Lynmouth Surf Break

Lat Long: 51.23° N 3.81° W

Lynmouth 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 20 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Lynmouth sea temperature is
19.6° C
3.1° 

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 (20 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 8s period with W swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 7s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 6s period with WNW swell.

The current surf forecast for Lynmouth at 11AM is: 1.3m 7s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 06:00am August 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Aug)4.5ft (1.4m)8s
Afternoon (20 Aug)4ft (1.2m)7s
Evening (20 Aug)3.5ft (1.0m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Thu morning. Very mild (max 18°C on Sat afternoon, min 14°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WNW on Thu morning, calm by Sat night).

Thursday
20
Friday
21
Saturday
22
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
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
W
8
1.4
W
8
1.4
W
8
1.2
W
7
1.2
W
7
1.2
W
7
1
WNW
6
0.9
WNW
6
0.5
W
9
0.6
W
9
0.6
W
8
0.5
W
8
0.4
W
6
0.5
W
6
0.5
W
6
0.3
W
8
0.3
W
8
0.3
W
8
0.3
W
8
0.3
W
10
0.3
W
9
0.3
W
9
0.3
W
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
216
217
216
146
143
138
82
59
44
57
52
33
13
18
15
12
12
12
12
16
15
15
14
Wind (km/h)
30
W
30
W
30
WNW
30
WNW
30
WNW
30
NW
20
N
15
N
10
N
5
NE
5
NE
10
NW
20
WNW
20
WNW
15
NNW
15
ENE
25
E
15
E
15
E
15
NNE
15
WNW
15
NW
15
NW
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
11:57AM6.87m
00:23AM6.54m
12:52PM6.29m
1:31AM6.01m
2:16PM5.96m
Low Tide
5:36AM2.34m
6:01PM2.60m
6:28AM2.93m
7:05PM3.13m
7:45AM3.34m
8:39PM3.36m
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
clear
clear
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:07
6:09
6:11
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:28
8:24
8:22
 mm
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
16
16
16
16
17
17
16
16
15
14
14
14
15
17
17
15
15
15
15
15
18
18
16
Feels °C
10
11
10
11
11
11
12
13
13
13
13
12
11
13
14
12
10
12
12
12
14
15
13
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