Poldhu Cove Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, let's get into it. Poldhu Cove is the only spot on the cards for the next couple of weeks, and to be honest, it’s looking like a pretty wild stretch of weather for us. That water is running at a balmy 66°F, which is over two degrees warmer than we’d usually expect this time of year – that’s a real treat, you’ll be needing the springy shortie or maybe even just boardshorts for the dawn patrol.

The next few days are a write-off, I’m not going to sugar-coat it. Sunday the 2nd and Monday the 3rd are tiny, with poor surf conditions and hardly any energy in the water (40 to 113). It’s just not worth paddling out for those ankle-biters.

Things get a bit more interesting from Tuesday the 4th as the swell starts to build, but the wind is going to be our enemy. Tuesday morning sees 4ft of SW swell but it’s blowing 19 mph onshore, making a mess of it. By the afternoon, it’s 5ft but the wind jumps to 22 mph and it just looks like a churning washing machine out there (212). Wednesday the 5th is the biggest of this first pulse, with 8ft of WSW swell on Wednesday morning – that’s serious size and the (780) energy reading is strong – but the 22 mph cross-onshore wind is going to have it blown out and lumpy. It’s powerful, but it’s likely to be a close-out. This is more of a bodyboard or tow-in kind of day unless you’re a total charger. And even then, the quality just isn’t there.

After that, the swell drops off but the wind stays messy. From the 6th through to the 9th, we’ve got inconsistent, short-period swell mixed with cross-shore winds, and the conditions are just poor. There’s a bump on the 8th with 5ft, but it’s from the WNW and still messy with the cross-shore wind (215). Not great.

Now, the second week is where things start to look a little more promising, but it’s still not going to be epic. From the 12th of August onward, we get a run of cleaner conditions with offshore or cross-offshore winds, which is always a plus. The swell is small, though. The 12th and 13th have a clean 3ft of WSW swell with E winds – clean, but weak (113-124). The real standouts in this period are likely to be the 14th and 15th. The 14th sees the swell push back up to 5ft from the WNW with a clean, glassy feel under a 16 mph E cross-offshore wind. The energy is moderate (151-189). Friday the 15th is similar, with 5ft from the WNW on Saturday morning and clean conditions under a 19 mph E cross-off. The energy reading of 227 is the strongest we see in this clean window. It’s not the biggest or the most powerful, but with the clean conditions, this will be the best the spot has to offer. The period is short, only 7 seconds, so it will be a bit weaker and more walled than a proper groundswell, and being a beach break, it might be a little sectiony. It’s worth getting out for.

So there you have it. We’ve got a rough start to the week, one big but windy pulse on the 5th, and then a cleaner, smaller run of surf from the 12th to the 15th that looks rideable. Overall, I’d say the best bet is the morning of Friday the 15th. It’s not a classic, but it’s the most promising of the clean options. The swell is over 5ft, so it might be a touch much for beginners, but for the rest of you, it’s worth a go. The long-range stuff from the 16th onwards is looking similar – small and clean – but that’s promise, not a guarantee.

Stay stoked.

Rusty.

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