Overview

Lyme Regis is a historic seaside resort on the Jurassic Coast of Dorset. The sand and pebble beach faces south in a bay sheltered by the famous Cobb (harbour wall). Moderate spot.

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Spot forecast for lyme regis

Sunrise 07:43 · Sunset 18:10

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< 7 kn7–12 kn13–20 kn21–30 kn31–40 kn41+ kn Gusts Your minimum: 7 kn

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Wave height: < 0.5 m 0.5–1 m 1–2 m 2–3 m ≥ 3 m

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Tides

Heights above lowest astronomical tide, in the spot's local time. Computed 3.9 km from the spot.

Tuesday 20 October High tide 00:33 · 2.6 m Low tide 03:46 · 2 m High tide 04:43 · 2.1 m Low tide 07:18 · 1.7 m High tide 13:04 · 2.8 m Low tide 20:02 · 1.6 m
Wednesday 21 October High tide 01:49 · 2.5 m Low tide 04:09 · 2.3 m High tide 05:13 · 2.3 m Low tide 08:25 · 1.7 m High tide 14:28 · 2.8 m Low tide 21:05 · 1.4 m
Thursday 22 October High tide 03:42 · 2.6 m Low tide 04:43 · 2.6 m High tide 05:09 · 2.6 m Low tide 09:26 · 1.5 m High tide 16:10 · 3 m Low tide 22:01 · 1.2 m
Friday 23 October High tide 05:14 · 3 m Low tide 10:21 · 1.2 m High tide 17:16 · 3.4 m Low tide 22:51 · 0.8 m
Saturday 24 October High tide 05:51 · 3.5 m Low tide 11:11 · 0.9 m High tide 18:02 · 3.7 m Low tide 23:37 · 0.6 m

lyme regis: when to go?

Rideable days and hours computed for a minimum wind of 7 knots · log in to set your own (foil, twin-tip…)

Season · peak

219h

in August · 22.5 rideable days

The season runs from March to August, peaking in August: 19 rideable days a month and 219 hours of usable wind, at 17 °C. The low point is December, at 11 days.

Rideable days per month

Wind strength when it is rideable

7-12 knots · 65%13-20 knots · 32%21-30 knots · 3%31+ knots · under 1%

When the spot works, wind sits mostly between 7 and 12 knots — 65% of rideable hours. Big-kite territory. The coldest month is January, at 7 °C. The wettest month is February, with 149 mm.

Monthly averages: lyme regis

Monthly averages — lyme regis — averaged over 2 years of records — Weather data by Open-Meteo.com — How it is calculated
Month	Rideable days	Usable wind	Temperature	Rain
January	12.0	94 h	7 °C	128 mm
February	15.0	140 h	9 °C	149 mm
March	17.0	178 h	11 °C	94 mm
April	16.5	175 h	13 °C	95 mm
May	16.5	145 h	17 °C	88 mm
June	19.5	173 h	19 °C	42 mm
July	19.5	164 h	21 °C	70 mm
August	22.5	219 h	21 °C	38 mm
September	12.0	129 h	17 °C	147 mm
October	14.5	142 h	15 °C	114 mm
November	14.5	125 h	11 °C	129 mm
December	11.0	97 h	9 °C	118 mm

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Technical details of lyme regis spot

The spot works with winds from ESE, SE, SSE, S, SSW.

Depending on conditions: E, SW.

RideableDepending on conditions Not rideable

Spot opening date · Required level

Spot opening date: Open all year round
Required level: Intermediate

Parking

Paid car parks in town. Limited spaces in summer.

Hazards

The Cobb and rocks create currents. Busy beach. Unstable cliffs of the Jurassic Coast.

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