Lincoln City Surf Break

Lat Long: 44.94° N 124.03° W

Lincoln City 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 4 pm 16 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Lincoln City sea temperature is
12.0°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 (16 Oct):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 11s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 13s period with WNW swell.

The current surf forecast for Lincoln City at 10PM is: 1.1m 13s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 1.2m 10s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm October 16). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Oct)--
Afternoon (16 Oct)4ft (1.2m)11s
Evening (16 Oct)3.5ft (1.1m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Very mild (max 17°C on Fri afternoon, min 8°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Fri
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
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
3
3
3
3
3
1
1
2
3
4
4
4
4
3
2
2
3
4
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
W
11
1.2
W
11
1.1
WNW
13
1.1
WNW
12
1
WNW
12
1
WNW
12
1
WNW
12
1.1
W
9
1.1
WNW
11
1.9
WNW
11
2.2
WNW
11
2.5
WNW
11
2.4
WNW
11
2.3
WNW
11
2.3
WNW
11
2.3
WNW
11
2.3
WNW
13
2.4
WNW
13
2.4
WNW
12
2.3
WNW
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
332
323
390
350
303
303
298
210
303
839
1060
1520
1433
1300
1265
1358
1788
1847
1677
1502
Wind (km/h)
10
WNW
5
NW
0
NNE
5
S
10
SSE
5
N
5
NW
15
N
20
NNW
20
N
15
N
15
NNE
15
NNE
10
NE
10
NE
10
N
15
NNW
15
N
10
N
5
NE
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
glassy
High Tide
3:55PM1.74m
6:53AM1.38m
4:49PM1.64m
8:06AM1.39m
6:01PM1.55m
Low Tide
11:56PM0.15m
11:34AM0.92m
1:00AM0.20m
1:02PM0.92m
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
light rain
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
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7:33
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7:35
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6:30
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6:28
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6:25
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2
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Temp °C
17
16
14
13
13
14
14
14
14
13
11
10
9
8
8
12
14
12
11
10
Feels °C
16
16
15
13
12
15
14
11
10
9
8
7
6
5
5
9
10
8
9
9
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