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Poldhu Cove surf break

Poldhu Cove surfForecast / Cornwall (South) / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Thursday 15 Jan 2026 GMT
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Poldhu Cove surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Poldhu Cove sea temperature is
10.7° C
 (Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Poldhu Cove today?

The current surf forecast for Poldhu Cove at 9AM is: 1.8m 20s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 2.5m 11s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am January 15). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 5.

Time (GMT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (15 Jan)6ft (1.8m)20s
Afternoon (15 Jan)13ft (4.0m)18s
Evening (15 Jan)13ft (4.0m)17s

Table - waves today at Poldhu Cove. (Swell directed towards the surf break)

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12 DaysHourly
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Thursday
15
Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sun
18
3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
4
5
6
!
!
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
!
!
!
!
0
1
1
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2.3
WSW
2.5
WSW
1.8
WSW
3
WSW
4
W
4
W
4
W
3.5
W
3.5
W
3.5
W
3.5
W
3.5
W
4
WSW
4.5
WSW
4.5
WSW
4.5
WSW
4
WSW
4
WSW
3.5
WSW
3.5
WSW
3
WSW
2.5
W
2.5
W
2.3
W
Period(s) (?)81020191818171616161616151616151514141413131212
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)7381461264058961013099028585685467985854545360957817101809770887975986547523939463242249919331494
Wind
(km/h)
10
W
10
E
10
NE
5
NNE
15
W
15
SW
30
WSW
30
SW
35
WSW
30
SW
35
SSW
35
SSW
30
SSW
30
SSW
30
SSW
30
SSW
15
SW
15
SW
20
SSW
20
S
20
S
20
S
20
S
15
S
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on		cross-
off		offglasscross-
on		oncross-
on		onononononcross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		ononcross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
2:38PM
3.62
3:03AM
3.80
3:25PM
3.79
3:47AM
4.02
4:06PM
3.98
Low Tide
/ height (m)
8:55AM
1.42
9:17PM
1.30
9:47AM
1.18
10:04PM
1.06
10:30AM
0.92
10:44PM
0.81
Thursday
15
Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sun
18
Sunrise--8:14-------8:12-------8:11-----
Sunset----4:45-------4:47-------4:49---
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
----1-111-1111111-------
Temp. °C1010991099999910109999991010101010
Feels °C (?)886865221213322245455557
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