Lynmouth surf break

Lynmouth surfForecast / Devon (North) / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Wednesday 20 May 2026 BST
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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
12.3° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Lynmouth today?

The current surf forecast for Lynmouth at 10PM is: 1.5m 13s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm May 20). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 May)--
Afternoon (20 May)6ft (1.9m)13s
Evening (20 May)5ft (1.5m)13s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Thu afternoon, min 13°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Wed afternoon, calm by Fri night).

Wed
20
Thursday
21
Friday
22
Sat
23
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
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
2
1
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
1
0
1
1
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.8
WSW
13
1.7
W
13
1.5
W
13
1.3
W
12
1.2
W
12
1.1
W
12
1
W
11
1
W
11
0.9
WSW
10
0.9
WSW
10
0.9
WSW
10
0.9
WSW
10
0.9
WSW
10
1
WSW
10
1
WSW
11
1
WSW
11
0.9
WSW
11
0.9
WSW
11
0.9
WSW
10
0.9
WSW
10
0.8
WSW
10
0.8
WSW
10
0.8
WSW
10
0.8
WSW
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1127
972
740
480
404
336
256
233
180
170
163
163
173
214
254
249
206
202
195
152
144
139
133
133
Wind (km/h)
35
WSW
25
WSW
15
SSW
30
SSW
30
SSW
25
SSW
15
SW
5
S
15
SSE
20
SSE
15
SE
20
SE
20
ESE
10
SE
5
S
5
NW
10
NW
10
NW
0
W
10
WNW
5
WSW
5
WNW
10
WNW
10
WNW
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross-on
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
9:55PM8.86m
10:24AM8.28m
10:49PM8.33m
11:20AM7.69m
11:48PM7.80m
12:23PM7.19m
Low Tide
3:30PM0.85m
4:02AM0.93m
4:24PM1.37m
5:01AM1.47m
5:24PM1.88m
6:09AM1.94m
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:16
5:15
5:13
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
9:05
9:07
9:07
9:09
Temp °C
14
14
14
13
14
14
17
19
20
17
15
16
15
16
17
19
17
16
16
15
15
14
15
16
7
9
11
7
9
10
16
19
18
13
12
13
12
14
17
19
17
15
17
14
15
14
14
15
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.7
W
13
1.5
W
13
1.3
W
12
1.2
W
12
1.1
W
12
1
W
11
1
W
11
0.9
WSW
10
0.9
WSW
10
0.9
WSW
10
0.9
WSW
10
0.9
WSW
10
1
WSW
10
1
WSW
11
1
WSW
11
0.9
WSW
11
0.9
WSW
11
0.9
WSW
10
0.9
WSW
10
0.8
WSW
10
0.8
WSW
10
0.8
WSW
10
0.8
WSW
10
Energy kJ
972
740
480
404
336
256
233
180
170
163
163
173
214
254
249
206
202
195
152
144
139
133
133
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
Energy kJ
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
Energy kJ
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.8
WSW
13
0.3
SE
2
0.3
SE
2
Energy kJ
1127
1
1
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
381
114
0
14
46
46
0
0
0
30
27
28
28
0
0
0
42
40
0
28
0
0
39
33
Best forecast wave conditions in North Devon
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
2
1
1
2
2
2
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United Kingdom
Rating
(10 max)
2
4
4
3
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
5
7
8
7
6
5
5
5
5
6
8
9
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  • Ocean Swells (m)
  • Wind Speed (km/h)
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