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Lynmouth surfForecast / Devon (North) / UK
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Tuesday 16 Dec 2025 GMTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Lynmouth surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Lynmouth sea temperature is
11.3° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Lynmouth today?
The current surf forecast for Lynmouth at 12PM is: 1.2m 14s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.5m 4s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am December 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (GMT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Dec) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (16 Dec) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 14s |
| Evening (16 Dec) | 4ft (1.2m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Lynmouth. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 580 | 585 | 703 | 613 | 684 | 577 | 561 | 460 | 467 | 471 | 299 | 298 | 564 | 972 | 1027 | 1242 | 800 | 1773 | 4194 | 3510 | 3853 | 3565 | 4084 | 3310 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross- off | cross- off | off | cross- off | glass | cross- off | cross | cross | cross- off |
High Tide / height (m) | 3:52PM 7.07 | 4:16AM 7.24 | 4:36PM 7.34 | 4:57AM 7.56 | 5:17PM 7.62 | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 9:34AM 2.41 | 9:57PM 2.22 | 10:20AM 2.12 | 10:40PM 1.96 | 11:02AM 1.83 | 11:19PM 1.71 | ||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 16 | Wednesday 17 | Thursday 18 | Fri 19 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | 8:12 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:14 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:14 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | 4:07 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4:07 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4:07 | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | - | - | - | 7 | 17 | 1 | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 |
| Feels °C (?) | 8 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | -2 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
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