Lynmouth Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, Rusty here. Let’s have a look at what’s on offer.

Well, honestly, this is a tough one. The outlook for Lynmouth over the next 16 days is pretty grim. We’re looking at a long stretch of poor surf conditions with nothing really worth paddling out for. The swell is weak and the wind is all over the shop, mostly cross or cross-on, which is never going to do a sheltered point like this any favours.

From Monday the 6th right through to the morning of Saturday the 18th, you’re looking at a massive gap of almost two weeks where the surf is just rubbish. The swell height barely cracks 2ft most days, and the combined energy is tiny, often in the 20s or 30s (weak wave energy). The wind is a mess – moderate cross-shore chop, onshore bump, and even when it goes glassy or offshore, the swell is just too small to do anything with. The best we see in that first week is a brief moment of glassy conditions on the morning of Wednesday the 8th, but with only 1ft of weak west swell, it’s a flat, clean pond. Not a wave.

Now, the water temp is about average for the time of year, nothing to mention there.

The only time things start to look a bit different is around Saturday the 18th and into Sunday the 19th. The swell finally bumps up a bit. On Saturday morning, we’ve got 4ft of west swell (period 6 seconds) and the combined energy hits 135 (moderate wave energy). But the wind is a fresh cross-onshore from the NW at 30 km/h, making it lumpy and choppy. Not good. Sunday the 19th morning sees the biggest swell of the whole period: 5ft from the WNW (period 7 seconds) with a combined energy of 227 (moderate wave energy). That’s a size that’s a bit much for beginners, but still manageable for intermediates. However, again, the wind is a moderate cross-onshore, so it’s going to be a choppy, bumpy mess. This is a spot that needs clean conditions, and we’re not getting them.

Because of the significant swell (5ft) and the poor surf quality with strong cross-onshore wind at a beach-and-reef setup, this looks more interesting for kite surfing than paddle surfing.

So, the honest truth? There’s no standout day here. The best you could hope for is the morning of Sunday the 19th, but it’s a long way off, and with the wind looking so poor, it’s not worth getting excited about. The forecast is more reliable in the near term, and that near term is flat. For the second week, the swell shows up but the wind ruins it. I’d say keep the board in the car, but don’t hold your breath.

Rusty.

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