Lynmouth Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Right, let’s be straight with you. I’ve looked over the charts for Lynmouth, and honestly, it’s a pretty grim picture for the next couple of weeks. The water’s sitting at 65°, which is much warmer than normal for this time of year, but that’s about the only thing that’ll feel good out there. The swell’s small, the winds are messy, and there’s not a single session that gets the blood pumping. It’s a real flat spell, and we’re looking at a solid two-week gap with nothing worth paddling out for.

We kick off on Wednesday the 16th with a weak 4ft W swell at 10 seconds, but a cross-onshore NW breeze at 12 mph makes it choppy and useless. The wave energy is a low 318. That’s a non-starter. Thursday the 17th is worse, with a 5ft W swell but a drop in period to a short, weak 7 seconds, and the wind swings to a fresh cross-onshore. The energy drops to 261. It’s lumpy, bumpy, and full of chop—nobody wants that. Friday the 18th cleans up slightly with a cross-offshore WSW wind, but the swell fades to 4ft at 7 seconds, and the afternoon breeze jumps to 25 mph. It’s still poor, just with a bit cleaner surface.

The weekend doesn’t offer any relief. Saturday the 19th has a 5ft W swell at 8 seconds, but the wind stays cross-offshore and fresh at 22 mph. The energy is 254. It’s surfable, but only just, and the quality is poor. Sunday the 20th drops right off to a 2ft W swell, and while the wind goes light at 6 mph, the energy is down to 93. There’s barely a bump on the tide.

Then we hit a proper dead patch. From Monday the 21st through to Tuesday the 29th, the swell is tiny—mostly under 2ft—and the winds bounce around from glassy to strong cross-shore, often with a messy chop. There are long-period pulses at 12-14 seconds around Tuesday the 22nd and Wednesday the 23rd, but the energy is still low (177-192) and the waves are too small and weak to do anything with. By Thursday the 24th and Friday the 25th, the wind picks up hard from the east at 19-25 mph, and it’s all cross-shore mess. Forget it.

The last real chance is late on Tuesday the 29th, with a 4ft WSW swell at 9 seconds and moderate 16 mph cross-shore winds. The energy gets back to a moderate 259, but the quality is still poor and the direction isn’t ideal for the point setup. It’s not enough to get excited about, and the rest of the first week of October just fades back to nothing.

So, there you have it. No standouts, no hidden gems. If you’re desperate, you could poke your head out on Saturday the 19th for a few weak, onshore lumps, but you’d be doing it for the love of it, not for the waves. It’s a flat, blown-out run, and the best thing to do is find something else to do for a fortnight.

Stay frothy.

Rusty

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