Putsborough Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright folks, Rusty here. Let's have a look at what Puttsborough has on offer over the next couple of weeks.

Straight up, I gotta be honest with you. It is looking like a pretty bleak run of flat days and poor conditions right through the forecast period. For a spot that is fairly exposed to the west-northwest, we just aren't getting the swell we need. The entire first week is a write-off, with nothing really happening from July 27th right through until August 2nd. Swell heights are tiny, barely a ripple at 0.7ft to 2ft, and the period is short – mostly around 5 or 6 seconds. The combined energy is very weak (12 to 166), so you won't need to paddle hard to get out, but that's because there's no wave to catch. The wind is all over the shop but mostly onshore or cross-onshore, making for choppy, poor surf.

The second week doesn't bring much hope, either. There are still big gaps. The water temp anomaly isn't given in the data, so I can't tell you if it's warmer or colder than usual. From August 3rd to the 5th, we are looking at tiny 1ft leftovers from the southwest, with a bit of a better period around 7-8 seconds, but the combined energy is still weak (17 to 37). It's clean on the 3rd with offshore easterly winds, which is nice, but the swell just isn't there.

There is a potential stand-out event to watch. The data is suggesting a pulse of energy arrives late in the run, around August 7th and 8th. On the morning of the 7th, we see the swell building to 5ft from the WSW with a period of 7 seconds, and the combined energy jumps to 203 (moderate). That's *something*. The wind is cross-shore but light, so it might just be rideable. The afternoon of the 7th gets bigger, up to 6ft from the WSW (energy 310), but the wind swings cross-onshore, chopping it up. This is borderline for a beginner. Then on the morning of Saturday the 8th of August, it holds at 5ft from the W with an 8-second period and a 287 energy reading. The wind is light onshore, so it might be a bit bumpy, but it is the biggest, most consistent window we've got. Still, that 5ft at a beach break without a clean, offshore wind is a gamble.

For the rest of the run after that, it drops back down to mediocre knee-high slop with onshore winds. Frankly, given the significant swell arriving and the poor quality, this beach setup from the 7th onwards might be more interesting for the kite crew than the paddle surfers.

Because the forecast is so far out for that August 8th window, take that potential with a grain of salt. Near-term? Nothing to see here.

Rusty.

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