Poldhu Cove Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, let's chew through this Poldhu Cove outlook. I'm not gonna sugarcoat it – it's a bummer of a forecast. We're looking at a real flat spell, and the only saving grace is a tiny, clean window way down the line.

The story starts on Monday the 3rd of August, and it's a non-starter. There's a little 3-foot swell from the WSW, but a cross-shore and then cross-onshore breeze messes it up with ripples and chop. The wave energy is weak (103), so save your energy for another day.

Tuesday the 4th sees a bit more size, about 5 feet of SW swell, and the energy climbs into the moderate range (260). But the wind is a solid onshore at 18-22 mph, so it's completely blown-out and raggedy.

Wednesday the 5th offers the biggest swell of the whole period – around 7 feet from the west, with strong wave energy (590). But again, a fresh cross-onshore wind at 18-22 mph will just make it a lumpy, messy mess. For a beach break like this, with that kind of wind and size, you're better off rigging up a kite than paddling a surfboard.

From Thursday the 6th, it's all downhill. Swell drops below 4 feet, energy falls back into the weak zone, and winds stay cross or cross-onshore through the weekend. Just poor.

Now, here's the silver lining. It's small, but it's there. Sunday the 9th of August brings only 2 feet of WNW swell, and the energy is a very weak 60. But look at the wind: in the morning we have a light offshore breeze, and by the afternoon it goes glassy. Flat calm. That's a rare combo. Poldhu Cove can be a bit inconsistent, and it sure is here, but that Sunday afternoon glass-off will be clean as a whistle. Perfect for a longboard or a soft top. Water temp is about normal for this time of year.

Monday the 10th stays clean with a light cross-offshore breeze, but the swell is still only 2 feet. Tuesday and Wednesday stay clean but the waves shrink to under 1 foot. From Thursday the 13th onward it's back to tiny, choppy junk. There’s a weird little flash on Monday the 17th of August with an ultra-long period groundswell (18 seconds) from the south, but the swell height is a pathetic 0.3 feet, so it's nothing but a ripple.

So, the only true standout in this whole 16-day stretch is that Sunday afternoon, August 9th. It won't give you a barrel, but it'll be smooth and clean. Everything else is a hard pass.

Rusty.

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