Lymans Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, this is Rusty. Let’s talk about what’s happening at Lymans.

Overall, the next 16 days are looking pretty flat and quiet at Lymans. The first week is really a write-off for any decent surf. There’s a small window of hope late in the second week, but it’s a long way off.

We kick off on Sunday, the 26th of July, with a 3ft swell from the SSW, but the wind is cross-on and it’s a bit of a mess. The water is sitting at 81°F which is about normal for this time of year, so no surprises there. The energy is modest, at 614, but the conditions are just not there. That sets the tone for the next several days.

Monday the 27th offers a glimmer in the afternoon. The swell drops a touch to 3ft from the SSW, but the wind goes glassy. That’s the cleanest the surf will be for a while. The wave energy is still moderate at 388. It’s surfable, but nothing to get too excited about.

After that, it’s a long, dry stretch. From Tuesday the 28th all the way through to Thursday the 6th of August, the surf is consistently poor. The swell drops to 2ft or less, and the wind is often cross-on or onshore. The wave energy falls into the weak range, dipping to as low as 6 on the 4th of August. There’s a brief, glassy moment on the 1st of August afternoon with a 2ft swell from the SW, but it’s very ordinary. This is a real flat spell.

Then on Friday the 7th of August, we get a bit of life. The morning shows 1ft from the SSW with glassy conditions and the energy at 138. It’s small, but it’s clean. The afternoon sees the wind go onshore, so that morning window is the pick of that day.

The real standout, if it holds, is on Sunday the 9th of August. The swell picks up to 3ft from the W, with a solid 16-second period, giving it a proper groundswell feel. The combined energy jumps to 693. The wind is cross-on in the afternoon, but the morning is onshore. Still, this is the biggest and most powerful swell of the entire forecast. The W direction is right on the optimum for Lymans, so it should wrap in nicely. It’s a long-range call, so keep an eye on it, but this is the one to aim for.

Monday the 10th of August still has some 3ft swell from the W and 15-second periods, but the energy is high at 677. The wind is tricky, going onshore and then cross-shore, so it’s not as clean as Sunday.

For a break that’s fairly consistent like Lymans, a run this flat is a bummer, but these things happen. The best bet is to wait for that Sunday the 9th of August. If the wind plays ball, it could be the best session of the outlook.

Rusty.

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