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Lincoln City surfForecast / Oregon North / USA
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 am Tuesday 12 May 2026 PDTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Lincoln City surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Lincoln City sea temperature is
12.7° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Lincoln City today?
The current surf forecast for Lincoln City at 12PM is: 1.1m 11s primary swell from a West direction and 0.6m 5s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00am May 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 May) | 4ft (1.2m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (12 May) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 11s |
| Evening (12 May) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Lincoln City. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 14mm), heaviest on Tue night. Very mild (max 15°C on Tue morning, min 10°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 12 | Wednesday 13 | Thursday 14 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    | |||||||||||||||||||||
W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | |
485 | 418 | 345 | 338 | 281 | 233 | 248 | 295 | 344 | 335 | 317 | 1160 | 1122 | 980 | 771 | 676 | 577 | 514 | 434 | 426 | 362 | 288 | 235 | 235 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
glassy | glassy | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | |
High Tide | 9:25AM1.38m | 9:56PM1.80m | 10:33AM1.44m | 10:30PM1.96m | 11:34AM1.52m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:06AM0.38m | 3:50PM0.24m | 4:55AM0.16m | 4:35PM0.32m | 5:42AM-0.06m | 5:20PM0.40m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:34 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:36 | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 8 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 12 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 11 |
12 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 10 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 |
 kJ | 485 | 418 | 345 | 338 | 281 | 233 | 248 | 295 | 344 | 335 | 317 | 1160 | 1122 | 980 | 771 | 676 | 577 | 514 | 434 | 426 | 362 | 288 | 235 | 235 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 5 | NW 5 | NNW 5 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | W 14 | W 13 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | WNW 18 |
| kJ | 60 | 49 | 33 | 22 | 10 | 121 | 119 | 127 | 128 | 178 | 277 | 132 | 103 | 102 | 102 | 71 | 68 | 63 | 62 | 45 | 62 | 62 | 44 | 104 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 14 | NW 5 | NW 5 | NNW 5 | W 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 20 | SW 20 | SW 20 | SW 19 | SW 19 | WSW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | NNW 5 | WNW 18 | SW 13 |
| kJ | 157 | 159 | 159 | 159 | 69 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 104 | 130 | 132 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 33 | 50 | 50 | 49 | 49 | 5 | 62 | 44 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | SW 2 | — | — | SSW 2 | SSW 3 | WSW 4 | W 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 32 | 36 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1 | 1 | 172 | 219 | 353 | 337 | 177 | 1 | 219 | 358 | 351 | 903 | 904 | 353 | 293 | 177 | 1 | 1 | 177 | 378 | 219 | 219 | 208 | 177 |
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