Poldhu Cove Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Right then, let’s have a look at what’s on the cards for Poldhu Cove. To be straight with you, the next week and a half is looking pretty flat and frustrating. There’s a long stretch with no real surf to get excited about, so we’re looking at a gap of about six days before anything with a bit of puff shows up. The first hint of hope comes on the 12th of August, but even then, it’s not a day for the beginner.

The swell that finally arrives on Wednesday the 12th is a 3 ft to 4 ft pulse from the west and west-south-west, with a period of 9 to 10 seconds. That’s a moderate energy, reading 188 to 211 (combined energy), but it’s coming straight onshore with a south-west wind. That’s going to be messy and blown out. Not your day.

The morning of Thursday the 13th of August cleans up a little. We’ve got a 4 ft swell from the west-south-west, still 10 seconds, 240 energy (combined), and the wind is a light cross-onshore from the south-south-east. For a spot that’s “inconsistent”, this is about as good as it gets in this window. The water temperature is about average for the time of year, so no worries there. It’s a small, clean-ish option for a quiet session, but don’t expect a world-class wave.

The weekend of the 15th and 16th of August sees the swell bump up to 4 ft to 5 ft from the west and west-south-west, with a short 8-second period. The energy is moderate to strong (213 to 255 combined), but it’s all cross-onshore or onshore again with the wind. This is where the waves get a bit too chunky for most beginners, and the onshore wind will make it a bumpy, lumpy mess. You’d need to be a solid surfer to get anything out of it, and honestly, it looks more interesting for the kite crowd than us paddle surfers.

The tail end of the run, around the 20th and 21st of August, offers a similar story. The swell is 3 ft to 4 ft from the west, with a 9-second period, and moderate energy (177 to 243 combined). But again, the wind is on it from the west-north-west, making it cross-onshore and choppy. It’s a consistent pattern of “almost” but not quite.

So, the only standout worth mentioning is that Thursday the 13th of August morning. It’s the cleanest window we’ve got. The swell is small, the wind is light, and the break is inconsistent, so you’ll be waiting for sets, but you’ll be waiting in glassy conditions. That’s the best of a poor lot. For the rest of the forecast, I’d be mending my board or finding a lake.

Rusty.

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