Surf Forecasts:
Lynmouth surf forecast from 24 Aug 2026:
- Most powerful swell: Friday 28 Aug, 10PM (local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 6s period, W swell with 148 kJ wave energy.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Lynmouth this week:
The most powerful waves expected at Lynmouth in the next 16 days are 1.4m 6s and forecast to arrive on Friday (Aug 28) at 10PM. Winds are predicted to be cross-offshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 1.0m 5s period and expected on Friday (Aug 28) at 1PM.
| Wave Type | Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | - | - |
| Best Surf | - | - |
| Most Powerful | 10PM (Fri 28th Aug) | 4.5ft (1.4m) 6s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Lynmouth over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Alright, listen up. It's Rusty, and I'm telling you straight: the first week and a half is a total desert for Lynmouth. This is an inconsistent spot at the best of times, but this run of flat, crummy conditions is brutal. Don't even think about paddling out until we get to the far end of this forecast.
From Monday, August 24th, right through to the start of September, we’re starved for swell. Most days the waves are barely 1 to 2 feet, if that. The wind is a disaster – mostly blowing from the east and making a mess of the water. The wave energy is in the toilet, mostly under 20, which is basically nothing. It's all short-period, weak windswell from directions that don't suit the place. Nothing to see here.
We get a few small pulses around the weekend of the 30th and 31st, but the winds are howling. The 29th has a clean offshore flow from the south, but there’s no waves to ride. The 30th is the same story – clean but flat.
The first few days of September are still a fight. A 5-foot swell from the WSW shows up on the afternoon of Wednesday, September 2nd, with clean wind, and the energy jumps to 232. That’s a decent pulse, but it’s isolated. Most of the time, the wind is a nasty cross-shore or onshore, making it a messy, choppy mess. The swell on the 3rd and 4th gets bigger, up to 6 or 7 feet, but it's blown out with strong cross-shore winds.
The one and only real standout comes late. On Monday, September 7th, the afternoon has a shot. We’ve got a 5-foot swell from the west with a period of 14 seconds – that’s a proper long-period groundswell. The wave energy is a strong 802. The wind goes cross-offshore from the WSW, which will set up some super clean conditions. This is the session to aim for. The long period will make it a bit walled-up at a river mouth like this, but with clean faces and some power, it’s your best bet. It’s a rare break when it fires, and it will be crowded when it does.
So, get through the suffering. The one day to circle on the calendar is the afternoon of Monday, September 7th. That’s your window.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Tue night. Warm (max 24°C on Wed afternoon, min 15°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the S on Sun night, strong winds from the E by Mon night). | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryLight rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Sat afternoon. Warm (max 20°C on Thu morning, min 15°C on Sat afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the S on Wed night, fresh winds from the SW by Sat afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 24 | Tuesday 25 | Wednesday 26 | Thursday 27 | Friday 28 | Saturday 29 | Sunday 30 | |||||||||||||||
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 3 | E 4 | E 4 | ENE 3 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | WSW 8 | W 8 | W 7 | SW 12 | SW 10 | WSW 8 | W 6 | W 6 | W 7 | W 6 | W 5 | W 5 | W 12 | WSW 7 |
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 kJ | 4 | 9 | 10 | 6 | 8 | 17 | 14 | 13 | 10 | 9 | 36 | 25 | 53 | 74 | 109 | 73 | 0 | 14 | 4 | 3 | 79 |
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Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 4:30AM6.21m | 4:59PM6.61m | 5:25AM6.77m | 5:46PM7.25m | 6:06AM7.38m | 6:24PM7.89m | 6:42AM7.96m | 6:58PM8.47m | 7:15AM8.47m | 7:31PM8.94m | 7:48AM8.85m | 8:04PM9.24m | 8:21AM9.08m | 8:38PM9.36m | |||||||
Low Tide | 10:42AM2.95m | 11:15PM2.64m | 11:34AM2.40m | 00:00AM2.05m | 12:14PM1.82m | 00:36AM1.49m | 12:48PM1.28m | 1:09AM1.00m | 1:19PM0.85m | 1:39AM0.62m | 1:50PM0.54m | 2:09AM0.38m | 2:20PM0.37m | 2:39AM0.30m | |||||||
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 | 6:13 | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | 6:24 | — | — |
 | — | 8:19 | — | — | 8:16 | — | — | 8:15 | — | — | 8:13 | — | — | 8:10 | — | — | 8:07 | — | — | 8:06 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | — | — | — | 6 |
Temp °C | 19 | 22 | 19 | 19 | 23 | 18 | 21 | 24 | 18 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 19 | 18 | 16 |
Feels °C | 12 | 16 | 12 | 15 | 21 | 16 | 20 | 23 | 16 | 19 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 9 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | WSW 8 | W 8 | W 7 | SW 12 | SW 10 | W 9 | — | — | — | — | W 5 | W 5 | W 12 | W 10 |
| kJ | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 17 | 14 | 13 | 10 | 9 | 36 | 25 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 14 | 4 | 3 | 8 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 9 | — | — | W 11 | W 8 | — | — | — | — | — | W 7 | W 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 6 | — | — |
| kJ | 2 | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | W 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 8 | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 3 | E 4 | E 4 | ENE 3 | ENE 3 | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 3 | — | WSW 8 | W 6 | W 6 | W 7 | W 6 | — | — | WSW 4 | WSW 7 |
| kJ | 4 | 9 | 10 | 6 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | 53 | 74 | 109 | 73 | 58 | — | — | 33 | 79 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 423 | 283 | 270 | 116 | 116 | 32 | 259 | 307 | 282 | 114 | 40 | 39 | 39 | 164 | 80 | 114 | 282 | 108 | 473 | 503 | 384 |
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