Lymans Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright folks, Rusty here with a look at what we've got on offer over the next couple of weeks.

First up, we’re looking at Lymans, a reef and point setup. Water temp is sitting at about 80°F, which is pretty average for this time of year, so no surprises there.

The early part of the outlook is a bit of a mixed bag. The pattern starts off Saturday morning, July 25th, with a small 3ft SSW swell pushing in with a long 16-second period. The combined energy is reading moderate at (390), so there's some push behind it, but the wind is a light cross-onshore, which is just putting small ripples on the face. It’s not exactly firing.

Things start to look a little more promising as we go into Saturday afternoon. The swell bumps up just a touch to 4ft from the SSW, and the period stretches out further to a very long 18 seconds. This is proper groundswell energy, and the combined energy spikes to strong at (950). The wind stays light cross-onshore, so while it’s not glassy, there's more power in the water.

Sunday the 26th holds similar conditions. The SSW swell drops back a bit to 3ft but holds a solid 16-second period. The combined energy is moderate to strong around (599) and (609) through the day. Winds are light and offshore both morning and afternoon, which is a big positive. An offshore wind at a reef and point like Lymans? That’s going to clean things right up and produce some nice, lined-up waves.

Monday afternoon, July 27th, is the standout in this run. The swell is still a modest 3ft from the SSW with a 14-second period, but the magic happens when the wind goes glassy. Combined energy is moderate at (403). For a spot that can break so clean on a reef, glassy conditions are a dream. If you can get out there Monday afternoon, that’s your best chance for the smoothest, most user-friendly waves of the forecast period.

After that, things go quiet. From Tuesday the 28th of July, the swell drops away fast. Swell heights fall under 3ft, and by Thursday the 30th, it's down to 2ft with the combined energy falling into the weak range. We get a long stretch of poor conditions. A couple of days have a glassy or offshore wind on small, weak swell like on Friday, August 7th, but the wave height is just 1ft with weak energy (68). There’s just not enough push to make it worthwhile for a paddle. The blank run looks like it will last for over a week, right through to the end of the window on August 9th.

Given the small, weak swell and the onshore/cross-onshore wind pattern for much of that second week, Lymans doesn’t offer much for standard surfing. With a combined energy dropping into the double digits in early August, the setup might look a bit more interesting for kite surfing than paddle surfing for those days.

Bottom line: your window is tight. Hit Monday afternoon, July 27th, for the best chance at clean, glassy waves even if they aren't massive. The rest of the 16 days is a pretty long dry spell for decent surf.

Rusty, signing off.

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