Surf Forecasts:
Putsborough surf forecast from 29 Aug 2026:
- Most powerful swell: Monday 31 Aug, 4AM (local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 9s period, WSW swell with 1,019 kJ wave energy.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Putsborough this week:
The most powerful waves expected at Putsborough in the next 16 days are 2.5m 9s and forecast to arrive on Monday (Aug 31) at 4AM. 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+) | - | - |
| Best Surf | - | - |
| Most Powerful | 4AM (Mon 31st Aug) | 8ft (2.5m) 9s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Putsborough over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Alright folks, Rusty here with the lowdown for Putsborough. Let’s cut through the noise.
The first week is dead. From Saturday the 29th all the way through to the end of that week, don’t bother waxing up. The wind is raw and from every wrong angle, chewing up any swell that tries to form. You’ll see some short-period windswell, but it’s just messy and choppy. It’s a total loss.
Keep your eyes on the second week. Monday the 7th of September is the first real glimmer. The morning goes glassy – dead calm wind. There’s a 6ft groundswell from the west with an 11-second period. The energy is solid (637). That glassy surface will make it look like a pool. It’s a promise, but still a week and a half out.
Now, if you’ve got the nuts for it, Thursday the 10th of September is your day. The morning brings an 8ft swell from the west-southwest, with a light offshore breeze from the southeast keeping things clean. The energy reading is 919 – strong. By the afternoon, it’s pumping at 10ft from the same direction, with energy at 1409, and the wind stays offshore. At that size at Putsborough, this is for experts only. Anything over 8ft here gets serious. The offshore wind will make it photogenic, but it’ll be a handful.
Water temp is reading 67°F right now, which is about 5° warmer than usual for this time of year. That is a big anomaly – the water is way warmer than it should be.
Bottom line: the first week is a total wash. The two bright spots are the clean, glassy 6ft on the 7th for the general crew, and the heavy, offshore 8-10ft on the 10th for the hardcore crew. Keep checking back, things could sharpen up.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 30mm), heaviest during Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 19°C on Sat morning, min 15°C on Mon morning). Mainly strong winds. | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryModerate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Wed night. Very mild (max 19°C on Wed morning, min 16°C on Tue morning). Mainly strong winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 29 | Sunday 30 | Monday 31 | Tuesday 1 | Wednesday 2 | Thursday 3 | Friday 4 | |||||||||||||||
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 6 | WSW 8 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 8 | WSW 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | WSW 8 | WSW 6 | WSW 7 | WSW 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 0 | 117 | 554 | 288 | 373 | 878 | 918 | 588 | 262 | 127 | 96 | 85 | 162 | 513 | 615 | 333 | 326 | 271 | 321 | 521 | 549 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross | cross-on | on | on | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 7:57PM8.65m | 8:14AM8.48m | 8:30PM8.75m | 8:48AM8.52m | 9:05PM8.67m | 9:23AM8.38m | 9:42PM8.39m | 10:02AM8.06m | 10:22PM7.93m | 10:44AM7.58m | 11:10PM7.34m | 11:36AM7.01m | 00:10AM6.71m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 1:44PM0.50m | 2:04AM0.35m | 2:15PM0.35m | 2:34AM0.29m | 2:47PM0.35m | 3:06AM0.40m | 3:20PM0.52m | 3:41AM0.68m | 3:58PM0.86m | 4:20AM1.12m | 4:41PM1.36m | 5:08AM1.70m | 5:37PM1.94m | ||||||||
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 | 6:24 | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | 6:33 | — | — |
 | — | 8:09 | — | — | 8:07 | — | — | 8:06 | — | — | 8:02 | — | — | 8:00 | — | — | 7:59 | — | — | 7:57 | — |
mm | 10 | — | 1 | 2 | 13 | 3 | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 2 | 10 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 18 | 17 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 18 |
Feels °C | 17 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | WSW 8 | — | WSW 9 | — | — | — | — | W 10 | W 9 | W 18 | W 16 | W 16 | — | — | SW 15 | SW 15 | W 13 | — | — | SW 14 |
| kJ | — | 117 | — | 288 | — | — | — | — | 262 | 127 | 6 | 5 | 5 | — | — | 8 | 9 | 53 | — | — | 8 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 16 | — | — | — | — | W 16 | SW 15 | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | — | — | — | — | 5 | 9 | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 6 | — | WSW 9 | — | WSW 8 | WSW 9 | W 9 | W 9 | — | — | W 9 | WSW 8 | WSW 6 | WSW 7 | WSW 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 8 |
| kJ | 68 | — | 554 | — | 373 | 878 | 918 | 588 | — | — | 96 | 85 | 162 | 513 | 615 | 333 | 326 | 271 | 321 | 521 | 549 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 227 | 46 | 71 | 20 | 57 | 187 | 94 | 187 | 20 | 87 | 87 | 137 | 370 | 265 | 276 | 171 | 313 | 313 | 320 | 187 | 91 |
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