Surf Forecasts:
Putsborough surf forecast from 26 Jul 2026:
- Best quality surf: Tuesday 28 Jul, 4AM (local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 6s period, W swell with cross-offshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Monday 27 Jul, 4AM (local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 7s period, W swell with 189 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Tuesday 28 Jul, 4AM (local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 6s period with W 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 Tuesday (Jul 28) at 4AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.9m and 6s 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 1.4m 7s and forecast to arrive on Monday (Jul 27) at 4AM. Winds are predicted to be onshore at the time the swell arrives.
| Wave Type | Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 4AM (Tue 28th Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) 6s |
| Best Surf | 4AM (Tue 28th Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) 6s |
| Most Powerful | 4AM (Mon 27th Jul) | 4.5ft (1.4m) 7s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Putsborough over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Alright, let’s talk about Putsborough. To be straight with you, the next week or so is looking pretty grim. The swell is there at times, but the wind’s just not playing ball. We’ve got a long stretch of poor conditions to work through.
Looking at the overall pattern, we’re staring down the barrel of mostly small, weak swell with onshore or cross-onshore winds for days. It’s a frustrating run for the most part.
The first chance of anything decent doesn’t really show itself until Sunday the 9th of August. The morning is the standout here. We’ve got a glassy window (ENE 5 km/h) with a 1.8m swell from the WNW, period around 6 seconds. The combined swell energy is a solid 222 (moderate wave energy). That’s the pick of the entire outlook – glassy conditions with a decent push of swell. Just be aware the wind goes onshore in the afternoon, so you’ll want to be out early.
Before that Sunday, there’s a whole lot of nothing. Plenty of days with lumpy, onshore slop. The water temp has been much warmer than normal (3° anomaly), which is a bit of a novelty, but doesn’t help the surf.
For the rest of the window after the 9th, Monday morning the 10th of August might offer a tiny clean window with a 0.8m WSW swell and offshore wind from the SW (15 km/h), but the swell is small and weak (139 combined energy). Not enough to get excited about.
Honestly, that Sunday morning of the 9th is the only real highlight. Get on it if you can, because the rest of the outlook is a write-off for clean, rideable surf.
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Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Tue morning, min 15°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WNW on Sun afternoon, calm by Tue night). | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryMostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Wed afternoon, min 14°C on Fri night). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||||
Sun 26 | Monday 27 | Tuesday 28 | Wednesday 29 | Thursday 30 | Friday 31 | Saturday 1 | ||||||||||||||
PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 5 | W 5 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | WSW 6 | W 7 | W 6 | W 6 | W 7 | W 5 | W 6 | W 5 | W 6 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 303 | 184 | 111 | 81 | 55 | 31 | 13 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 17 | 91 | 168 | 84 | 116 | 107 | 24 | 30 | 21 | 15 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross | cross | on | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on |
High Tide | 5:11PM6.42m | 5:37AM6.50m | 5:59PM6.85m | 6:20AM6.91m | 6:39PM7.30m | 6:58AM7.30m | 7:16PM7.71m | 7:33AM7.62m | 7:50PM8.03m | 8:07AM7.86m | 8:24PM8.24m | 8:41AM8.00m | 8:58PM8.32m | |||||||
Low Tide | 11:25PM2.33m | 11:45AM2.17m | 00:11AM1.93m | 12:28PM1.76m | 00:51AM1.54m | 1:05PM1.39m | 1:27AM1.21m | 1:39PM1.09m | 2:00AM0.96m | 2:11PM0.89m | 2:32AM0.80m | 2:42PM0.79m | 3:04AM0.76m | |||||||
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 | — | — | 5:33 | — | — | 5:35 | — | — | 5:35 | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | 5:39 | — | — | 5:41 | — | — |
 | — | 9:13 | — | — | 9:12 | — | — | 9:09 | — | — | 9:08 | — | — | 9:07 | — | — | 9:06 | — | — | 9:04 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 16 |
Feels °C | 14 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | W 7 | — | W 6 | W 6 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | W 8 | W 10 | — | — | W 6 | W 6 | — | W 7 | W 6 | W 10 | W 6 |
| kJ | — | — | 111 | — | 55 | 31 | 13 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 17 | — | — | 84 | 116 | — | 8 | 30 | 8 | 15 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 11 | W 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 11 | W 11 | W 8 | W 9 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 9 | 1 | 7 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 9 | — | — | W 8 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | 5 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 7 | W 7 | — | W 6 | — | — | — | — | — | W 3 | WSW 3 | WSW 6 | W 7 | — | — | W 7 | W 5 | — | W 5 | — |
| kJ | 303 | 184 | — | 81 | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 4 | 91 | 168 | — | — | 107 | 24 | — | 21 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 313 | 313 | 313 | 272 | 55 | 90 | 102 | 80 | 39 | 276 | 366 | 313 | 313 | 184 | 144 | 350 | 144 | 142 | 161 | 143 |
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