Putsborough Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright folks, Rusty here. Let’s take a look at what’s coming up for Putsborough over the next couple of weeks.

First off, I gotta be straight with you: the next 16 days are a real struggle. There’s a big fat nothing on the cards for quite a while. We’re looking at a serious stretch of flatness and poor conditions, with only a few days at the very end of the window that might offer a glimmer of something. Don’t get your hopes up too early.

The first proper surf recommendation is a long way off. We’ve got a gap of about a week and a half of rubbish or no surf before anything worth talking about shows up. So, for the first week, it’s all board storage and maybe a spot of fishing.

Alright, let’s get into it. The first time we see any real pulse of energy is on Sunday, July 26th. The swell picks up to 6 ft from the WNW with a period of 7 seconds. The combined energy hits 348 (moderate wave energy), so there’s some push behind it. The problem is, the wind is onshore from the NNW at 12 mph. That’s going to make it a bit messy and lumpy. For the more experienced crew, this could be doable, but it’s definitely not for beginners. The water temp is about average for the time of year, which is alright.

Monday, July 27th keeps a bit of size with 4 ft from the WNW (7 seconds, energy 144), but again, onshore wind from the NNW at 16 mph is gonna keep it bumpy. Not ideal.

The pick of the whole period, if you can call it that, is probably Saturday, August 1st. We get a 4 ft swell from the W (6 seconds, energy 158). The wind is a light cross-onshore from the W at 9 mph in the morning. That’s not perfect, but it’s the cleanest we’re going to see. The energy is moderate and the swell direction is straight out of the WNW, which is the optimum direction for Putsborough. This is your best bet, but it’s still a second-week forecast, so don’t book the day off work just yet. The afternoon gets choppier with a stronger breeze.

After that, it fades back into smaller, wind-affected slop for the rest of the window. The Sunday, August 2nd morning shows 4 ft from the W, but it’s cross-onshore and lumpy.

So, the honest truth? There’s no standout session here. The surf is marginal at best, and when there is a bit of height, the wind ruins it. If you’re desperate, the morning of Saturday, August 1st offers the most hope, but you’ll be surfing on a short-period, wind-affected swell. For a beginner, the whole 16 days is a write-off because anything over 5 ft is too big, and the wind is never truly favourable.

Keep your eyes on the sky, but don’t be surprised if you’re waiting a while.

Rusty.

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