Surf Forecasts:
Putsborough surf forecast from 8 Sep 2026:
- Best quality surf: Thursday 10 Sep, 1AM (local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 8s period, W swell with cross-offshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Friday 11 Sep, 4AM (local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 9s period, W swell with 588 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Thursday 10 Sep, 1AM (local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 8s 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 Thursday (Sep 10) at 1AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.7m and 8s 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 1.9m 9s and forecast to arrive on Friday (Sep 11) at 4AM. 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+) | 1AM (Thu 10th Sep) | 2.5ft (0.7m) 8s |
| Best Surf | 1AM (Thu 10th Sep) | 2.5ft (0.7m) 8s |
| Most Powerful | 4AM (Fri 11th Sep) | 6ft (1.9m) 9s |
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 for Putsborough over the next couple of weeks.
To be straight with you, the outlook is pretty grim for a long stretch. There’s a lot of wind and not much quality on the table. The first real chance to even think about getting wet doesn’t come until Saturday the 12th of September, and even then it’s pretty ordinary. The morning of that Saturday sees a small cross-offshore breeze from the SSW, with a weak 3ft west swell at 8 seconds, and the combined energy is a low 89. It’s surfable, but only just – clean from the wind, but the size is small, the period is short, and it's not gonna be holding much shape. That’s the best of a bad bunch early on.
The next sniff of something decent comes on Friday the 18th of September. The afternoon glass-off is a real standout in this otherwise bleak run – the wind goes dead calm, glassy flat, with a 3ft west swell. The period jumps to 11 seconds, so there’s more push and better shape potential. The combined energy is 182, which is moderate. It’s only a small wave, but with that glassy surface and a bit of groundswell in it, Putsborough could actually be fun for a beginner to intermediate session. The crowd profile shows it’s often busy, so don’t expect to have it to yourself, but it’s the best window of the entire forecast.
Aside from that, there’s a lot of onshore wind, lumpy conditions, and poor surf. The water temperature anomaly is about average for the time of year, so nothing wild there. The swell direction is mostly from the west, which matches the optimum WNW for Putsborough, so the exposure is okay, but the wind just ruins it most days.
After the 18th, it dries up again quickly. The last week gets a bit of a weird pulse on the 21st of September – a very long period 16-second swell from the west, but it’s tiny at 2ft to 2ft, and we’ve got a strong breeze onshore from the NW. Combined energy is 218 to 237, which is moderate, but the wind is trashing it. Not worth paddling out for.
Overall, the 16-day window is mostly a write-off. That Friday the 18th afternoon is the one to watch. It’s not pumping, but it’s clean and has a touch of quality. Everything else is either too small, too windy, or both.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Mon night. Very mild (max 18°C on Thu morning, min 13°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WNW on Tue afternoon, light winds from the NW by Wed morning). | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryModerate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Thu night. Very mild (max 17°C on Thu night, min 13°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NW on Fri night, fresh winds from the SW by Sat night). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 8 | Wednesday 9 | Thursday 10 | Friday 11 | Saturday 12 | Sunday 13 | Monday 14 | |||||||||||||||
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 9 | W 9 | W 7 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | WSW 5 | WSW 8 | W 9 | W 9 | WSW 8 | W 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 7 | W 8 | W 8 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | WSW 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 486 | 471 | 255 | 224 | 108 | 63 | 29 | 53 | 575 | 399 | 251 | 109 | 84 | 90 | 227 | 229 | 223 | 154 | 99 | 96 | 96 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | on | on | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 4:29AM6.81m | 4:57PM7.35m | 5:27AM7.47m | 5:50PM8.05m | 6:15AM8.07m | 6:34PM8.61m | 6:56AM8.52m | 7:14PM8.95m | 7:34AM8.76m | 7:51PM9.05m | 8:10AM8.78m | 8:27PM8.89m | 8:44AM8.59m | 9:01PM8.53m | |||||||
Low Tide | 10:46AM1.88m | 11:20PM1.39m | 11:40AM1.24m | 00:08AM0.77m | 12:24PM0.68m | 00:49AM0.32m | 1:03PM0.29m | 1:25AM0.07m | 1:39PM0.10m | 1:59AM0.04m | 2:12PM0.13m | 2:31AM0.21m | 2:45PM0.35m | 3:02AM0.56m | |||||||
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 | 6:39 | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | 6:46 | — | — | 6:47 | — | — | 6:48 | — | — |
 | — | 7:47 | — | — | 7:45 | — | — | 7:43 | — | — | 7:40 | — | — | 7:38 | — | — | 7:37 | — | — | 7:34 | — |
mm | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | — | — | — | — | 5 | 2 | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 18 |
Feels °C | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 14 | 17 | 15 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 9 | — | — | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 11 | — | W 9 | W 9 | WSW 8 | W 8 | W 16 | — | W 8 | — | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | WSW 8 |
| kJ | 486 | — | — | 224 | 108 | 63 | 29 | 2 | — | 399 | 251 | 109 | 84 | 5 | — | 229 | — | 154 | 99 | 96 | 96 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | W 8 | W 13 | W 12 | — | — | — | — | — | W 15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 49 | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | W 9 | W 7 | — | — | — | SW 4 | WSW 5 | WSW 8 | — | — | NNW 3 | — | WSW 8 | WSW 7 | — | W 8 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 471 | 255 | — | — | — | 10 | 53 | 575 | — | — | 4 | — | 90 | 227 | — | 223 | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 44 | 313 | 109 | 46 | 88 | 0 | 136 | 218 | 67 | 44 | 46 | 9 | 0 | 102 | 102 | 44 | 20 | 30 | 87 | 102 | 0 |
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