Lincoln City Surf Forecast and Surf Reports

Lincoln City in Oregon_North is an exposed beach and reef break that has fairly consistent surf and can work at any time of the year. Ideal winds are from the east. Groundswells and windswells are equally likely and the best swell direction is from the west. Waves at the beach are mainly lefts and in addition there are both left and right reef breaks.. When the surf is up, it can get quite busy in the water. Beware of rips and sharks.

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Overall Lincoln City Surf Consistency and Wind Distribution

IMPORTANT: Beta version feature! Swell heights are open water values from NWW3. There is no attempt to model near-shore effects. Coastal wave heights will generally be less, especially if the break does not have unobstructed exposure to the open ocean.

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Other Nearby Surf Breaks closest to Lincoln City:   (click location name for more details)
Closest break	Lincolne City Nelscott Reef	1 mi
Second closest break	Gleneden Beach	4 mi
Third closest break	Roads End	4 mi
Fourth closest break	Boiler Bay	7 mi
Fifth closest break	Otter Rock	13 mi
Wave buoys nearest to Lincoln City:
Closest wave buoy	Stonewall Banks Buoy	31 mi
Second closest wave buoy	Col River Bar Buoy	86 mi
Third closest wave buoy	Tilamook Buoy	108 mi
Fourth closest wave buoy	Port Orford Buoy	157 mi
Fifth closest wave buoy	Cape Elizabeth	170 mi
Tide stations nearest to Lincoln City:
Closest tide station	Taft, Siletz Bay, Oregon	1 mi
Second closest tide station	Kernville, Siletz River, Oregon	3 mi
Third closest tide station	Depoe Bay, Oregon	9 mi
Fourth closest tide station	Depoe Bay, Oregon (sub)	9 mi
Fifth closest tide station	Nestucca Bay entrance, Oregon	16 mi
Ski Resorts closest to Lincoln City:
Closest ski area	Hoodoo Ski Area (United States)	112 mi
Second closest ski area	Mt Hood Ski Bowl (United States)	113 mi
Third closest ski area	Timberline (United States)	118 mi
Fourth closest ski area	Mt Hood Meadows (United States)	119 mi
Fifth closest ski area	Cooper Spur (United States)	122 mi
Town and city forecasts close to Lincoln City:
Closest city location	Lincoln City (United States)	1 mi
Second closest city location	Lincoln Beach (United States)	6 mi
Third closest city location	Rose Lodge (United States)	9 mi
Fourth closest city location	Depoe Bay (United States)	9 mi
Fifth closest city location	Siletz (United States)	16 mi

• The closest passenger airport to Lincoln City is Mc Minnville Muni (Mackminnville) Airport (MMV) in USA, which is 75 km (47 miles) away (directly).
• The second nearest airport to Lincoln City is Scappoose Industrial Airpark (San Luis) Airport (SPB), also in USA, 130 km (81 miles) away.
• The third closest airport is Portland International Airport (PDX), also in USA, 133 km (83 miles) away.