Lincoln City Surf Break

Lat Long: 44.94° N 124.03° W

Lincoln City 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 10 pm 18 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Lincoln City sea temperature is
11.7° C
3.5° 

Lincoln City surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Lincoln City today (19 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 12s period with WNW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 12s period with WNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 12s period with WNW swell.

The current surf forecast for Lincoln City at 4AM is: 1.0m 12s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.9m 7s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm August 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Aug)3.5ft (1.0m)12s
Afternoon (19 Aug)3.5ft (1.1m)12s
Evening (19 Aug)4.5ft (1.3m)12s

Table - waves today at Lincoln City. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Wed morning, min 12°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Tue
18
Wednesday
19
Thursday
20
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
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
2
2
3
0
0
1
2
2
3
3
3
2
1
2
1
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
WNW
13
0.8
WNW
13
0.9
WNW
12
1
WNW
12
1
WNW
12
1
WNW
12
1
WNW
12
1.1
WNW
12
1.1
WNW
12
1.4
WNW
12
1.1
WNW
12
1.5
WNW
12
1.5
WNW
11
1.4
WNW
11
1.3
WNW
11
1.3
WNW
11
1.2
WNW
11
1
WNW
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
181
215
267
318
313
303
288
337
343
541
343
565
536
478
412
404
308
245
Wind (km/h)
15
N
10
NNE
5
NNE
5
NE
5
NE
10
NNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
10
NNW
10
N
0
N
0
NE
0
NNE
5
W
10
WNW
10
NW
10
NNW
5
N
Wind State
cross
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
glassy
glassy
glassy
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
High Tide
5:01PM1.90m
6:21AM1.32m
5:43PM1.83m
7:53AM1.25m
6:35PM1.77m
Low Tide
00:27AM0.24m
11:42AM0.68m
1:33AM0.25m
12:33PM0.81m
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part cloud
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cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
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part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:22
6:22
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:17
8:15
8:14
 mm
Temp °C
13
13
13
13
15
18
18
17
14
13
13
13
14
16
18
17
14
12
Feels °C
11
12
13
13
16
17
16
16
13
12
14
14
15
16
17
16
14
11
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