Lynmouth port vue ville — Lynmouth, the nearest town, 1 km away. Photo: Velvet, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons

About Lynmouth

Lynmouth is a town in Devon, United Kingdom. From Lynmouth you can reach 3 surf spots. The nearest is Lynmouth, a surf spot 1.2 km from the centre. Overture lists 68 places to stay within 2 km of the centre, 3 of them campsites. The nearest airport is CWL, 39 km away.

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Staying in Lynmouth

68 places to stay within 2 km of the centre, 3 of them campsites (Overture places)
Nearest airports: CWL, 39 km, EXT, 62 km, BRS, 79 km

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Where it is

Each place is ringed by its best day this week, a surf spot for intermediates: green on a good day. The dashed circle is 20 km from Lynmouth.

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Surf within 20 km

The next 7 days. Each day's wave height, green on a good day for intermediate surfers. A spot that does not suit them is tagged with the level it suits and never goes green for them. The best of the spots that stay in Lynmouth each day wears a ★ Best badge, only on a Good day. 1 spot stays in another town: within your drive, it counts for Lynmouth too.

Wave height in feet, the wave energy in kJ under it.GoodUnder each day, the wind in knots: the arrow points where it blows to.A tag under a spot's name is the level its colours are for: Expert

Spot

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Lynmouth1.2 kmabout 5 min by car

1 ft23 kJ

1 ft51 kJ

2 ft76 kJ

5 ft339 kJ

5 ft255 kJ

4 ft364 kJ

3 ft86 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Lynmouth, each day
Day	Score for intermediates	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	7, too small	1 ft8 smushy	23kJ	wind from the north-east, 10 knots	12°C
Mon 19Oct	13, too small	1 ft13 ssoft	51kJ	wind from the east-south-east, 13 knots, offshore	12°C
Tue 20Oct	29, too small	2 ft10 ssoft	76kJ	wind from the east-south-east, 1 knot	10°C
Wed 21Oct	8, poor	5 ft9 smushy	339kJ	wind from the west, 20 knots	8°C
Thu 22Oct	16, poor	5 ft7 smushy	255kJ	wind from the south, 14 knots, offshore	12°C
Fri 23Oct	9, poor	4 ft11 smushy	364kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 28 knots	9°C
Sat 24Oct	27, poor	3 ft7 smushy	86kJ	wind from the south-south-west, 13 knots	11°C

Porlock Weir Somerset14.2 kmabout 25 min by carStays in Porlock, 3 kmNeeds 5 ft+

1 ft22 kJ

1 ft41 kJ

2 ft63 kJ

5 ft296 kJ

6 ft252 kJ

6 ft761 kJ

4 ft144 kJ

Forecast and score for expert surfers at Porlock Weir Somerset, each day
Day	Scorefor Expert	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	2, too small	1 ft8 shollow	22kJ	wind from the north-east, 9 knots	12°C
Mon 19Oct	3, too small	1 ft14 shollow	41kJ	wind from the east-south-east, 12 knots	12°C
Tue 20Oct	9, too small	2 ft10 shollow	63kJ	wind from the north-north-west, 1 knot	11°C
Wed 21Oct	6, too small	5 ft9 scrumbling	296kJ	wind from the west, 15 knots	10°C
Thu 22Oct	36, fair	6 ft7 smushy	252kJ	wind from the south, 7 knots, offshore	13°C
Fri 23Oct	8, poor	6 ft10 smushy	761kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 32 knots	10°C
Sat 24Oct	25, too small	4 ft7 smushy	144kJ	wind from the south-south-west, 13 knots, offshore	12°C

Woody Bay4.7 kmabout 10 min by carNeeds 5 ft+

1 ft23 kJ

1 ft51 kJ

2 ft65 kJ

5 ft339 kJ

6 ft318 kJ

7 ft984 kJ

5 ft223 kJ

Forecast and score for expert surfers at Woody Bay, each day
Day	Scorefor Expert	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	2, too small	1 ft8 smushy	23kJ	wind from the north-east, 10 knots	12°C
Mon 19Oct	4, too small	1 ft13 scrumbling	51kJ	wind from the east-south-east, 13 knots	12°C
Tue 20Oct	11, too small	2 ft9 ssoft	65kJ	wind from the south-south-west, 5 knots, offshore	10°C
Wed 21Oct	6, too small	5 ft9 ssoft	339kJ	wind from the west, 20 knots	8°C
Thu 22Oct	40, fair	6 ft7 smushy	318kJ	wind from the south-south-west, 8 knots, offshore	12°C
Fri 23Oct	10, poor	7 ft10 smushy	984kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 33 knots	9°C
Sat 24Oct	26, too small	5 ft7 smushy	223kJ	wind from the south-west, 12 knots, offshore	11°C

Distances are in a straight line from the middle of Lynmouth, to spots that land joins: none across a bay or on another island. A drive marked "about" is our estimate: the straight line times 1.8 minutes a km, measured on the drives we have routed (half of those come within 21% of the routed time).

Places to eat near Lynmouth

7 the Bistro LynmouthBritish · 0.1 km from the centre
Mad 4 SeafoodSeafood · 0.1 km from the centreFood hygiene 5 of 5, May 2026
Chef NartnapaAsian · 0.3 km from the centre
Restaurant KensingtonSteakhouse · 0.3 km from the centreFood hygiene 4 of 5, Jan 2026
The Old BankBritish · 0.4 km from the centreFood hygiene 5 of 5, Sep 2025
Esplanade Fish BarFish and chips · 0.3 km from the centreFood hygiene 5 of 5, Nov 2024

Within 2 km of the town centre, listed by how complete the listing is (website, opening hours, cuisine) and whether two sources name it. Not a judgement of the food: we have no reviews. Listings © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL) and Overture Maps Foundation; food hygiene ratings from the Food Standards Agency (Open Government Licence). Credits

Lynmouth, UK