Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Poldhu Cove today (17 Jul):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 8s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 8s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Poldhu Cove at 11PM is: 0.3m 8s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm July 17). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 5s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.3m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Jul) | - | - |
| Afternoon (17 Jul) | 1ft (0.3m) | 8s |
| Evening (17 Jul) | 1ft (0.3m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Poldhu Cove. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Fri afternoon, min 17°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the ESE on Sat night, calm by Mon morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
Fri 17 | Saturday 18 | Sunday 19 | |||||||||||||||||
4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 7 | W 7 | S 19 | W 7 | WNW 7 | W 7 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 7:51PM5.00m | 8:16AM4.56m | 8:37PM4.81m | 9:02AM4.36m | 9:23PM4.53m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:13PM0.02m | 2:42AM-0.04m | 2:56PM0.17m | 3:25AM0.18m | 3:39PM0.42m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 5:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 9:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:21 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 24 | 23 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 20 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 20 | 18 |
Feels °C | 22 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 13 | 16 | 17 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 16 | 17 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 6 | E 6 | W 8 | W 8 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NW 6 | NNW 6 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 |
| kJ | 10 | 5 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 18 | 15 | 10 | 7 | 48 | 39 | 22 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 8 | W 8 | E 5 | E 5 | — | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | — | W 8 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | NNW 6 | WNW 7 | W 7 |
| kJ | 12 | 12 | 5 | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | — | 10 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 6 | SW 6 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 | — | SW 11 | SW 5 | SW 5 | — | — | SW 12 | E 5 | S 12 | W 10 | S 19 | W 7 | W 7 | W 9 |
| kJ | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 5 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 5 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 2 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 4 | NW 3 | NNW 4 | NNW 3 | NNW 3 | NNW 3 | NNW 3 | NNW 5 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NE 3 | E 4 | E 5 | ESE 5 | E 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 3 |
| kJ | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 24 | 26 | 43 | 26 | 2 | 9 | 47 | 56 | 54 | 3 | 3 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 940 | 412 | 429 | 412 | 409 | 417 | 612 | 612 | 612 | 579 | 52 | 24 | 36 | 210 | 31 | 11 | 11 | 409 | |
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