Surf Forecasts:
Lymans surf forecast from 2 Aug 2026:
- Best quality surf: Saturday 1 Aug, 8PM (local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 14s period, SW swell with glassy winds.
- Most powerful swell: Saturday 8 Aug, 5PM (local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 18s period, SSW swell with 124 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Saturday 1 Aug, 8PM (local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 14s period with SW 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 Saturday (Aug 01) at 8PM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.5m and 14s period with a secondary swell of 0.6m and 6s. Another secondary swell of 0.3m and 3s is also forecast. The wind is predicted to be glassy as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at Lymans in the next 16 days are 0.4m 18s and forecast to arrive on Saturday (Aug 08) at 5PM. Winds are predicted to be glassy at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 0.5m 4s period and expected on Sunday (Aug 02) at 2AM.
| Wave Type | Time (HST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 8PM (Sat 1st Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) 14s |
| Best Surf | 8PM (Sat 1st Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) 14s |
| Most Powerful | 5PM (Sat 8th Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) 18s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Lymans over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Alright, Rusty here. Let’s have a look at what’s shaping up for the next couple of weeks.
Honestly, it’s a pretty flat and quiet run for a while. The first week and a bit is a struggle, with hardly any worthwhile swell and a lot of onshore or cross-onshore wind messing things up. We’re looking at a long gap of days with nothing worth paddling out for. The only real bright spot is on the afternoon of Saturday, August 8th, at Lymans. That afternoon, the wind goes glassy and calm, and we get a little pulse of 1ft swell out of the SSW with a long period of 18 seconds. The combined energy is moderate at 147. It’s not huge, but with glassy conditions, it’ll be clean and fun for a beginner-friendly wave. The water is sitting at 81°, which is about average for this time of year at Lymans. Don’t expect many people out, but crowds are sometimes around. That’s the best on offer in the whole window, but still just a small, clean wave.
After that, the next near-standout is the Monday afternoon of August 10th. Again, glassy wind, and the swell picks up to 2ft from the SSW with a period of 16 seconds. The combined energy jumps to a moderate 443, and the surf report says “expect good surf conditions.” That’s the best quality wave of the entire forecast. Still a small wave, but with that long period and glassy wind, it’ll be a joy for a longboard or a funboard. If you can get out that afternoon, that’s the best window.
Things then get messy and marginal through the second week. The swell bumps up to around 4ft from the W mid-week (around August 14-16), but the wind is cross-onshore or onshore most of the time, and the reports are all “marginal” or “poor.” The energy hits strong levels, over 500, but with the wind junking it up, it’s not going to be clean. For a beginner-friendly spot like Lymans, anything over 5ft is already too much, so these 4ft days are still manageable but the onshore breeze will make it lumpy. The 16-second period swells are prone to breaking straight, but this is a reef and point setup, so it should handle that better than a beach break.
So, overall: a flat, frustrating start, one glassy afternoon worth a paddle on Saturday August 8th, and a real but small standout on Monday August 10th afternoon. The second week has more size but less quality. Not much to write home about.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Sat night. Warm (max 27°C on Sat afternoon, min 25°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Warm (max 27°C on Tue afternoon, min 26°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Sat 1 | Sunday 2 | Monday 3 | Tuesday 4 | Wednesday 5 | Thursday 6 | Friday 7 | ||||||||||||||
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) | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | N 7 | SW 13 | SSW 12 | NNE 7 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SW 15 | SSW 11 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 13 | SSW 16 | SW 19 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 123 | 91 | 46 | 32 | 42 | 50 | 15 | 82 | 75 | 70 | 70 | 46 | 57 | 37 | 31 | 51 | 80 | 45 | 50 | 96 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | glassy | on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | glassy | on | cross-on | glassy | on | cross-on | glassy | on | cross-on | cross-off |
High Tide | 5:36PM0.72m | 6:21AM0.51m | 6:02PM0.65m | 7:13AM0.55m | 6:29PM0.57m | 8:15AM0.58m | 6:58PM0.49m | 9:29AM0.63m | 7:30PM0.40m | 10:51AM0.68m | 8:35PM0.32m | 12:04PM0.74m | 11:02PM0.28m | |||||||
Low Tide | 00:21AM0.10m | 11:48AM0.22m | 00:46AM0.10m | 12:45PM0.28m | 1:15AM0.09m | 2:04PM0.34m | 1:51AM0.09m | 4:11PM0.37m | 2:38AM0.10m | 7:09PM0.32m | 3:42AM0.09m | 8:10PM0.25m | ||||||||
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 | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | 6:01 | — | — |
 | 7:00 | — | — | 6:59 | — | — | 6:59 | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | 6:57 | — | — | 6:57 | — |
mm | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 26 |
Feels °C | 30 | 30 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 31 | 30 | 30 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 6 | N 6 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | S 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | S 12 | SSW 11 | S 11 | SW 14 | S 11 | NNE 4 | NNE 7 | N 6 |
| kJ | 31 | 31 | 24 | 32 | 23 | 22 | 75 | 82 | 75 | 70 | 70 | 46 | 75 | 37 | 22 | 51 | 59 | 4 | 15 | 15 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | S 13 | SSE 10 | SSW 12 | NNE 7 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | S 13 | SSE 13 | S 12 | SSW 11 | S 12 | SSW 10 | NNE 6 | SSW 14 | SW 13 | SE 7 | SSE 8 |
| kJ | 123 | 91 | 46 | 92 | 38 | 50 | 15 | 12 | 6 | 31 | 59 | 47 | 38 | 25 | 18 | 6 | 80 | 45 | 14 | 22 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 9 | S 11 | SSW 11 | SSE 7 | SW 13 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | NNE 6 | N 5 | W 13 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSE 7 | NNE 5 | SE 8 | SSW 16 | SW 19 |
| kJ | 29 | 21 | 24 | 10 | 42 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 28 | 57 | 33 | 31 | 10 | 8 | 16 | 50 | 96 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 3 | SSE 4 | NW 3 | — | NW 2 | SW 2 | — | — | — | — | — | N 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 2 | — |
| kJ | 2 | 8 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 8 | 0 | 99 | 16 | 95 | 99 | 99 | 78 | 78 | 95 | 1 | 99 | 95 | 1 | 99 | 99 | 0 | 99 | 16 | 0 |
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