Surf Forecasts:
Lynmouth surf forecast from 1 Aug 2026:
- Most powerful swell: Thursday 6 Aug, 7AM (local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 7s period, W swell with 131 kJ wave energy.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Lynmouth this week:
The most powerful waves expected at Lynmouth in the next 16 days are 1.2m 7s and forecast to arrive on Thursday (Aug 06) at 7AM. Winds are predicted to be cross-onshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 0.8m 6s period and expected on Wednesday (Aug 05) at 10AM.
| Wave Type | Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | - | - |
| Best Surf | - | - |
| Most Powerful | 7AM (Thu 6th Aug) | 4ft (1.2m) 7s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Lynmouth over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Right, let’s have a look at what’s cookin’ for Lynmouth. I’ve got to be straight with you – this is a grim stretch ahead. The whole 16-day window is basically a write-off for any decent surf. The first surfable day isn’t until August 12th, and even that’s a struggle. That’s a solid 11-day gap of nothing but poor surf conditions, with tiny waves and messy wind.
Lynmouth is a point and river setup, sheltered from the swell and only works with a good WNW direction. The optimum swell is from the WNW, but we’re not getting that in any meaningful way. For the first week and a half, it’s all tiny 0.7ft to 2ft junk with cross-shore or cross-onshore winds, and the combined energy is pathetic – mostly single digits or low double digits (38, 27, 13). There’s a couple of clean mornings, like August 4th and 5th with a light cross-offshore, but the swell is barely a ripple at 1ft to 3ft. Not worth paddling out for.
Then on August 11th, Tuesday afternoon, we get a spike of 4ft from the west with a period of 10 seconds and a combined energy of 221 – that’s moderate energy, but it’s cross-onshore and choppy, so it’s still a mess. The score is zero.
The one faint glimmer is the morning of August 12th, Wednesday. Swell is 3ft from the WSW, period 9 seconds, combined energy 147 (moderate), and the wind is a light cross-offshore from the WSW, cleaning it up. The conditions are described as “surfable waves but very ordinary conditions” and it only gets a 1 out of 10. That’s the best of the lot, but it’s nothing to get excited about. The water temp is about average for the time of year.
After that, it’s back to tiny, windy junk for the rest of the run. The 13th has a fresh offshore wind but the swell is only 2ft, and by the 15th and 16th, the wind is ramping up to 28 mph, making it a mess.
Honestly, for Lynmouth, this is a blank run. The setup is too sheltered and inconsistent to deliver anything with this weak, poorly directed swell. There’s no standout, no gem. If you’re desperate for a paddle, the 12th morning is your only shot, but keep expectations in the dirt. Forecasts can change, but right now, I’d be finding something else to do.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Sun afternoon, min 14°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Tue afternoon. Warm (max 22°C on Tue morning, min 14°C on Thu morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the W on Wed morning, calm by Thu night). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 1 | Sunday 2 | Monday 3 | Tuesday 4 | Wednesday 5 | Thursday 6 | Friday 7 | |||||||||||||||
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 5 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 10 | W 8 | W 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | W 7 | W 6 | W 6 | W 5 | W 9 | W 9 |
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 kJ | 19 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 32 | 37 | 36 | 24 | 12 | 11 | 25 | 0 | 111 | 71 | 127 | 95 | 23 | 9 | 7 | 6 |
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Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | off | cross | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-on | cross | cross-on | glassy | cross-on | cross-off |
High Tide | 9:05PM8.89m | 9:23AM8.59m | 9:40PM8.84m | 9:58AM8.49m | 10:16PM8.64m | 10:37AM8.25m | 10:56PM8.30m | 11:20AM7.90m | 11:43PM7.86m | 12:10PM7.48m | 00:40AM7.37m | 1:15PM7.09m | 1:54AM7.01m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 2:48PM0.84m | 3:08AM0.80m | 3:19PM0.85m | 3:40AM0.86m | 3:52PM0.97m | 4:15AM1.03m | 4:30PM1.20m | 4:54AM1.32m | 5:13PM1.55m | 5:42AM1.72m | 6:07PM1.96m | 6:42AM2.15m | 7:17PM2.33m | ||||||||
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 | 5:39 | — | — | 5:39 | — | — | 5:41 | — | — | 5:43 | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | 5:46 | — | — | 5:48 | — | — |
 | — | — | 9:02 | — | — | 9:00 | — | 8:59 | — | — | 8:58 | — | — | 8:55 | — | — | 8:53 | — | — | 8:52 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 22 | 20 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 22 | 21 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 15 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 |
Feels °C | 12 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 20 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 22 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 16 | 14 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 5 | WSW 9 | WNW 4 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 10 | W 8 | W 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 6 | — | — | WSW 7 | — | W 10 | W 6 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 |
| kJ | 19 | 16 | 6 | 13 | 13 | 32 | 37 | 36 | 24 | 12 | 11 | 25 | — | — | 71 | — | 2 | 23 | 9 | 5 | 4 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 10 | — | WSW 9 | W 4 | WNW 4 | — | — | — | — | W 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 |
| kJ | 19 | — | 15 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | W 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 3 | — | WSW 6 | WSW 7 | — | W 7 | W 6 | — | — | WNW 2 | — |
| kJ | — | 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 41 | 111 | — | 127 | 95 | — | — | 1 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 327 | 170 | 187 | 184 | 184 | 168 | 29 | 29 | 50 | 49 | 164 | 282 | 282 | 163 | 183 | 39 | 39 | 151 | 168 | 427 | 382 |
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