Lincoln City Surf Break

Lat Long: 44.94° N 124.03° W

Lincoln City 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 4 am 20 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Lincoln City sea temperature is
11.9°C
1.0° 

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 (20 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 10s period with W swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 10s period with WNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 9s period with WNW swell.

The current surf forecast for Lincoln City at 1PM is: 1.2m 10s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.8m 6s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00am October 20). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Oct)5ft (1.6m)10s
Afternoon (20 Oct)3.5ft (1.1m)10s
Evening (20 Oct)4.5ft (1.3m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Tue afternoon, min 8°C on Thu morning). Wind will be generally light.

Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
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)
4
4
3
3
2
2
3
3
3
3
2
1
1
1
3
3
3
3
2
1
1
2
1
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.5
WNW
11
2.1
W
11
1.7
W
10
1.3
WNW
10
1.2
WNW
10
1
WNW
10
1.3
WNW
9
1.3
WNW
9
1.2
NW
9
1.1
NW
9
0.8
WNW
12
0.8
WNW
12
0.8
WNW
12
0.8
WNW
11
0.6
NW
14
1.1
WNW
13
1.3
WNW
12
1.4
WNW
12
1.5
WNW
11
1.5
WNW
11
1.4
WNW
12
2.2
NW
12
2
NW
8
2.2
NW
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1626
1065
620
349
294
197
282
264
226
180
186
186
186
170
149
414
466
527
546
556
541
1280
494
687
Wind (km/h)
10
NE
5
NE
5
ENE
0
NE
5
NNW
5
NNW
5
NE
5
ENE
5
ENE
5
NE
5
E
10
NNW
10
NNW
15
N
10
NNE
10
N
10
NNE
15
NNE
10
N
20
N
25
NNW
25
N
20
N
20
N
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-off
off
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
9:40AM1.53m
8:38PM1.51m
10:10AM1.64m
9:42PM1.55m
10:37AM1.76m
10:38PM1.61m
Low Tide
3:02AM0.22m
3:37PM0.73m
3:49AM0.22m
4:28PM0.57m
4:30AM0.23m
5:11PM0.39m
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cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
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Temp °C
10
11
11
16
18
15
13
13
13
12
12
15
16
13
10
10
9
9
8
13
13
12
11
11
Feels °C
7
9
9
15
16
14
11
11
11
9
9
12
13
10
7
8
6
6
5
9
9
7
6
7
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