Lincoln City Surf Break

Lat Long: 44.94° N 124.03° W

Lincoln City 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 4 am 28 Aug 2026 (local time)

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Today's Lincoln City sea temperature is
10.4°C
4.8° 

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 (28 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 14s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 14s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 16s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Lincoln City at 8AM is: 0.5m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.9m 8s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00am August 28). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 Aug)2ft (0.6m)14s
Afternoon (28 Aug)2ft (0.6m)14s
Evening (28 Aug)1.5ft (0.5m)16s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Fri morning, min 12°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Friday
28
Saturday
29
Sunday
30
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)
2
2
2
0
0
0
1
2
2
2
0
0
0
0
1
2
2
2
2
1
0
0
1
2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
WNW
8
0.9
WNW
8
0.9
WNW
8
0.6
SW
14
0.6
SW
14
0.6
SW
14
0.5
SW
16
0.6
SW
16
0.6
SW
16
0.5
SW
16
0.4
SW
16
0.4
SW
16
0.4
SW
18
0.4
SW
14
0.4
SW
18
1.1
NW
7
1.1
NW
8
1.2
NW
8
0.6
SW
15
0.6
SW
16
0.7
SW
16
0.7
SW
16
0.7
SW
16
0.7
SW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
103
103
103
130
125
149
129
167
167
130
94
95
88
72
109
119
143
169
151
157
248
248
248
248
Wind (km/h)
5
NE
5
NE
5
NE
10
NNW
20
NW
15
NW
10
NNW
5
N
5
SE
5
SSE
5
S
5
WSW
15
W
10
NW
10
NNW
5
NE
5
ENE
5
ENE
5
ENE
10
NW
20
NW
20
NNW
15
N
10
NNE
Wind State
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
High Tide
00:42AM1.95m
1:44PM1.79m
1:22AM1.92m
2:10PM1.87m
2:05AM1.86m
2:36PM1.95m
Low Tide
7:45AM-0.04m
7:53PM0.39m
8:13AM0.02m
8:32PM0.29m
8:43AM0.12m
9:14PM0.21m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:33
6:33
6:35
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:00
7:59
7:57
 mm
Temp °C
13
13
14
18
18
16
14
13
12
13
14
16
17
17
15
13
13
12
13
17
17
17
14
13
Feels °C
12
13
14
17
15
14
13
13
12
12
14
16
15
15
15
13
13
11
13
15
14
14
11
11
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