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Lynmouth, UK

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

About Lynmouth

Facing, offshore wind, exposure, level and swell range are estimated. Facts: verified, surf details estimated.

The spot faces NW (333°), so it takes swell from the NW. The wind blows offshore from the SE (153°). It is sheltered to the open swell. It suits beginners and up. It works in 2–9 ft of swell. The sea floor shelves very gently: 10 m deep about 1.3 km out (1 in 125). On a typical 5 ft, 11 s swell the waves here would spill softly. The sea is about 8°C in February, its coldest month (5/4 or 6/5, hood, boots and gloves), and 18°C in August, its warmest (2 mm shorty). The town to stay in is Lynmouth, 1.2 km away (about 5 min by car).

Water about 15°C: 4/3 wetsuit and boots. Typical sea temperature for the time of year, not a forecast.

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From Chicago: about 16 h 25 door to door, one way. An estimate; the journey never changes the score.

  1. Fly. Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to CWL, changing at Dublin Airport (DUB). About 7 flights a week that month.

    See flights ORD → CWL · Skyscanner from about £385 returnAd

  2. Getting there. 1 h from the airport to Lynmouth.

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  3. Accommodation.

    Stay in LynmouthAd

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    Typical prices for a double room that month, not a quote. Drives are estimates.

  4. Hire and lessons.

    Surf lessons in Lynmouth · GetYourGuideAdBoard and wetsuit hire in Lynmouth · GetYourGuideAd

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Where it is

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Forecast

The score for intermediates, coloured as on the area pages:GoodFairPoorToo bigToo small

DayScoreSwellEnergyWindTemp
Sun 18Oct71 ft8 smushy23kJ11°C
Mon 19Oct151 ft13 ssoft51kJ12°C
Tue 20Oct252 ft10 ssoft76kJ11°C
Wed 21Oct85 ft9 smushy339kJ10°C
Thu 22Oct165 ft7 smushy255kJ12°C
Fri 23Oct94 ft11 smushy364kJ8°C
Sat 24Oct355 ft7 smushy223kJ12°C
Sun 25Oct21 ft10 smushy32kJ11°C
Mon 26Oct164 ft9 ssoft264kJ11°C
Tue 27Oct41 ft12 ssoft38kJ11°C

Day scores here are the conditions out of 80; a trip's score on the results is the same conditions out of 100. The journey never scores. The forecast reaches about 10 days. Energy is the swell's power in kJ per metre of wave, from its height and interval: it grows with the square of each, so a long-period swell hits far harder than a short one the same size. The word under the swell is the wave's shape, our estimate from the sea floor. Wind is in knots: 10 kn is about 19 km/h. The arrow points where the wind blows to; offshore wind, blowing from the land out to sea, is green and says so.

Your trip, day by day

6 nights from Mon 19 Oct, leaving from Chicago, for intermediate surfers. Change dates

  1. Mon 19 Oct
    Travel out

    Fly ORD to CWL, changing at DUB, then 1h by road. About 16h 25 door to door

  2. Tue 20 Oct
    Rest day

    Too small: 2 ft at best.

  3. Wed 21 Oct
    Rest day

    Nothing worth paddling out for: the best window scores 12 of 80.

  4. Thu 22 Oct
    Surf Lynmouth

    Best 16:00 to 19:00 local time: 5 ft at 7 s, offshore wind.

  5. Fri 23 Oct
    Rest day

    Nothing worth paddling out for: the best window scores 16 of 80.

  6. Sat 24 Oct
    Surf Lynmouth

    Best 13:00 to 16:00 local time: 5 ft at 7 s, offshore wind.

  7. Sun 25 Oct
    Travel home

    Fly ORD to CWL, changing at DUB, then 1h by road. About 16h 25 door to door

The plan picks the best of 2 spots near Lynmouth each day: Lynmouth, Woody Bay.

The trip from Lynmouth, with every spot near it

Rough cost

About £1,075–£2,005 each for 6 nights, 2 people sharing a room. A guide from typical prices, not a quote: check the real prices before you book.

WhatHow we worked it outEach
Flightsreturn ORD to CWL, estimated from distance and season, changing at DUB, full-service airlines, with a hold bag£385–£800
To the UK airportparking or the train, there and back£35–£65
Taxiairport and back, shared£65–£105
Stay6 nights, a mid-range double, shared£250–£420
Food7 days eating out£240–£445
Board and wetsuit5 days, or about £85 to fly your own£100–£170
Total£1,075–£2,005

Prices from public sources, checked in 2026: where they come from. Lessons, lift-pass deals and insurance are extra.

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

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