Surf Forecasts:
Lymans surf forecast from 1 Sep 2026:
- Best quality surf: Monday 7 Sep, 8AM (local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 16s period, SSW swell with glassy winds.
- Most powerful swell: Monday 7 Sep, 11AM (local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 17s period, SSW swell with 758 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Tuesday 1 Sep, 5AM (local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 18s period with SSW swell.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Lymans this week:
The surf forecast for Lymans over the next 16 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Tuesday (Sep 01) at 5AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.7m and 18s period with a secondary swell of 0.6m and 7s. The wind is predicted to be glassy as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at Lymans in the next 16 days are 1.2m 17s and forecast to arrive on Monday (Sep 07) at 11AM. Winds are predicted to be cross-onshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 1.9m 11s period and expected on Friday (Sep 04) at 2AM.
| Wave Type | Time (HST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 5AM (Tue 1st Sep) | 2.5ft (0.7m) 18s |
| Best Surf | 8AM (Mon 7th Sep) | 3.5ft (1.0m) 16s |
| Most Powerful | 11AM (Mon 7th Sep) | 4ft (1.2m) 17s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Lymans over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Alright, let’s translate that into feet and miles for you.
The start is a dead loss. Lymans, this reef and point, sees nothing but tiny, short-period junk for the first week. Swell is 1 to 3 feet, period under 8 seconds, and winds are mostly onshore or cross-onshore, ruining any chance of clean surf. There’s a big dry spell from the get-go right through to Friday the 4th of September.
Friday afternoon finally gives us something: swell hits 4 feet from the SSW, period 11 seconds, with moderate energy (432). The wind is light cross-onshore, so it’s rideable but not perfect. Saturday the 5th keeps that going with 4 feet from the SW in the morning.
The real standout is Sunday the 6th of September afternoon. Swell drops to 2 feet, but the period goes to 18 seconds – that’s serious groundswell – and the combined energy is a strong 513. Winds go light cross-shore, nearly glassy. That long-period energy will work the reef and point beautifully. It’s small, so you’ll want a bigger stick, but the quality should be there. Crowds are possible, but with that size, it might be quiet.
Monday the 7th sees 4 feet of 17-second swell (energy 852), but the cross-onshore wind keeps it from being glassy. The second week fades back into tiny 2 to 2 feet swell with weak energy and poor conditions, nothing to write home about.
Best session: Sunday afternoon the 6th – that glassy, long-period pulse is the one to chase.
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Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 28°C on Tue morning, min 25°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Warm (max 28°C on Thu afternoon, min 26°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Mon 31 | Tuesday 1 | Wednesday 2 | Thursday 3 | Friday 4 | Saturday 5 | Sunday 6 | ||||||||||||||
PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | N 7 | SSW 14 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | SSW 11 | SW 10 | SW 11 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 43 | 54 | 34 | 34 | 34 | 30 | 45 | 34 | 158 | 49 | 40 | 35 | 404 | 253 | 350 | 281 | 196 | 177 | 356 | 499 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | glassy | on | cross | glassy | on | on | glassy | on | cross-on | glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross |
High Tide | 5:27PM0.55m | 6:42AM0.67m | 5:54PM0.47m | 7:42AM0.68m | 6:21PM0.39m | 8:58AM0.68m | 6:47PM0.32m | 10:26AM0.70m | 9:19PM0.26m | 11:45AM0.74m | 11:51PM0.27m | 12:46PM0.78m | 1:04AM0.33m | |||||||
Low Tide | 11:48PM0.07m | 12:57PM0.28m | 00:18AM0.08m | 2:27PM0.32m | 00:56AM0.09m | 5:18PM0.32m | 1:51AM0.12m | 7:24PM0.25m | 3:16AM0.14m | 7:47PM0.20m | 4:55AM0.13m | 8:14PM0.16m | ||||||||
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 | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | 6:09 | — | — |
 | 6:38 | — | — | 6:38 | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | 6:36 | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | 6:34 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | 2 | 1 |
Temp °C | 27 | 26 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 28 | 28 | 26 | 28 | 27 | 26 |
Feels °C | 29 | 29 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 31 | 30 | 31 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | S 18 | S 18 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | SE 12 | SSE 12 | S 13 | S 11 | S 11 | SSW 11 | SW 10 | SW 11 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SSW 17 |
| kJ | 43 | 54 | 627 | 404 | 548 | 507 | 367 | 212 | 477 | 455 | 888 | 694 | 404 | 253 | 350 | 281 | 196 | 177 | 148 | 499 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 19 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | S 15 | N 7 | SSE 11 | N 6 | N 6 | SSE 13 | SSE 8 | S 12 | S 12 | N 5 | S 10 | SSW 18 | WSW 10 |
| kJ | 76 | 265 | 34 | 34 | 34 | 30 | 45 | 272 | 34 | 313 | 40 | 35 | 290 | 51 | 184 | 103 | 14 | 74 | 356 | 122 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 19 | S 10 | SW 14 | S 12 | SSE 10 | SSE 11 | SE 12 | N 7 | SSW 14 | N 6 | SW 18 | W 9 | N 6 | S 13 | N 6 | N 7 | S 12 | N 7 | S 10 | S 10 |
| kJ | 190 | 47 | 32 | 73 | 34 | 39 | 96 | 34 | 158 | 49 | 12 | 2 | 28 | 121 | 22 | 22 | 71 | 24 | 52 | 52 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | WSW 8 | — | — | S 7 | N 5 | — | — | — | — | — | N 6 | — | — | SE 5 | — | N 7 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | 6 | — | — | 4 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | 24 | — | — | 7 | — | 9 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 3 | 1 | 78 | 99 | 1 | 122 | 22 | 1 | 125 | 3 | 1 | 135 | 16 | 49 | 49 | 44 | 3 | 22 | 2 | 2 |
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