Surf Forecasts:
Lymans surf forecast from 26 Aug 2026:
- Best quality surf: Thursday 27 Aug, 8PM (local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 15s period, SSW swell with glassy winds.
- Most powerful swell: Tuesday 1 Sep, 11AM (local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 18s period, SSW swell with 422 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Tuesday 25 Aug, 11PM (local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 15s 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 (Aug 25) at 11PM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.6m and 15s period with a secondary swell of 0.5m and 12s. Another secondary swell of 0.4m 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 0.8m 18s and forecast to arrive on Tuesday (Sep 01) 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 1.0m 16s period and expected on Thursday (Aug 27) at 5AM.
| Wave Type | Time (HST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 11PM (Tue 25th Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) 15s |
| Best Surf | 8PM (Thu 27th Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) 15s |
| Most Powerful | 11AM (Tue 1st Sep) | 2.5ft (0.8m) 18s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Lymans over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
G’day, Rusty here. Let’s cut to it—this forecast is mostly a whole lot of nothing for a while, so don’t get your hopes up early.
The first flicker of life is Saturday, September 5th. Wave height is a piddly `1ft` from the SSW, energy’s weak (154), but the water’s glassy. You might catch a couple of soft ones if you’re really keen, but it’s hardly worth paddling out for.
The change comes Sunday the 6th and Monday the 7th. The swell finally shows up, building to `3ft` and then `4ft` from the SSW, and the energy surges into the strong range (1080). Monday morning is the pick of the entire run—offshore WNW wind, clean conditions, and a long-period groundswell at `18 seconds`. That’s proper juice. Lymans (reef and point) will be handling this really well, unlike a beach break which might close out. It’s fairly consistent, and the crowd factor is a possibility, so an early session is your best bet.
That window carries into Tuesday the 8th with `4ft` and `3ft` of SSW swell, and a glassy afternoon makes it another solid call.
The water’s running a touch warmer than usual, about `1°` above average. Not a big deal, but you’ll feel it.
One last pulse arrives Wednesday the 9th—glassy, `3ft` from the SSW, with very long `18-second` periods. Nice way to close it out, but again, that long-period stuff can be a bit straight at the beach; at Lymans it’ll be dialed.
So, the plan is simple: wait it out. Circle Monday the 7th morning as the one to chase, with Tuesday afternoon as the backup. The second week looks promising, but it’s still a long way out.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Tue night. Warm (max 28°C on Tue afternoon, min 25°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryLight rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Fri afternoon. Warm (max 28°C on Sun morning, min 25°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
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Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 17 | SSW 13 | NNE 5 | NW 10 | N 5 | S 14 | N 5 | SSW 13 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | SSW 12 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SSW 18 | N 7 | NNE 7 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 237 | 165 | 160 | 300 | 178 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 0 | 20 | 137 | 16 | 18 | 20 | 48 | 112 | 107 | 107 | 36 | 54 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | glassy | on | cross-on | glassy | cross-on | on | glassy | cross-on | glassy | cross-on | cross | on | glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | glassy |
High Tide | 2:44PM0.78m | 2:47AM0.41m | 3:13PM0.79m | 3:22AM0.46m | 3:40PM0.78m | 3:57AM0.52m | 4:07PM0.74m | 4:33AM0.57m | 4:33PM0.69m | 5:12AM0.62m | 5:00PM0.63m | 5:54AM0.65m | 5:27PM0.55m | |||||||
Low Tide | 9:37PM0.14m | 8:17AM0.08m | 9:57PM0.12m | 8:57AM0.08m | 10:16PM0.10m | 9:37AM0.10m | 10:37PM0.09m | 10:19AM0.13m | 10:58PM0.07m | 11:04AM0.18m | 11:22PM0.07m | 11:55AM0.23m | 11:48PM0.07m | |||||||
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 | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | 6:07 | — | — |
 | 6:44 | — | — | 6:44 | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | 6:42 | — | — | 6:40 | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | 6:38 | — |
mm | — | 1 | 2 | — | 3 | — | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | — | — | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 28 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 |
Feels °C | 31 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 31 | 29 | 31 | 29 | 30 | 29 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | S 18 | SSW 17 | S 18 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 14 | S 14 | SSW 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | NNE 7 |
| kJ | 237 | 165 | 230 | 300 | 398 | 587 | 254 | 477 | 268 | 261 | 137 | 121 | 162 | 73 | 101 | 129 | 82 | 110 | 78 | 54 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | S 18 | SSW 14 | S 20 | SSW 13 | S 12 | S 15 | S 11 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | N 6 | N 6 | SSW 12 | N 6 | SW 15 | N 7 | N 7 | S 19 |
| kJ | 111 | 165 | 160 | 373 | 178 | 150 | 215 | 65 | 132 | 171 | 123 | 125 | 18 | 20 | 48 | 21 | 107 | 24 | 36 | 265 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | NNE 5 | S 12 | N 5 | S 11 | N 5 | SSE 4 | N 6 | SSE 4 | S 12 | NNE 6 | SW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 18 | S 19 | S 10 |
| kJ | 78 | 79 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 73 | 14 | 58 | 20 | 3 | 16 | 3 | 71 | 13 | 112 | 83 | 107 | 190 | 48 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | W 3 | SSE 4 | W 9 | NW 9 | SE 4 | NW 10 | — | — | — | N 6 | W 10 | NW 8 | S 4 | — | SW 2 | N 7 | SSE 8 | WNW 12 | — |
| kJ | — | 3 | 7 | 15 | 31 | 15 | 14 | — | — | — | 16 | 16 | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | 32 | 44 | 29 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 125 | 0 | 99 | 16 | 0 | 120 | 99 | 1 | 122 | 1 | 95 | 99 | 99 | 1 | 99 | 2 | 3 | 122 | 122 | 1 |
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