m | 7:41AM8.27m | 7:57PM8.65m | 8:14AM8.48m | 8:30PM8.75m | 8:48AM8.52m | 9:05PM8.67m | |||||||
Low Tide | 11:54PM1.92m | 12:08PM1.70m | 00:30AM1.39m | 12:42PM1.20m | 1:03AM0.93m | 1:14PM0.79m | 1:33AM0.57m | 1:44PM0.50m | 2:04AM0.35m | 2:15PM0.35m | 2:34AM0.29m | 2:47PM0.35m | 3:06AM0.40m | |||||||
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 | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | 6:26 | — | — |
 | 8:19 | — | — | 8:15 | — | — | 8:14 | — | — | 8:12 | — | — | 8:09 | — | — | 8:07 | — | — | 8:06 | — |
mm | 1 | 2 | — | — | 5 | 13 | — | — | 2 | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | 2 | 8 | 2 | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 22 | 17 | 21 | 22 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 17 | 17 |
Feels °C | 20 | 16 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 9 | 12 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | W 7 | W 7 | SW 7 | W 8 | SW 7 | W 6 | — | — | WSW 9 | WSW 10 | WSW 9 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 9 |
| kJ | 17 | 30 | 24 | 21 | 18 | 10 | 9 | 19 | 1 | 19 | 128 | — | — | 343 | 383 | 211 | 92 | 67 | 63 | 118 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | — | — | ENE 3 | SW 8 | WSW 9 | — | W 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 11 | — | — |
| kJ | 3 | 3 | 2 | — | — | 1 | 3 | 8 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | W 13 | — | SW 7 | W 12 | — | — | W 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 7 | 3 | — | 2 | 3 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 4 | ESE 3 | — | — | — | SE 3 | — | WSW 4 | WSW 5 | W 6 | — | WSW 6 | SW 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 4 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | 9 | 61 | 62 | — | 177 | 509 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 73 | 3 | 106 | 431 | 287 | 338 | 137 | 87 | 87 | 254 | 87 | 231 | 276 | 91 | 20 | 218 | 313 | 313 | 276 | 102 |
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