Poldhu Cove Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Right, let’s have a look at what’s on offer here at Poldhu Cove. The finder’s not really giving us much to work with, to be honest. The whole sixteen-day stretch is looking pretty grim. We’ve got a few days of solid swell, but the wind is just a mess—cross-onshore, onshore, fresh breezes, even a near gale. It’s a real shame because the swell direction is mostly from the west, which is pretty much bang on the optimum for this spot, but the conditions just aren’t cooperating.

There’s a long, blank run from the start, with no real surf to speak of. The first real chance to get wet is on Saturday, the 5th of September. The morning session is the best of a bad bunch. We’ve got a 6 ft swell from the west with a period of 12 seconds, offering a moderate wave energy of 818. The wind is light from the west, but it’s cross-onshore, so it’s not clean. It’s a marginal forecast, and the break is inconsistent, so you’ll be scratching around for the few that come through. The afternoon just gets worse.

After that, it’s a real struggle. The wind just hammers it. On Monday the 7th, the swell jumps up to 8 ft from the west-southwest with a 13-second period, and the energy is strong at 2028. That’s a lot of water, but it’s blown out by a 25 km/h cross-onshore wind. That’s too big for beginners anyway, and the chop makes it messy for everyone. For a spot like this, a beach-and-reef setup, it’s more of a kite-surfing kind of day than a paddle session.

The rest of the first week and into the second is more of the same. The swell hangs around, but the wind never lets up. There’s a brief moment on Sunday the 13th of September and Monday the 14th where the wind turns cross-offshore from the east, but by then the swell has dropped to 3 ft and 2 ft, and the energy is low. It’s clean, but tiny. You’d be on a longboard or a foamie, and that’s about it.

The very end of the run, on Saturday the 19th of September, you get a glassy moment in the afternoon with a 2 ft swell, but it’s just too small to get excited about. The break is inconsistent, so you’ll be waiting a long time for a waist-high wave.

Honestly, there’s no standout here. The best option is the Saturday morning session on the 5th, but it’s a real compromise. The water temperature is about average for the time of year, so it’s not a factor. If you’re desperate, you can get a few lumpy ones, but for the most part, this is a two-week period to find something else to do.

Rusty.

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