Lynmouth Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, grab a coffee and listen up. I’m looking at the charts for the next couple of weeks here, and I gotta be straight with you – it’s a bleak stretch for Lynmouth. This is a classic, powerful point break that needs a solid, clean Westerly swell to really fire, but we’re staring down the barrel of a whole lot of nothing. The combined energy in the water is sitting at a measly 30 or less for most of the run, with some pulses barely hitting 100. That’s weak, weak stuff. We’re talking about a 16-day window where the first real whisper of something happens way out on July 24, and even that’s a question mark.

Let’s walk through it. The first few days, from July 9 right through the rest of the month, are just a write-off. We’ve got tiny, flukey swells – seriously, we’re talking 0.7 ft to 3 ft - with short periods, mostly from the east or northeast. The wind is a mess, mostly cross or cross-onshore, and often strong. Friday afternoon the 10th *looks* glassy, but with a 2 ft swell from the west at 9 seconds, there’s just no push. It’s flat. Saturday morning the 12th? Wind is howling 28 mph from the east. Forget it. This pattern just keeps repeating. There’s a long, bleak gap of about two weeks with absolutely nothing to recommend.

Now, there is a faint glimmer right at the tail end of the outlook. On the morning of July 24, a Friday, the charts show a bit of a pulse. The swell is forecast to be 4 ft from the west, with a period of 6 seconds, and the combined energy climbs to 100. The wind is light from the west-northwest. That’s a cross-shore, but it’s light. For a spot like Lynmouth, which is a point/river setup that’s sheltered and needs a good westerly, this is the only thing on the board. The water temp is about normal for the time of year, which is nice, but let’s be real: 4 ft at 6 seconds is a short-period, weak windswell, not the groundswell this place needs to really reel. It’s a pickable, maybe knee-to-waist high wave, but it’s not going to be the classic Lynmouth wall. It’s a long-range call, so don’t book the days off just yet, but it’s the only light in a very dark tunnel. If you’re desperate, and the wind holds, it might be worth a look for a quick paddle.

Rusty.

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