Lincoln City surfForecast / Oregon North / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 am Tuesday 26 May 2026 PDT
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Lincoln City surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Lincoln City sea temperature is
10.4° C
(Which is 2.3°C colder than average for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Lincoln City today?

The current surf forecast for Lincoln City at 6PM is: 3.5m 13s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.5m 15s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00am May 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 May)15ft (4.5m)14s
Afternoon (26 May)13ft (4.0m)13s
Evening (26 May)11ft (3.5m)12s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Thu afternoon, min 10°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Tuesday
26
Wednesday
27
Thursday
28
Fri
29
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
2 AM
5 AM
Rating
(10 max)
9
8
4
0
3
2
3
4
3
2
2
1
2
3
3
3
4
3
2
3
4
4
4
5
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
5
WNW
14
4.5
WNW
14
4
WNW
13
4
WNW
13
3.5
WNW
12
3
WNW
12
3
WNW
11
3
WNW
11
2.5
WNW
10
2.5
NW
10
2.5
NW
10
2.5
NW
9
2.5
NW
9
1.3
WNW
20
1.5
WNW
19
1.9
WNW
18
2.2
WNW
18
2.3
WNW
17
2.4
WNW
16
2.4
WNW
16
2.5
WNW
16
3
WNW
15
3
WNW
15
2.5
WNW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
9189
8206
6136
4709
3461
2802
2177
1766
1568
1280
1185
1137
1064
1273
1660
2317
2888
2820
2931
2895
3040
4521
3431
3029
Wind (km/h)
5
ENE
10
NNW
20
NW
20
NNW
20
NNW
15
N
15
N
10
N
15
N
20
NNW
20
NNW
25
NNW
25
NNW
15
N
10
N
10
N
5
NNW
15
NW
15
NW
15
NW
10
NW
10
NNW
5
NW
5
NW
glassy
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
High Tide
10:09AM1.31m
10:02PM1.90m
11:14AM1.34m
10:37PM1.94m
12:10PM1.39m
11:09PM1.96m
Low Tide
4:01PM0.38m
5:23AM0.04m
4:46PM0.50m
6:05AM-0.07m
5:29PM0.59m
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:37
5:35
5:35
5:33
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:49
8:50
8:51
8:52
Temp °C
11
12
14
14
12
11
11
10
11
14
14
13
11
10
10
10
12
14
15
14
12
11
11
11
10
10
10
10
8
8
9
8
8
11
10
8
7
7
8
8
11
12
12
11
10
9
10
10
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
5
WNW
14
4.5
WNW
14
4
WNW
13
4
WNW
13
3.5
WNW
12
3
WNW
12
3
WNW
11
3
WNW
11
2.5
WNW
10
2.5
NW
10
0.5
SW
15
0.6
WNW
22
0.9
WNW
21
1.3
WNW
20
2.3
NW
9
1.9
WNW
18
2.2
WNW
18
2.3
WNW
17
2.4
WNW
16
2.4
WNW
16
2.5
WNW
16
3
WNW
15
3
WNW
15
2.5
WNW
14
Energy kJ
9189
8206
6136
4709
3461
2802
2177
1766
1568
1280
109
366
643
1273
763
2317
2888
2820
2931
2895
3040
4521
3431
3029
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SW
15
0.6
SW
15
0.5
SW
15
0.5
SW
15
0.5
SW
15
0.5
SW
15
0.5
SW
15
0.5
SW
15
0.5
SW
15
0.5
SW
15
0.3
WNW
23
0.5
SW
14
0.5
SW
14
0.4
SW
14
1.5
WNW
19
1.8
WNW
9
2.1
NW
8
2.1
NW
9
0.4
SW
14
0.4
SW
14
0.4
SW
14
0.4
SW
14
0.4
SW
14
0.4
SW
14
Energy kJ
145
143
112
109
109
109
109
109
110
112
107
102
99
70
1660
500
588
611
51
51
51
51
49
47
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
W
26
0.2
WNW
24
0.4
SW
14
0.4
SW
14
1.1
NNW
8
0.4
SW
14
0.4
SW
14
1.2
NNW
9
0.4
SW
14
0.4
SW
14
0.4
SW
14
Energy kJ
13
55
71
51
165
51
51
222
72
71
70
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.5
NW
10
2.5
NW
9
2.5
NW
9
2.4
NW
9
2.1
NW
9
2.1
NW
8
2.1
NW
8
Energy kJ
1185
1137
1064
858
625
596
569
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
9
7
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
2
1
2
2
4
4
4
4
5
4
4
5
4
5
5
Distance (km)
1
148
358
369
269
214
91
1
22
359
358
384
358
22
22
22
91
293
293
293
293
177
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in North Oregon
Rating
(10 max)
9
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
9
7
3
3
4
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
4
4
5
5
4
4
5
4
5
5
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
9
5
6
7
7
9
7
9
9
6
6
6
9
9
9
9
9
7
7
6
6
5
5
5
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