Lincoln City 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 44.94° N 124.03° W

Issued: 3 pm 04 Nov 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 (04 Nov):

Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Nov, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 15s period with SW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Nov, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 9s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Lincoln City at 10PM is: 0.8m 16s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 1.2m 7s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.8m 12s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm November 04). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (PST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (04 Nov)	-	-
Afternoon (04 Nov)	2.5ft (0.7m)	15s
Evening (04 Nov)	4.5ft (1.4m)	9s

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

	Short Range Forecast Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Wed afternoon. Very mild (max 17°C on Sat morning, min 10°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.
	Wed 4				Thursday 5								Friday 6								Sat 7
	1 PM	4 PM	7 PM	10 PM	1 AM	4 AM	7 AM	10 AM	1 PM	4 PM	7 PM	10 PM	1 AM	4 AM	7 AM	10 AM	1 PM	4 PM	7 PM	10 PM	1 AM	4 AM	7 AM
Rating (10 max)	2	3	1	2	4	4	5	5	4	5	8	8	7	6	6	7	6	6	9	8	7	6	5
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	WNW 11	WNW 11	SW 9	WNW 16	WNW 12	WNW 13	W 13	W 13	W 12	W 13	WNW 18	WNW 17	WNW 17	WNW 16	WNW 16	WNW 16	WNW 15	WNW 16	W 16	W 15	W 14	W 14	W 14
Wave Graph
kJ	343	214	316	329	481	2116	3035	3168	3055	2914	7685	7259	6322	5616	5409	6152	7092	7919	8220	7430	6472	5765	4516
Wind (km/h)	SSW	S	S	W	SSW	SE	SE	SE	SW	WSW	E	ESE	SE	SSE	SE	SSE	S	S	SSE	SSE	SE	SE	SE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross	cross-off	cross	on	glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-on	glassy	glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off
High Tide				8:49PM1.60m				9:20AM1.99m				9:54PM1.61m				9:54AM2.08m					10:51PM1.63m
Low Tide		3:24PM0.37m				3:16AM0.24m					4:16PM0.19m				4:01AM0.35m				5:01PM0.04m				4:42AM0.46m


	—	—	—	—	—	6:58	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:00	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:01
	—	5:00	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	4:59	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	4:57	—	—	—	—	4:55
mm	—	1	2	1	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	—	—
Temp °C	14	11	12	12	11	10	10	12	14	12	11	11	10	11	12	14	15	15	15	14	14	13	13
Feels °C	11	8	8	11	10	9	8	11	12	11	10	9	7	8	9	10	10	11	12	12	12	11	11
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 9	WNW 11	WNW 12	SW 7	SW 7	WNW 13	W 13	W 13	W 12	W 13	WNW 18	WNW 17	WNW 17	WNW 16	WNW 16	WNW 16	WNW 15	WNW 16	W 16	W 15	W 14	W 14	W 14
kJ	242	214	196	124	128	2116	3035	3168	3055	2914	7685	7259	6322	5616	5409	6152	7092	7919	8220	7430	6472	5765	4516
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	WNW 11	SW 9	SW 15	WNW 12	WNW 12	SW 8	SW 14	WNW 21	WNW 20	WNW 19	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13
kJ	343	159	178	161	452	93	160	619	1273	1809	158	97	97	95	88	85	83	42	42	42	42	42	42
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 15	SW 15	W 16	WNW 16	WNW 15	SW 14	WNW 22	SW 14	SSW 14	SW 14	SW 18	SW 18	SW 18	SW 18	—	—	—	SW 17	SW 16	SW 16	SW 17	—	WSW 19
kJ	220	178	132	329	481	162	263	153	125	93	13	13	13	13	—	—	—	11	43	43	44	—	35
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	SSW 4	SW 9	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	—	24	316	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
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Rating (10 max)	2	3	2	3	4	4	5	5	4	5	8	8	7	6	6	7	5	6	9	8	7	6	5
Distance (km)	219	1	177	177	1	1	1	1	219	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	351	293	1	1	1	1	1
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Rating (10 max)		3			4	4	5	5		5	8	8	7	6	6	7			9	8	7	6	5
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	5	5	5	5	5	8	8	7	6	6	7	6	6	9	8	7	6	5
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Rating (10 max)	5	5	4	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	8	8	7	6	6	7	5	5	9	8	7	6	5

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