Putsborough Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, Rusty here again, giving you the same grim outlook in feet and degrees.

Honestly, it's a pretty bleak stretch ahead. The whole sixteen-day forecast is a flat spell, with almost nothing to get excited about. We're looking at a long, long gap with no real surf to speak of. The first few days are dead flat, and that pattern just keeps on going. There's a tiny flicker of life right at the very end, but it's a long way off.

For the first couple of weeks, it's all tiny, weak dribble. The swell is consistently under 3ft, mostly around 0.7ft, and the wave energy is in the single digits or low tens (10 to 20). That's not surf, that's a lake. The wind is mostly onshore or cross-onshore, and the "wave comment" just keeps saying "poor surf conditions". It's a total washout. The water is a warm 65°F, and that's a solid 4°F warmer than usual for this time of year, so the water feels great, but what's the point if there's no waves?

Now, the one glimmer of light comes right at the end of the run. On the morning of Wednesday, August 5th, we finally see a pulse. The swell bumps up to 4ft from the WSW, with a period of 7 seconds and moderate energy of 137. The wind is glassy from the ESE, which is a massive positive. The report says "surfable waves but very ordinary conditions," but that glassy wind is a big deal. For a beginner-friendly break like Putsborough, that 4ft, clean, glassy surf is the best we'll see. It's not going to be epic, but given the desert of flatness before it, it's the only game in town. That's the one to keep an eye on, but it's a long way out, so treat it as a promising rumour rather than a guarantee.

Putsborough is a fairly consistent, beginner-friendly spot, but it's going through a very dry spell. It tends not to stay this poor for long, so keep the faith.

Rusty.

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