Poldhu Cove Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, folks, Rusty here. Let’s have a look at what’s cookin’ for our patch of coast at Poldhu Cove.

To be straight with you, this 16-day window is a tough one for surfers. We’ve got a long, frustrating run ahead. From now right through until the morning of Tuesday the 12th of August, it’s one poor surf report after another. The winds are mostly cross, cross-on, or onshore, and any little bit of swell that shows up is getting chopped up by the breeze. It’s a grim stretch. For nearly two solid weeks, you’d be hard-pressed to find a wave worth paddling out for.

Then, on the morning of Wednesday the 13th of August, we finally get a little glimmer of hope. That morning, the wind goes glassy – dead off the land from the southwest, just a slight air. The swell is a modest 4ft from the southwest with an 8-second period, pushing moderate wave energy around (188). The break itself is inconsistent and fairly exposed, getting swell from the southwest. The water temp is sitting at 67°F with a wild anomaly of 5°F – that’s *much warmer than normal* for this time of year, so you can leave the thick wetsuit at home. It’s labelled as surfable, but just barely. For a devoted surfer, it’s worth a look, but you might find it’s all a bit ordinary.

Honestly, the best of a bad bunch is that morning on the 13th. For the rest, unless you’re looking to get blown around in lumpy, choppy conditions or test your luck with the kite gear when the swell gets a bit bigger and the wind is on it, there’s not much to shout about. That late run on the 14th and 15th has some size, but the wind is howling – 28 mph at one point. That 16th of August gives us a solid 7 to 8ft of swell from the west with strong energy (599 to 727), but it’s cross-onshore and messy. Too big and blown out for a fun paddle; more of a kite or windsurf setup than a surf session.

So, keep your chin up. A blank run like this is frustrating, but it doesn’t stay this way forever. Forecasts change.

Rusty.

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