Surf Forecasts:
Putsborough surf forecast from 23 Jul 2026:
- Most powerful swell: Sunday 26 Jul, 1PM (local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 7s period, W swell with 254 kJ wave energy.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Putsborough this week:
The most powerful waves expected at Putsborough in the next 16 days are 1.6m 7s and forecast to arrive on Sunday (Jul 26) at 1PM. 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+) | - | - |
| Best Surf | - | - |
| Most Powerful | 1PM (Sun 26th Jul) | 5ft (1.6m) 7s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Putsborough over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Alright, Rusty here. Let’s have a look at what’s on offer.
Honestly, mate, it’s a pretty grim stretch for Putsborough. The whole 16-day window is a write-off for decent surf. We’re looking at a long, flat spell with nothing that’s worth paddling out for. The best you can hope for is a bit of movement, but it’s all going to be ragged and messy.
Thursday the 23rd and Friday the 24th are non-starters – tiny 0.7ft leftovers from the west with weak energy (6 to 10 combined energy). The water is a notable 65°, which is much warmer than normal for this time of year, but that’s about the only bright spot. Saturday the 25th sees a tiny bump, but it’s a junky 3ft at best with a short, fat period of 5 seconds and cross-onshore winds making it choppy. Not worth a second look.
Sunday the 26th is the only time the swell gets any size, pushing 5ft from the west with a period of 7 seconds. The combined energy jumps to 253 (moderate), but the wind is howling onshore at 18-22 mph, so it’ll be a closeout mess – more of a kite session than a paddle. That’s the only real pulse of energy in the whole 16 days, and it’s blown out.
From Monday the 27th right through to Friday the 7th of August, it’s a dead zone. Waist-high dribble at best, with most days offering 0.7ft to 2ft of weak, short-period slop. The winds are a mixed bag of cross-shore, onshore, or light, but the swell is just too small to do anything with. There are a few glassy mornings, like the 28th and the 31st, but with 0.7ft to 2ft on offer, it’s a flat lake.
The bottom line: there’s no surf worth chasing at Putsborough in this window. It’s a total blank run. The only time the ocean gets any grunt, the wind ruins it. For the rest, you’re better off checking the forecast again in a few days, because it can’t stay this flat forever.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Thu afternoon, min 15°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryMostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Tue afternoon, min 14°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WNW on Sun morning, calm by Tue night). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 23 | Friday 24 | Saturday 25 | Sunday 26 | Monday 27 | Tuesday 28 | Wednesday 29 | |||||||||||||||
AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | |
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | WNW 4 | W 5 | W 6 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 8 | W 6 | W 6 | W 10 | W 10 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 45 | 95 | 253 | 254 | 179 | 81 | 35 | 18 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 9 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | on | on | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross | glassy | on | glassy | cross-on | on | cross-on |
High Tide | 1:48PM6.08m | 2:22AM5.96m | 3:01PM5.94m | 3:38AM5.92m | 4:13PM6.08m | 4:44AM6.14m | 5:11PM6.42m | 5:37AM6.50m | 5:59PM6.85m | 6:20AM6.91m | 6:39PM7.30m | 6:58AM7.30m | 7:16PM7.71m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 8:02PM2.75m | 8:37AM2.82m | 9:16PM2.83m | 9:50AM2.79m | 10:27PM2.66m | 10:54AM2.54m | 11:25PM2.33m | 11:45AM2.17m | 00:11AM1.93m | 12:28PM1.76m | 00:51AM1.54m | 1:05PM1.39m | 1:27AM1.21m | ||||||||
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 | 5:28 | — | — | 5:28 | — | — | 5:31 | — | — | 5:31 | — | — | 5:33 | — | — | 5:35 | — | — | 5:35 | — | — |
 | — | — | 9:16 | — | — | 9:15 | — | — | 9:14 | — | — | 9:13 | — | — | 9:12 | — | — | 9:09 | — | — | 9:08 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 20 | 22 | 19 | 17 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 15 | 17 | 16 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 18 |
Feels °C | 18 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 12 | 15 | 15 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 16 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | W 9 | W 8 | NNW 3 | W 8 | NW 3 | W 8 | — | — | — | — | W 7 | W 6 | — | W 6 | W 6 | W 5 | W 6 | W 6 | W 10 | W 10 |
| kJ | — | 6 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 179 | 81 | — | 18 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 8 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 9 | — | — | W 8 | — | W 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 11 | — | W 8 |
| kJ | 6 | — | — | 5 | — | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 2 | — | 5 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 15 | — | — | W 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 12 | W 11 | W 8 | — | W 8 |
| kJ | 4 | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 2 | 1 | — | 1 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | NNW 4 | — | WNW 2 | — | WNW 4 | W 5 | W 6 | W 7 | W 7 | — | — | W 6 | — | — | — | — | — | W 3 | W 4 |
| kJ | — | — | 5 | — | 1 | — | 7 | 45 | 95 | 253 | 254 | — | — | 35 | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | 9 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 89 | 852 | 89 | 444 | 1733 | 441 | 412 | 412 | 47 | 625 | 851 | 47 | 142 | 324 | 39 | 89 | 117 | 89 | 143 | 161 | 142 |
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