Surf Forecasts:
Lynmouth surf forecast from 27 Jul 2026:
- Most powerful swell: Tuesday 28 Jul, 4AM (local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 6s period, W swell with 45 kJ wave energy.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Lynmouth this week:
The most powerful waves expected at Lynmouth in the next 16 days are 0.8m 6s and forecast to arrive on Tuesday (Jul 28) at 4AM. Winds are predicted to be cross-offshore at the time the swell arrives.
| Wave Type | Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | - | - |
| Best Surf | - | - |
| Most Powerful | 4AM (Tue 28th Jul) | 2.5ft (0.8m) 6s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Lynmouth over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Right, folks, Rusty here. Gotta be straight with you – the next couple of weeks are looking pretty grim for a proper paddle. Let’s get into it.
The whole 16-day window is a bit of a write-off for decent surf. There’s a big gap of nothing happening from the start right through to the 8th of August. That’s a solid week and a half of tiny, wind-affected dribble. We’ve got a couple of days in the second week that might be worth a look, but only if you’re desperate for a splash.
The only spot that even gets a mention is Lynmouth, a point and river setup that’s inconsistent and for advanced crew only. The water is currently sitting at 67° – that’s a massive 6° warmer than usual for this time of year, which is very unusual.
We finally see a pulse of energy on the Saturday morning, 8th of August. The swell comes up to 6ft, which is a bit much for beginners, coming from the W with an 8-second period. The combined energy is moderate (363). The wind is a gentle offshore from the SSE, making for clean conditions. That’s easily the best of the bunch, but even then, the forecast is pretty ordinary. The water will still be warm, but the direction is a bit off for the optimum WNW swell that Lynmouth really needs.
That afternoon, the wind swings to a cross-offshore from the SW and the swell gets a little bigger to 6ft, but it’s still just a surfable wave. The rest of that weekend and into the following week gets blown out by strong winds, making it messy.
The real kicker is that the waves are just too small, too short period, and the wind is always in the wrong place for clean, lined-up surf. Honestly, for a paddle surfer, this setup looks more interesting for the kite surfing crew than for us.
Signing off, Rusty.
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Tue morning, min 16°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryMostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Thu afternoon, min 14°C on Sat morning). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||||
Mon 27 | Tuesday 28 | Wednesday 29 | Thursday 30 | Friday 31 | Saturday 1 | Sunday 2 | ||||||||||||||
PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | W 3 | W 10 | W 6 | W 6 | W 5 | W 6 | W 6 | WNW 5 | W 5 | WNW 5 | WSW 9 | WSW 8 | W 10 | WSW 9 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 65 | 33 | 31 | 14 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 10 | 31 | 29 | 18 | 30 | 31 | 7 | 21 | 27 | 15 | 13 | 7 | 15 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-on | cross | cross |
High Tide | 6:06PM7.31m | 6:27AM7.38m | 6:46PM7.79m | 7:05AM7.80m | 7:22PM8.23m | 7:40AM8.15m | 7:57PM8.57m | 8:14AM8.41m | 8:31PM8.80m | 8:48AM8.56m | 9:05PM8.89m | 9:23AM8.59m | 9:40PM8.84m | |||||||
Low Tide | 00:17AM2.07m | 12:33PM1.88m | 00:57AM1.65m | 1:10PM1.49m | 1:33AM1.29m | 1:44PM1.17m | 2:06AM1.02m | 2:16PM0.95m | 2:37AM0.86m | 2:48PM0.84m | 3:08AM0.80m | 3:19PM0.85m | 3:40AM0.86m | |||||||
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 | — | — | 5:33 | — | — | 5:33 | — | — | 5:35 | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | 5:39 | — | — | 5:39 | — | — |
 | — | 9:09 | — | — | 9:08 | — | — | 9:07 | — | — | 9:06 | — | — | 9:04 | — | — | 9:02 | — | — | 9:00 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 18 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 18 | 17 |
Feels °C | 15 | 16 | 21 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | W 6 | W 6 | W 8 | W 5 | W 5 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 5 | W 6 | — | W 7 | W 5 | WSW 9 | WNW 4 | WSW 8 | W 5 | WNW 4 |
| kJ | — | 33 | 31 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 18 | 30 | — | 1 | 21 | 8 | 6 | 13 | 5 | 5 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | W 8 | W 8 | W 11 | — | — | — | — | W 9 | — | — | W 11 | W 10 | — | WSW 9 | W 4 | W 8 | WSW 9 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | 2 | 8 | — | 15 | 3 | 5 | 15 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | W 11 | W 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 9 | — | — | — | — | W 10 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | 7 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 6 | — | — | W 5 | — | — | W 3 | W 4 | W 6 | W 6 | — | — | W 6 | WNW 5 | — | WNW 5 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 65 | — | — | 14 | — | — | 7 | 10 | 31 | 29 | — | — | 31 | 7 | — | 27 | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 239 | 80 | 123 | 143 | 116 | 164 | 282 | 326 | 327 | 362 | 327 | 167 | 187 | 512 | 171 | 547 | 341 | 168 | 368 | 66 |
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