Surf Forecasts:
Putsborough surf forecast from 12 Sep 2026:
- Most powerful swell: Saturday 12 Sep, 10PM (local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 8s period, W swell with 441 kJ wave energy.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Putsborough this week:
The most powerful waves expected at Putsborough in the next 16 days are 1.9m 8s and forecast to arrive on Saturday (Sep 12) at 10PM. Winds are predicted to be cross-shore at the time the swell arrives.
| Wave Type | Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | - | - |
| Best Surf | - | - |
| Most Powerful | 10PM (Sat 12th Sep) | 6ft (1.9m) 8s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Putsborough over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Alright folks, Rusty here. Let’s have a look at what’s on the cards for Putsborough. I’ll be straight with you – the next couple of weeks are looking pretty grim for a proper surf. The whole 16-day window is a write-off for any decent waves, so don’t bother rushing to grab your board just yet.
We kick off on Saturday, 12 September, and honestly, it’s a dud. The water is a balmy 65°F, which is a whopping 5°F warmer than normal for this time of year – that's very unusual, but it doesn't help the waves one bit. We’ve got a weak 5ft swell from the WSW with a short period of 6 seconds, and a fresh 22 mph cross-shore wind is just chopping it all to bits. The combined wave energy is a weak 162, and it’s just poor surf conditions. This theme of messy, onshore junk continues all through the first week. Sunday and Monday offer a bit of a longer period, 10 seconds, with some 4ft to 3ft swell, but the wind is always cross-on or cross-shore, keeping things choppy and lumpy.
The middle of the week doesn’t get any better. Tuesday and Wednesday see onshore winds and some rain showers. Even when the swell bumps up to 5ft on Thursday, the fresh cross-onshore wind just ruins it. The combined energy gets up to a moderate 255, but the surf quality is still terrible.
The second week isn’t offering any relief. Saturday the 19th sees a fresh cross-shore with a 6ft swell, but it’s lumpy and poor. Sunday the 20th has a brief moment of clean conditions on the morning with a cross-offshore breeze and 5ft swell, but the period is a short 5 seconds, so the waves have no power. The afternoon gets scary with an 8ft swell and fresh cross-shore, but again, the wind is howling. This is definitely one for the experts only, if anyone even bothers.
From the 21st onward, the swell drops off a cliff. We’re looking at tiny waves, mostly under 2ft from the 23rd to the 26th. The combined energy drops to single digits. It’s flat, plain and simple. There’s a tiny glimmer on Friday the 25th with a 2ft swell and a long 11-second period, but it’s barely surfable. The wind is clean, but there’s just no water moving.
So, there you have it. A solid 16 days of nothing doing at Putsborough. No standout sessions, no hidden gems. The whole forecast is a blank. For an area like this, a stretch of poor conditions is pretty normal, but this is a long one. The forecasts can always change, but right now, don’t get your hopes up.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 30mm), heaviest during Sat night. Warm (max 20°C on Mon morning, min 16°C on Sat morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SW on Sat morning, light winds from the W by Sun morning). | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Tue morning. Very mild (max 16°C on Tue morning, min 14°C on Tue night). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 12 | Sunday 13 | Monday 14 | Tuesday 15 | Wednesday 16 | Thursday 17 | Friday 18 | |||||||||||||||
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 6 | WSW 7 | W 8 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | WNW 6 | W 10 | W 10 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 6 | W 6 | WSW 6 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 114 | 355 | 387 | 377 | 273 | 184 | 162 | 122 | 131 | 158 | 159 | 215 | 146 | 314 | 277 | 225 | 210 | 143 | 79 | 84 | 71 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 7:51PM9.05m | 8:10AM8.78m | 8:27PM8.89m | 8:44AM8.59m | 9:01PM8.53m | 9:17AM8.22m | 9:34PM8.01m | 9:50AM7.71m | 10:09PM7.39m | 10:25AM7.12m | 10:45PM6.72m | 11:04AM6.49m | 11:30PM6.07m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 1:39PM0.10m | 1:59AM0.04m | 2:12PM0.13m | 2:31AM0.21m | 2:45PM0.35m | 3:02AM0.56m | 3:17PM0.74m | 3:34AM1.05m | 3:50PM1.25m | 4:06AM1.62m | 4:25PM1.85m | 4:42AM2.23m | 5:08PM2.47m | ||||||||
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 | 6:46 | — | — | 6:47 | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | 6:54 | — | — |
 | — | 7:38 | — | — | 7:37 | — | — | 7:34 | — | — | 7:31 | — | — | 7:30 | — | — | 7:27 | — | — | 7:24 | — |
mm | — | — | 27 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 |
Feels °C | 12 | 12 | 16 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 8 | — | W 8 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | W 11 | W 11 | W 7 | W 9 | — | — | W 10 | W 10 | W 7 | W 9 | W 12 | W 8 |
| kJ | 48 | — | 299 | 377 | 273 | 184 | 162 | 122 | 131 | 9 | 20 | 215 | 85 | — | — | 30 | 8 | 96 | 27 | 12 | 12 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 9 | W 9 | — | W 12 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 27 | 27 | — | 11 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 6 | WSW 7 | W 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 7 | W 7 | — | WNW 6 | W 10 | W 10 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 6 | W 6 | WSW 6 |
| kJ | 114 | 355 | 387 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 158 | 159 | — | 146 | 314 | 277 | 225 | 210 | 143 | 79 | 84 | 71 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 273 | 276 | 87 | 20 | 64 | 64 | 87 | 87 | 55 | 67 | 46 | 46 | 46 | 109 | 276 | 276 | 313 | 313 | 87 | 320 | 87 |
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