Lymans Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, Rusty here again. Let's break down the next couple of weeks at Lymans in feet and miles per hour. It's a waiting game, but there are a couple of windows that will fire.

The first few days, from the 8th to the 10th, are dead. We're talking about tiny, weak waves with short periods. The wind is mostly blowing onshore or cross-onshore, making it choppy and ugly. Don't bother. The water is sitting at 80.9°, which is a touch warmer than normal for this time of year.

Things get interesting on Saturday the 11th. The morning is still iffy, but the afternoon is the real deal. We’ve got a 2ft groundswell from the SW with a period of 18 seconds – that's proper long-period energy. The combined energy is a moderate 370, and the wind goes glassy, so the surface will be completely flat. That afternoon session is the standout for the first week: clean, glassy, and groomed.

Sunday the 12th has a chance in the afternoon too, with a clean cross-offshore breeze and a 2.3ft SW groundswell at 16 seconds. The energy is a solid 333. It’s a good option, but the Saturday glass-off is the one to circle.

The middle of the week from the 15th sees the swell size bump up to 3ft from the WNW, with a period of 16 seconds. The combined energy jumps into the strong zone (593), but the wind is never quite right. The afternoon of the 15th has a light cross-shore wind, which could be surfable, but it won't be the clean, lined-up waves we want.

From the 18th onward, the swell drops off and the wind turns onshore again. The 19th afternoon shows no data on the swell, and the rest of the run into the 23rd is just small, weak, and messy. It’s a long stretch of nothing.

So, here's the call: paddle out on the afternoon of Saturday the 11th. That's the best you're going to get. The Sunday afternoon (12th) is a solid backup plan.

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