Poldhu Cove Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Right, let’s have a look at what’s on offer for Poldhu Cove. To be straight with you, the next week and a bit is looking pretty flat and ordinary. We’ve got a long stretch of small, weak swell and mostly cross or cross-off winds that just aren’t making anything worth getting wet for. The waves are tiny, mostly under 3 ft, with short periods around 8 to 10 seconds, and the combined energy is weak, often under 100 (like 123 dropping to 89). It’s a real struggle.

The first real glimmer doesn’t come until Friday the 17th of July, in the morning. We finally see a little bump in swell height to 3 ft, coming from the west, but the period is a short 5 seconds, so it’s gonna be weak and crumbly. The combined energy is only 83, so it’s not exactly firing. The wind is light offshore from the NNE, which will keep it clean, but it’s small and weak. Not a standout, just a chance to get wet.

Now, the best of the whole run looks like Sunday the 19th of July. The swell picks up to 7 ft from the west-northwest, with a period of 8 seconds. The combined energy jumps to 531 – that’s moderate energy, finally something to work with. The wind is cross-off from the NNW at 25 km/h, so it’ll be a bit choppy but clean. This is big enough for experienced surfers only, as it’s over 5 ft. It’s the biggest, most powerful swell in the whole forecast, but it’s still a week and a half out, so keep an eye on it. The water temperature is around average for the time of year, nothing unusual.

There’s a short window on the afternoon of Friday the 10th of July where we get a glassy spell with the wind dropping to 0 km/h, but the swell is only 3 ft and weak. That’s about it for the first week. The rest of the time, it’s just poor surf conditions with very ordinary waves. The wind is often onshore or cross, making it messy. Poldhu Cove is a fairly exposed spot, but it’s just not getting any love.

For the second week, it stays inconsistent and small until that Sunday the 19th. After that, Monday the 20th and Tuesday the 21st still have some size (4 ft to 6 ft) but the wind stays cross-off and the periods are short, so it won’t be great quality. The energy is moderate (154 to 378), but it’s not a reliable clean option.

So, the standout is the morning of Sunday the 19th of July, with the 7 ft west-northwest swell and clean cross-off wind. It’s the only real punch in the whole outlook. The rest is a waiting game.

Rusty.

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