Lymans Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, Rusty here. Let’s get into it.

Honestly, mate, the next couple of weeks at Lymans are looking pretty grim. We’ve got a real dry spell on our hands. The water is sitting at 82°, which is a touch warmer than normal for this time of year, nice for a paddle but not much else.

We kick off on Friday the 14th of August. The morning is glassy, dead calm, with a tiny 1-foot WNW swell and a combined energy of just 25. It’s clean but too small to really do anything. The afternoon sees a shift to a 4-foot N swell, but the period is a short 7 seconds, meaning weak, messy waves. The energy jumps to 134, but it’s disorganised. Saturday the 15th is a write-off with rain and cross-onshore winds messing up a small 4-foot NNE swell. Sunday the 16th gets worse with a stronger 12 mph cross-onshore wind and a tiny 1-foot swell. This pattern of poor conditions and weak swell holds all the way through the following week.

There’s a glimmer from Tuesday the 25th of August. The morning shows a 2-foot SSW groundswell with a period of 16 seconds, combined energy at 280, and a light offshore wind. It’s still marginal surf, but that long period will hold some shape, and the wind is clean. The best chance in the whole run looks like Wednesday the 27th of August. Morning shows a 3-foot SSW swell, period 14 seconds, combined energy hitting 290, with a light offshore wind. It’s still only marginal, but for this stretch, it’s the standout. That swell direction is right in the optimum WNW window for Lymans, so it should wrap in nicely. The conditions are still borderline, but if you’re keen, that’s the session to aim for through the middle of the week.

After that, it drops back to tiny, weak swell through the end of the month. All in all, a pretty flat and quiet period for Lymans. Keep an eye on the forecasts, but don’t hold your breath.

Rusty.

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