Lynmouth Surf Break

Lat Long: 51.23° N 3.81° W

Lynmouth 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 12 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Lynmouth sea temperature is
19.4° C
3.0° 

Lynmouth surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Lynmouth today (12 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 10s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 10s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 9s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Lynmouth at 3PM is: 0.5m 10s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 06:00am August 12). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)10s
Afternoon (12 Aug)1.5ft (0.5m)10s
Evening (12 Aug)2ft (0.6m)9s

Table - waves today at Lynmouth. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 33°C on Wed afternoon, min 17°C on Fri night). Mainly fresh winds.

Wednesday
12
Thursday
13
Friday
14
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
WSW
11
0.4
WSW
11
0.4
WSW
10
0.5
W
10
0.5
W
10
0.5
W
9
0.6
WSW
9
0.6
WSW
9
0.6
WSW
9
0.7
WSW
9
0.7
WSW
11
0.7
WSW
10
0.7
W
10
0.7
W
10
0.7
W
10
0.7
W
10
0.6
W
10
0.7
W
9
0.6
W
9
0.6
W
9
0.6
W
9
0.6
W
9
0.7
W
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
40
38
34
50
47
43
65
65
66
90
117
115
98
96
94
92
67
85
60
59
56
56
66
Wind (km/h)
20
ESE
20
ESE
25
E
20
ESE
20
SSE
10
SW
10
SSW
10
WSW
5
SW
0
NNE
5
NW
20
WNW
25
W
30
W
20
W
15
W
15
WSW
15
WSW
20
W
20
WNW
30
W
25
WNW
25
NW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
off
cross-off
off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
High Tide
6:35AM8.63m
6:57PM9.18m
7:22AM9.09m
7:42PM9.60m
8:04AM9.34m
8:23PM9.75m
Low Tide
12:44PM0.80m
1:12AM0.41m
1:28PM0.37m
1:54AM0.10m
2:08PM0.16m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:54
5:56
5:58
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:43
8:40
8:39
 mm
Temp °C
19
18
20
27
33
30
27
24
23
21
22
22
22
20
19
18
18
18
18
19
18
20
18
Feels °C
15
14
15
23
29
29
25
22
22
21
22
20
18
17
18
17
18
18
16
18
15
17
14
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