Surf Forecasts:
Poldhu Cove surf forecast from 8 Jul 2026:
- Best quality surf: Thursday 9 Jul, 4AM (local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 10s period, WNW swell with cross-offshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Friday 10 Jul, 4AM (local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 9s period, W swell with 168 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Thursday 9 Jul, 4AM (local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 10s period with WNW swell.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Poldhu Cove this week:
The surf forecast for Poldhu Cove over the next 16 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Thursday (Jul 09) at 4AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.9m and 10s period with a secondary swell of 0.1m and 12s. The wind is predicted to be cross-offshore as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at Poldhu Cove in the next 16 days are 1.0m 9s and forecast to arrive on Friday (Jul 10) at 4AM. Winds are predicted to be offshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 3.0m 8s period and expected on Monday (Jul 13) at 1AM.
| Wave Type | Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 4AM (Thu 9th Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) 10s |
| Best Surf | 4AM (Thu 9th Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) 10s |
| Most Powerful | 4AM (Fri 10th Jul) | 3.5ft (1.0m) 9s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Poldhu Cove over the next 16 days.
Alright, Rusty here again, giving you the same look at Poldhu Cove in feet and miles. This one’s a rough stretch—no two ways about it.
We’ve got sixteen days of forecast, and most of it is just flat or ugly. The first time you could even think about getting wet is Thursday morning, July 9th. Before that, Wednesday the 8th is a wash: the swell is about 3 ft from the west, but the wind is cross-shore and the surface is all rippled and messy.
Thursday morning July 9th is your best shot. The swell is a little under 3 ft, from the west, with a 10-second period. The wind is glassy—east at just 3 mph—and the energy is moderate. It’s small, it’s ordinary, but it’s clean. Poldhu Cove is a beginner-friendly beach that doesn’t break often, so this is one of those rare mornings where you might get a few tiny, smooth waves to yourself. The afternoon stays glassy but the swell drops a bit.
After that, it’s a desert. From Friday July 10th through to Saturday July 19th, the swell is mostly under 2 ft, often below 1 ft, with weak energy. Winds are strong at times, sometimes offshore, but there’s just no wave to ride. It’s clean, but dead flat.
There’s a little bump on Tuesday July 21st—swell around 2 ft from the west with moderate energy and cross-shore winds—but it’s still nothing exciting. Then Wednesday July 22nd brings about 3 ft from the west-northwest, but it’s cross-onshore and choppy.
Then Thursday July 23rd is a beast: the swell jumps to nearly 8 ft in the morning and over 11 ft in the afternoon, from the west-southwest, with a short 8–9 second period. The energy is huge—strong to very strong. But the wind is onshore at 22–25 mph, so it’s a lumpy, blown-out mess. At that size, it’s for experts only, and even then, the quality is terrible. That’s more of a kite day.
So, your only real window is Thursday July 9th. It’s small, it’s weak, but it’s glassy. After that, you’re waiting a long time. That’s how it goes sometimes—but forecasts change, and in this part of the world, it won’t stay quiet forever.
- Rusty
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 27°C on Fri afternoon, min 18°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (calm on Thu morning, fresh winds from the E by Sat morning). | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryLight rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Warm (max 26°C on Sat afternoon, min 16°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the ENE on Sat afternoon, near gales from the E by Sun night). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 8 | Thursday 9 | Friday 10 | Saturday 11 | Sunday 12 | Monday 13 | Tuesday 14 | |||||||||||||||
PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 9 | WNW 10 | W 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | W 13 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | SSW 16 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 147 | 154 | 148 | 141 | 147 | 157 | 120 | 73 | 92 | 61 | 40 | 24 | 13 | 6 | 37 | 37 | 12 | 22 | 37 | 31 | 25 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 11:44PM3.99m | 12:24PM3.84m | 00:54AM3.96m | 1:34PM3.93m | 2:05AM4.03m | 2:40PM4.11m | 3:09AM4.19m | 3:40PM4.37m | 4:09AM4.39m | 4:36PM4.64m | 5:03AM4.57m | 5:28PM4.87m | 5:54AM4.69m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 5:51PM1.08m | 6:26AM0.98m | 6:54PM1.13m | 7:33AM1.02m | 8:09PM1.08m | 8:47AM0.94m | 9:25PM0.88m | 9:58AM0.74m | 10:33PM0.58m | 10:59AM0.48m | 11:31PM0.27m | 11:53AM0.23m | 00:23AM0.02m | 12:42PM0.05m | |||||||
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 | — | — | 5:20 | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | 5:24 | — | — | 5:24 | — | — | 5:26 | — | — | 5:26 |
 | — | 9:30 | — | — | 9:30 | — | — | 9:29 | — | — | 9:28 | — | — | 9:28 | — | — | 9:27 | — | — | 9:25 | 9:24 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | — | — | 4 | — |
Temp °C | 22 | 19 | 22 | 25 | 24 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 24 | 26 | 26 | 22 | 24 | 22 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 19 |
Feels °C | 18 | 16 | 22 | 23 | 20 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 19 | 23 | 24 | 16 | 19 | 16 | 9 | 13 | 19 | 14 | 17 | 18 | 19 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 9 | WNW 10 | W 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 10 | E 6 | W 9 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | NNW 6 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | NNW 7 | SW 6 | E 7 | E 6 | SW 6 |
| kJ | 147 | 154 | 148 | 141 | 147 | 157 | 120 | 73 | 92 | 112 | 40 | 24 | 13 | 8 | 37 | 37 | 15 | 9 | 147 | 18 | 21 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | S 11 | — | S 18 | S 17 | NNW 4 | WNW 12 | W 10 | NNW 6 | W 9 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | WNW 8 | N 6 | SW 15 | SSW 6 | W 11 | W 11 | SW 6 | W 9 |
| kJ | 2 | 3 | — | 6 | 6 | 1 | 46 | 56 | 6 | 61 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 22 | 37 | 9 | 15 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | S 17 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | W 13 | — | NNW 5 | S 17 | NNW 6 | S 16 | SW 16 | S 21 | S 15 | SW 15 | N 6 | W 13 | NNW 7 | SW 6 | W 10 | SSW 16 |
| kJ | — | 6 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | 2 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 10 | 9 | 4 | 8 | 1 | 12 | 9 | 8 | 31 | 25 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NNW 3 | NNE 3 | — | — | E 3 | ESE 5 | E 5 | E 5 | — | E 6 | E 7 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 7 | — | — | E 6 |
| kJ | — | 3 | 1 | — | — | 3 | 29 | 16 | 66 | — | 44 | 404 | 544 | 1169 | 1090 | 836 | 381 | 306 | — | — | 21 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 29 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 41 | 8 | 16 | 0 | 39 | 11 | 16 | 409 | 268 | 603 | 192 | 170 | 25 | 394 | 31 | 58 | 206 |
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