Putsborough Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright folks, Rusty here. Let’s have a proper look at what Putsborough’s got lined up for us over the next couple of weeks.

Honestly, the outlook is a tough one. We’ve got a long stretch of tiny, weak surf and tricky winds ahead. It’s not all doom and gloom though, because there are a couple of windows where things could come together nicely, especially for the more experienced crew.

Right now, starting from Thursday the 6th of August, the swell is small at 2ft from the west, but the cross-onshore wind is making it choppy and messy. Not worth paddling out for. That theme continues right through the weekend and into the start of the next week. The wave heights are tiny, mostly around 0.7ft, and the wind is all over the place. Even though we get a bit of glass on Saturday morning the 8th, there's just no energy in the water to push a decent wave. The combined swell energy is pitiful, barely registering (7).

We do get a clean spell on Tuesday the 11th with a light offshore from the ESE, but again, the swell is a measly 0.7ft. You’d be floating around doing nothing.

Now, the first real sign of life shows up on Wednesday the 12th of August. The swell bumps up to 3ft from the west with a period of 10 seconds, and the combined energy jumps to a moderate 126. The wind is a light cross-shore from the NE, keeping things fairly clean. This is the first moment we could actually catch a few. Still, it’s not huge, but it’s a start.

The swell builds a bit more on Thursday the 13th, reaching 3ft from the WSW. The energy is moderate (197), but the wind swings to a cross-onshore from the west, putting a bit of chop on the face. It’s surfable, but not the cleanest.

Things get interesting on Monday the 17th of August. The afternoon sees the swell jump to 4ft from the WNW, with a solid energy reading of 164. The wind is light from the north, so it’s a light cross-onshore, keeping it from being perfect. But that’s the biggest swell we’ve seen so far. For the experienced surfers, this could be the pick of the bunch, though the period is a short 6 seconds, so it’ll be a bit bumpy and crumbly.

The standout, and the one I’d circle on the calendar, is Tuesday the 18th of August. We’ve got a clean 3ft swell from the west, with a moderate period of 8 seconds, but the key here is the cross-offshore wind from the south. The combined energy is solid at 149, and those winds will groom the faces beautifully. This is the cleanest, most rideable window in the whole forecast. For the better surfers, this is your morning session.

After that, the wind gets strong and onshore from Wednesday the 19th, with a fresh breeze making things lumpy and ugly. The swell sticks around at 3ft, but the conditions are blown out. By Friday the 21st, the wind is howling from the NW at 18 mph and the swell is dropping, so we’re back to square one.

To sum it up: the first week is a write-off for decent surf. The best bets are the morning of Wednesday the 12th for the patient ones, and the standout clean session on Tuesday the 18th. That’s the one to wait for.

Rusty.

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