Surf Forecasts:
Lynmouth surf forecast from 13 Sep 2026:
- Most powerful swell: Saturday 19 Sep, 1AM (local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 8s period, W swell with 410 kJ wave energy.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Lynmouth this week:
The most powerful waves expected at Lynmouth in the next 16 days are 1.9m 8s and forecast to arrive on Saturday (Sep 19) at 1AM. Winds are predicted to be cross-shore at the time the swell arrives.
| Wave Type | Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | - | - |
| Best Surf | - | - |
| Most Powerful | 1AM (Sat 19th Sep) | 6ft (1.9m) 8s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Lynmouth over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Alright, this is Rusty. Let’s be straight with you: the next couple of weeks at Lynmouth are a tough watch. We’ve got a solid 16-day window here, but there’s not a single recommendation in the whole run – the score is a flat zero across the board. That’s a big, ugly gap of surf-less days staring us in the face.
Right now, starting from Sunday the 13th, we’ve got waist-high, messy, short-period slop. The swell is coming from the west at around 3 ft, but it’s only got a 7-second period, and the combined swell energy is weak (143). The wind is a cross-offshore, but it’s a moderate breeze, and with the rain, it’s just not clean. That sets the tone.
Through Monday and Tuesday the 15th, the wind picks up hard – we’re talking fresh breezes and cross-shore chop. Swell bumps up to 5 ft on Tuesday afternoon, but with a 7-second period and a combined energy of 199 (still moderate), it’s just a lumpy mess. That’s kite-surfing territory, not paddle-surfing.
The pattern stays pretty grim through the middle of the week. Wednesday the 16th is cross-onshore and choppy, and Thursday the 17th is lumpy with fresh winds. There’s a little window on Friday the 18th with clean conditions and 3 ft swell, but the combined energy drops to 95 – barely enough to push you around.
The only real pulse of size comes on the weekend of the 20th. Sunday the 20th afternoon brings a 8 ft west-southwest swell, with a combined energy of 543 (strong). But that’s a 7-second period, and with a fresh cross-offshore breeze, it’s going to be a wild, walled-up beast. That’s expert-only, and even then, it’s not going to be pretty. The wind is just too strong.
After that, it fades back into the doldrums. We get a few clean mornings around the 22nd and 24th, but the swell is tiny – 0.3 ft to 4 ft – and the energy is negligible. By the 26th and 27th, we’re looking at onshore winds and knee-high junk. The very end of the run, on the 28th, shows a whisper of hope with a 2 ft swell from the west and a 10-second period, but the energy is still weak (108), and it’s cross-shore.
The bottom line: there’s nothing worth paddling out for in this 16-day stretch. It’s one of those blank runs for the area. Don’t bother waxing up until the forecasts change. Sometimes you just have to wait it out.
Stay patient,
Rusty
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Sun morning. Warm (max 20°C on Mon afternoon, min 14°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Sun night, fresh winds from the WNW by Tue morning). | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Very mild (max 17°C on Fri night, min 14°C on Wed morning). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the WSW on Wed night, strong winds from the SW by Fri afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 13 | Monday 14 | Tuesday 15 | Wednesday 16 | Thursday 17 | Friday 18 | Saturday 19 | |||||||||||||||
AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | |
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 6 | W 7 | W 7 | W 8 | WNW 7 | W 10 | W 6 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 6 | W 8 | W 7 | W 8 | W 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 230 | 225 | 148 | 101 | 99 | 33 | 158 | 205 | 196 | 135 | 346 | 55 | 247 | 242 | 200 | 216 | 215 | 410 | 243 | 328 | 223 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 8:34PM9.51m | 8:51AM9.19m | 9:08PM9.12m | 9:25AM8.78m | 9:42PM8.56m | 9:58AM8.23m | 10:16PM7.89m | 10:32AM7.59m | 10:52PM7.18m | 11:11AM6.92m | 11:36PM6.48m | 12:03PM6.28m | 00:41AM5.90m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 2:17PM0.14m | 2:36AM0.22m | 2:50PM0.36m | 3:07AM0.58m | 3:22PM0.76m | 3:38AM1.09m | 3:54PM1.30m | 4:11AM1.69m | 4:30PM1.94m | 4:47AM2.34m | 5:12PM2.60m | 5:35AM2.98m | 6:15PM3.21m | ||||||||
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 | 6:46 | — | — | 6:47 | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | 6:54 | — | — |
 | — | 7:35 | — | — | 7:32 | — | — | 7:30 | — | — | 7:28 | — | — | 7:25 | — | — | 7:23 | — | — | 7:21 | — |
mm | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 |
Feels °C | 15 | 16 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 8 | 8 | 11 | 12 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | WSW 9 | W 6 | W 11 | — | — | W 10 | — | W 6 | — | — | W 9 | — | — | W 12 | — | — | W 8 |
| kJ | 230 | 225 | 148 | 101 | 26 | 33 | 2 | — | — | 120 | — | 55 | — | — | 83 | — | — | 3 | — | — | 223 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 10 | W 10 | — | — | — | WSW 8 | — | — | — | — | — | W 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 49 | 49 | — | — | — | 22 | — | — | — | — | — | 52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | W 9 | — | W 7 | W 7 | W 8 | WNW 7 | W 10 | — | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 6 | W 8 | W 7 | W 8 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 99 | — | 158 | 205 | 196 | 135 | 346 | — | 247 | 242 | 200 | 216 | 215 | 410 | 243 | 328 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 114 | 29 | 79 | 79 | 114 | 114 | 114 | 393 | 327 | 113 | 79 | 283 | 363 | 327 | 327 | 79 | 108 | 282 | 558 | 282 | 282 |
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