Lymans Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, this is Rusty, and I’m not gonna sugarcoat it. The next 16 days at Lymans is a long, slow grind. Tiny, weak surf with very few moments where the stars align. It’s a real test of patience.

The pattern is set for a while. We start off with a couple of days of real small stuff, then we hit a bit of a lull in the middle of the week before a slight bump in size arrives. The standout moments are few and far between, but there are a couple of windows where the conditions come together.

Thursday the 6th and Friday the 7th are a total loss. The swell is a pathetic 1.0 ft to 1 ft from the SW with a period of 13-14 seconds, and the wind is junk. The energy is weak (54-60). Saturday the 8th morning is flat, but the afternoon surprises you. The wind goes glassy, and a 1 ft SSW groundswell (18-second period) shows up with a decent energy jump (137). It’s tiny, but it’s clean. If you’re on a longboard, you might get a couple.

Sunday the 9th is back to ordinary. The real tease starts Monday the 10th. The swell bumps up to 3 ft from the SSW (15-second period), with energy at 332. The morning is messy, but the afternoon goes glassy with 2 ft surf. It’s rideable, but still nothing special. Tuesday the 11th holds similar size, 3 ft, but the wind is side-on.

Now, here’s the one true standout. Wednesday the 12th. The morning has 3 ft SSW swell (13 seconds, 323 energy), but the wind is onshore. The afternoon is the moment. The wind drops to completely dead calm, glassy. The swell is a clean 3 ft from the SSW, with a solid 335 energy. The guidance says "expect good surf conditions." That’s your best shot. It’s a reef and point break, so that longer-period groundswell will wrap in nicely. The water temp is a warm 81°, which is a full 2° above normal for this time of year—a nice bonus for a late afternoon session.

After that, the wheels fall off. From Thursday the 13th right through to the end of the forecast, the swell drops back to tiny 1 ft to 2 ft windswell from the north and northeast, with periods below 8 seconds. The energy readings are anemic (7-75). The winds are a mess of onshore and side-onshore. There’s a brief glassy moment on Saturday afternoon the 15th, but with only 2 ft of 8-second north-northeast windswell and 75 energy, it’s still a poor surf. The rest of the third week is a write-off.

So, to sum it up: the only real window you want to be in the water is Wednesday afternoon, the 12th of August. That’s the pick of the bunch. The rest is a long gap of poor to flat conditions. It’s a tough run for Lymans.

Rusty.

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