Lincoln City Surf Break

Lat Long: 44.94° N 124.03° W

Lincoln City 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 4 am 31 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Lincoln City sea temperature is
13.2°C
2.1° 

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 (31 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (31 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 15s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 11s period with NW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (31 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 10s period with NW swell.

The current surf forecast for Lincoln City at 11AM is: 0.6m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.8m 7s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00am August 31). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (31 Aug)2ft (0.6m)15s
Afternoon (31 Aug)3.5ft (1.1m)11s
Evening (31 Aug)4.5ft (1.3m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 44mm), heaviest during Wed afternoon. Very mild (max 18°C on Mon morning, min 12°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (calm on Mon morning, strong winds from the SSW by Wed afternoon).

Monday
31
Tuesday
1
Wednesday
2
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
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
2
2
3
1
1
0
0
2
2
0
0
0
0
0
2
2
2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SW
16
0.6
SW
15
0.6
SW
15
0.6
SW
15
1.1
NW
11
1.2
NW
10
1.3
NW
10
1.3
NW
10
1.3
NW
10
1.3
NW
10
1.2
NW
10
1.2
NW
9
1.2
WNW
9
1
WNW
9
1
WNW
9
0.9
WNW
9
0.9
WNW
9
1.5
SSW
6
1.9
SSW
6
2.5
SSW
7
3.5
SSW
8
3
SSW
9
2.2
SSW
9
1.7
SSW
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
196
176
171
171
263
302
315
309
303
303
269
258
226
176
172
127
127
131
292
698
1594
1469
784
376
Wind (km/h)
10
NNE
5
ENE
0
ESE
5
WSW
10
W
10
WNW
5
NNW
0
SSW
5
SSW
5
S
5
S
15
SSW
20
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSE
10
SSE
20
S
25
S
30
S
35
S
45
SSW
15
SW
15
W
10
SW
Wind State
cross-off
glassy
glassy
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
on
cross-on
High Tide
2:50AM1.76m
3:05PM2.01m
3:42AM1.64m
3:38PM2.05m
4:41AM1.51m
4:18PM2.05m
Low Tide
9:14AM0.25m
9:59PM0.14m
9:47AM0.39m
10:51PM0.10m
10:24AM0.55m
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
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cloud
cloud
part cloud
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part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
mod rain
mod rain
heavy rain
mod rain
rain showers
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:35
6:37
6:37
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:54
7:52
7:51
 mm
1
10
8
14
8
1
Temp °C
14
13
15
18
18
17
15
14
14
15
15
16
16
16
15
14
15
15
14
14
14
14
14
14
Feels °C
13
12
15
17
17
16
15
15
14
15
15
14
13
13
13
12
12
10
9
8
6
12
13
13
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