Lincoln City 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 44.94° N 124.03° W

Issued: 10 am 24 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Lincoln City sea temperature is

11.7°C

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

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Lincoln City today (24 Oct):

Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 10s period with WNW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 10s period with WNW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 10s period with WNW swell.

The current surf forecast for Lincoln City at 4PM is: 1.3m 10s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.3m 13s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00am October 24). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (PDT) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (24 Oct)	5ft (1.5m)	10s
Afternoon (24 Oct)	4.5ft (1.3m)	10s
Evening (24 Oct)	3.5ft (1.0m)	10s

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

	Short Range Forecast Heavy rain (total 20mm), heaviest during Sun morning. Very mild (max 12°C on Sat afternoon, min 8°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light.
	Saturday 24						Sunday 25								Monday 26
	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)	3	3	1	2	2	2	3	3	3	2	2	4	4	2	2	3	3	2	2	1	1	2
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NW 10	WNW 10	WNW 10	WNW 10	WNW 10	WNW 9	WNW 11	WNW 11	WNW 10	WNW 11	WNW 11	WNW 11	WNW 11	WNW 10	WNW 9	W 9	W 9	W 8	W 8	WSW 7	WSW 7	WSW 10
Wave Graph
kJ	500	457	371	296	226	184	553	934	1125	1268	1575	1909	1298	742	461	397	318	199	177	132	91	160
Wind (km/h)	E	NNW	WNW	NW	SSE	SSE	SE	SSE	SSE	S	S	SSE	SE	SE	SE	SE	ESE	ENE	NE	NNW	ENE	SSW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	glassy	glassy	cross-on	glassy	glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	off	off	glassy	cross	glassy	glassy
High Tide			11:31AM2.04m				00:19AM1.73m				12:00PM2.16m				1:09AM1.76m				12:33PM2.26m
Low Tide	5:43AM0.32m				6:30PM0.02m				6:19AM0.40m				7:10PM-0.14m				6:56AM0.48m				7:52PM-0.25m


	7:43	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:43	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:45	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	6:15	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:15	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:13	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	10	4	1	—	—	—	1	1	—	1	—	—	—
Temp °C	8	11	12	11	9	9	9	11	11	11	12	12	11	11	11	11	11	12	12	12	11	11
Feels °C	6	10	9	9	7	6	5	7	7	8	9	10	9	8	7	8	9	10	11	11	11	10
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NW 10	WNW 10	WNW 10	WNW 10	WNW 10	WNW 9	WNW 11	WNW 11	WNW 10	WNW 11	WNW 11	WNW 11	WNW 11	WNW 10	WNW 9	W 9	W 9	W 8	W 8	WSW 7	WSW 7	WSW 10
kJ	500	457	371	296	226	184	553	934	1125	1268	1575	1909	1298	742	461	397	318	199	177	132	91	160
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SSW 13	SSW 13	NW 13	SW 15	SW 15	SW 15	SW 15	SW 15	SW 15	SW 15	SW 6	SSW 6	SSW 6	SSW 6	SSW 6	S 6	SW 14	NW 8	NW 8
kJ	90	66	41	35	35	58	116	107	106	76	75	54	54	46	125	129	82	45	15	65	33	31
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	—	W 18	W 16	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	W 13	WNW 13	W 12	W 12	SW 14	SW 14	NW 8	WNW 11	SW 14
kJ	34	35	34	41	40	64	—	6	5	14	14	14	14	92	60	144	104	91	91	35	39	64
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	S 3	S 4	SSW 5	SSW 5	SSW 5	SSW 5	S 6	S 6	—	SE 3	ESE 3	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	5	34	78	82	70	58	74	59	—	5	3	—	—	—	—	—
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Rating (10 max)	3	3	2	2	2	2	3	2	4	4	4	4	4	3	2	3	3	2	2	2	1	2
Distance (km)	1	1	91	1	1	1	1	177	181	116	116	1	1	91	91	1	1	1	1	22	1	1
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Rating (10 max)	3	3	2	2	2	2	3			4	4	4	4	3	2	3	3	2	2	2	1	2
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Rating (10 max)	3	3	4	2	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	4	4	4	4	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	5	5	5	4	5	5	5	5	5	5	6	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4

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