Poldhu Cove Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Right then, folks, Rusty here. Let's have a proper look at what's on the cards for Poldhu Cove over the next couple of weeks.

Straight up, I gotta be honest with you – this is a tough run of forecasts. The next week and a half is looking pretty grim for getting a decent wave. We've got a lot of wind and chop to contend with before we see any real light at the end of the tunnel.

The first real glimmer of hope comes on the morning of Saturday the 5th. It's still a fair way out, so don't book the time off work just yet, but it's the best looking window in the whole forecast. The swell will be a clean 5 ft from the west, with a long period of 12 seconds, which means proper groundswell energy. The really special bit is the wind: glassy, flat calm, dead offshore from the SSW. That's going to give us some absolutely clean, picture-perfect waves. The combined energy will be strong (728), so there's plenty of push. Just bear in mind Poldhu is a beach break, and that long period can make things a bit straight and fat. Still, for a Saturday morning, it could be a real treat. The water's about average for the time of year, sitting around 64°F.

After that, it's straight back to the slog. The wind picks up again on Sunday and we're into a messy, onshore pattern for the whole of the following week. We get a pulse of bigger swell – 7 ft to 8 ft – on Monday the 7th and Tuesday the 8th, but it's all wrapped up in strong cross-onshore winds (19-22 mph) making it lumpy and choppy. That's a lot of water moving around (energy in the 1000-1300 range) but it's not going to be any fun to paddle or surf. Honestly, with that much wind and swell, it's looking more interesting for a kite session than a paddle session.

The pattern continues through the second week, with a lot of 5 ft to 6 ft wind-affected slop. There's a brief moment on the morning of Friday the 11th of September when the wind goes cross-offshore from the NW and the surf cleans up a bit, but the swell is still a fairly average 5 ft. It's a marginal call at best.

We finally see a tiny window of hope on the morning of Tuesday the 15th of September. The swell drops right off to 3 ft, but the wind is light and cross-offshore from the north, giving us clean conditions. The energy is weak (138), so it's only going to be ankle to knee-high dribblers, but for a longboard or a foamie, it might be the only fun paddle of the whole month. But honestly, that's a "session for the sake of it" rather than a standout.

So, to wrap it up, the one and only true standout is the morning of Saturday the 5th of September. Mark it in your diary, keep an eye on the charts, and get ready for a glassy dawn patrol. The rest of the 16 days is a write-off for anything decent.

Rusty.

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