Surf Forecasts:
Putsborough surf forecast from 5 Sep 2026:
- Best quality surf: Saturday 5 Sep, 10PM (local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 10s period, W swell with cross-offshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Monday 7 Sep, 1PM (local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 13s period, W swell with 1,103 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Saturday 5 Sep, 10PM (local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 10s 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 Saturday (Sep 05) at 10PM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.8m and 10s period with a secondary swell of 0.1m and 13s. 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 1.8m 13s and forecast to arrive on Monday (Sep 07) at 1PM. Winds are predicted to be cross-onshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 0.3m 2s period and expected on Sunday (Sep 06) at 1PM.
| Wave Type | Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 10PM (Sat 5th Sep) | 2.5ft (0.8m) 10s |
| Best Surf | 10PM (Sat 5th Sep) | 2.5ft (0.8m) 10s |
| Most Powerful | 1PM (Mon 7th Sep) | 6ft (1.8m) 13s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Putsborough over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Gutted, folks. I’ve been staring at the charts for Putsborough and, well, it’s a rough stretch ahead. The whole 16-day window is a write-off for a proper surf, honestly. We’re looking at a long, flat, and messy spell that’ll test your patience more than your paddling.
We kick off this Saturday morning, September 5th, with some hope but it gets dashed pretty quick. There’s a weak 4ft swell rolling in from the W, but the period is a gutless 7 seconds and the wind is cross-on. It’s just lumpy and poor. The water temp is 66°F, which is 4°F warmer than normal for this time of year—that’s a notable bump, we're in for a warm one.
The energy stays weak through Sunday with a dribble of swell, but it’s not worth getting wet for. Then Monday and Tuesday, September 7th and 8th, we see a pulse of energy. The combined energy reads 1000 and 1316, which is strong, but it’s all for nothing. The swell jumps to 6ft to 7ft, but the period is short and the wind is onshore, creating a full-on choppy mess. Putsborough is fairly exposed but this is just onshore slop. If it was a beach setup, I’d say it’s more for the kitesurfers, but even they’d be battling the lump.
The rest of the week into the weekend is a continuation of this poor theme. The swell drops, the wind stays up, and we get rain and more cross-shore junk. The energy falls off a cliff after Tuesday, dropping to three digits and then into the low double digits by the middle of next week.
From about Wednesday, September 16th onwards, we are in full flat-spell territory. The swell heights barely scrape 1ft with weak energy readings in the teens. It’s just dead. There’s a brief window on Sunday the 20th where the wind goes cross-off and it’s clean, but there is nothing but a 1ft ripple to ride. It doesn't matter how clean it is if there's no wave.
So, the brutal truth is there are no standout days. No hidden gem. This is a proper flat, blown-out run. Putsborough and its fairly consistent nature is going to be a casualty of this pattern. We just gotta wait it out. It won't be like this forever, the ocean always turns.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Warm (max 23°C on Sun morning, min 15°C on Sat morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the S on Sat night, fresh winds from the WSW by Mon night). | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Very mild (max 17°C on Tue night, min 13°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Wed night, fresh winds from the SSW by Thu night). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 5 | Sunday 6 | Monday 7 | Tuesday 8 | Wednesday 9 | Thursday 10 | Friday 11 | |||||||||||||||
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 7 | W 10 | W 10 | WSW 9 | WSW 6 | WSW 8 | W 11 | W 13 | W 7 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 8 | WSW 9 | W 8 | W 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 113 | 148 | 88 | 62 | 59 | 113 | 505 | 1070 | 487 | 460 | 327 | 225 | 84 | 67 | 23 | 69 | 93 | 206 | 103 | 334 | 176 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | cross-on | off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-on | cross-off | on | on | cross-on |
High Tide | 12:46PM6.49m | 1:32AM6.26m | 2:18PM6.31m | 3:09AM6.30m | 3:49PM6.67m | 4:29AM6.81m | 4:57PM7.35m | 5:27AM7.47m | 5:50PM8.05m | 6:15AM8.07m | 6:34PM8.61m | 6:56AM8.52m | 7:14PM8.95m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 6:58PM2.44m | 7:47AM2.64m | 8:46PM2.50m | 9:31AM2.45m | 10:17PM2.04m | 10:46AM1.88m | 11:20PM1.39m | 11:40AM1.24m | 00:08AM0.77m | 12:24PM0.68m | 00:49AM0.32m | 1:03PM0.29m | 1:25AM0.07m | ||||||||
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 | 6:35 | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | 6:43 | — | — |
 | — | 7:54 | — | — | 7:52 | — | — | 7:50 | — | — | 7:47 | — | — | 7:45 | — | — | 7:43 | — | — | 7:40 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 16 | 16 | 23 | 23 | 18 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 |
Feels °C | 14 | 13 | 14 | 19 | 20 | 16 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 7 | W 10 | W 10 | WSW 9 | W 9 | WSW 16 | W 11 | — | W 12 | W 10 | — | W 6 | W 8 | WSW 8 | W 6 | W 12 | WSW 7 | WSW 8 | WSW 9 | WSW 8 | W 8 |
| kJ | 113 | 148 | 88 | 62 | 6 | 53 | 505 | — | 330 | 460 | — | 56 | 37 | 23 | 23 | 3 | 93 | 206 | 103 | 72 | 176 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 9 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | W 13 | W 12 | W 13 | — | — | — | — | W 9 | — | — | WSW 8 | WSW 7 | W 11 | W 10 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 60 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 361 | — | — | — | — | 57 | — | — | 19 | 10 | 2 | 71 | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 12 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | WSW 6 | WSW 8 | — | W 13 | W 7 | — | W 9 | W 9 | W 6 | W 6 | — | WSW 7 | — | — | WNW 5 | W 8 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 59 | 113 | — | 1070 | 487 | — | 327 | 225 | 84 | 67 | — | 69 | — | — | 102 | 334 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 44 | 64 | 0 | 218 | 137 | 87 | 313 | 313 | 71 | 88 | 313 | 67 | 109 | 276 | 276 | 274 | 276 | 387 | 313 | 313 | 47 |
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