Surf Forecasts:
Putsborough surf forecast from 27 Aug 2026:
- Most powerful swell: Saturday 29 Aug, 10PM (local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 10s period, WSW swell with 959 kJ wave energy.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Putsborough this week:
The most powerful waves expected at Putsborough in the next 16 days are 2.3m 10s and forecast to arrive on Saturday (Aug 29) at 10PM. Winds are predicted to be cross-onshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 0.6m 3s period and expected on Saturday (Aug 29) at 7AM.
| Wave Type | Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | - | - |
| Best Surf | - | - |
| Most Powerful | 10PM (Sat 29th Aug) | 7.5ft (2.3m) 10s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Putsborough over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Alright folks, Rusty here, giving you the straight talk on Putsborough.
Let me tell ya, the next week and a half is a tough one. We’re looking at a long, flat, messy stretch right from the start. The wind is howling from the west and southwest, and the swell is tiny, weak, and all chopped up. There’s a big gap with no real surf to speak of until Monday, the 7th of September.
The one true standout in this whole 16-day window comes on Monday, the 7th of September. The ocean finally wakes up with a proper pulse of groundswell out of the west, hitting a solid 10 feet. That’s a big, powerful wave – strictly for experts. The combined energy is massive, reading 1633, which is very strong. The good news? The wind goes light from the NNW, so it’s blowing offshore, promising clean, lined-up waves. The swell period is 9 seconds, so it’s got some punch, but with that much west swell at a beach break, it’s gonna be a heavy, closing-out affair unless you find the right bank. The water is sitting at about 67°F, which is much warmer than normal for this time of year – feels like summer.
After that big Monday, the surf drops off fast. Tuesday, the 8th of September afternoon has a nice long-period groundswell – 12 seconds – from the west at a clean 3 feet. The energy is moderate at 276, and the wind goes near flat calm from the WSW, so it’s worth a look if you’re patient. That long period will make for some nice, walled-up waves, but the sets will be spaced out.
Other than that, it’s back to small, onshore junk. Nothing else in this window is worth chasing. For Putsborough, this kind of stretch of poor surf is a bit unusual, but it happens. Don’t lose hope – forecasts can change.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 17mm), heaviest on Fri night. Warm (max 20°C on Thu afternoon, min 16°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Thu night, strong winds from the S by Fri night). | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryLight rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Very mild (max 18°C on Sun afternoon, min 16°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WNW on Sun night, light winds from the W by Wed morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
Thu 27 | Friday 28 | Saturday 29 | Sunday 30 | Monday 31 | Tuesday 1 | Wednesday 2 | ||||||||||||||
PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | |
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 7 | SW 3 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | SW 6 | WSW 8 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 8 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 7 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 9 | 9 | 139 | 277 | 85 | 112 | 138 | 721 | 329 | 308 | 333 | 640 | 490 | 240 | 188 | 150 | 83 | 34 | 17 | 17 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 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 | 9:23AM8.38m | 9:42PM8.39m | 10:02AM8.06m | 10:22PM7.93m | |||||||
Low Tide | 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 | 3:20PM0.52m | 3:41AM0.68m | 3:58PM0.86m | ||||||||
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 | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | 6:30 | — | — |
 | 8:14 | — | — | 8:12 | — | — | 8:09 | — | — | 8:07 | — | — | 8:06 | — | — | 8:02 | — | — | 8:00 | — |
mm | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 1 | — | 1 | 2 | 5 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 20 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 17 |
Feels °C | 18 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 7 | W 8 | — | — | — | — | WSW 8 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | — | WSW 8 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | — | W 18 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 7 |
| kJ | 9 | 5 | — | — | — | — | 138 | 721 | 329 | — | 333 | 640 | 490 | 240 | — | 6 | 83 | 34 | 17 | 17 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | W 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 9 | W 8 | W 7 | SW 15 |
| kJ | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 11 | 10 | 9 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 7 | W 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | — |
| kJ | 2 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 10 | 10 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SW 3 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | SW 6 | — | — | — | WSW 9 | — | — | — | — | W 9 | W 9 | — | — | — | WSW 4 |
| kJ | — | 9 | 139 | 277 | 85 | 112 | — | — | — | 308 | — | — | — | — | 188 | 150 | — | — | — | 8 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 137 | 128 | 230 | 251 | 233 | 188 | 276 | 71 | 20 | 425 | 187 | 44 | 187 | 20 | 225 | 184 | 44 | 55 | 276 | 347 |
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