Lincoln City 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 44.94° N 124.03° W

Issued: 10 am 08 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's Lincoln City sea temperature is

12.0°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 (08 Oct):

Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Oct, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 13s period with WNW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Oct, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 13s period with WNW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 13s period with WNW swell.

The current surf forecast for Lincoln City at 5PM is: 1.6m 13s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.6m 17s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 1.3m 6s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00am October 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (PDT) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (08 Oct)	6.5ft (2.0m)	13s
Afternoon (08 Oct)	5.5ft (1.7m)	13s
Evening (08 Oct)	5ft (1.5m)	13s

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

	Short Range Forecast Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Fri morning. Very mild (max 17°C on Thu morning, min 8°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.
	Thursday 8						Friday 9								Saturday 10
	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)	4	3	3	2	2	2	2	2	3	2	2	2	3	3	4	4	4	4	3	3	4	4
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NW 13	WNW 13	WNW 13	WNW 13	WNW 13	WNW 12	WNW 12	WNW 12	WNW 12	WNW 12	NW 12	NW 9	NW 9	NW 9	NW 9	NW 9	NW 10	NW 9	NW 10	NW 10	NW 10	NW 10
Wave Graph
kJ	1575	995	894	787	734	618	598	579	605	636	887	680	599	844	984	963	1092	861	1297	1235	1126	999
Wind (km/h)	NNE	NNW	NNW	N	N	N	N	N	WSW	NNW	NNW	NNW	N	N	NNE	SE	SSE	NW	W	WSW	E	ENE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	glassy	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross-off	cross-off	glassy	glassy	on	on	glassy	cross-off
High Tide			11:36AM1.95m				11:49PM1.83m				12:08PM2.04m				00:39AM1.81m				12:38PM2.09m
Low Tide	5:39AM0.07m				6:11PM0.19m				6:18AM0.15m				6:55PM0.05m				6:54AM0.26m				7:35PM-0.04m


	7:22	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:22	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:24	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	6:44	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:42	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:39	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	—	—	—	—	1	—	—	1	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	12	17	17	15	12	12	12	13	14	13	14	14	12	12	10	9	9	11	13	13	10	9
Feels °C	10	15	15	12	10	11	11	13	15	10	9	10	9	10	8	7	7	10	10	11	9	7
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NW 13	WNW 13	WNW 13	WNW 13	WNW 13	WNW 12	WNW 12	WNW 12	WNW 12	WNW 12	NW 12	NW 9	NW 9	NW 9	NW 9	NW 9	NW 10	NW 9	NW 10	NW 10	NW 10	NW 10
kJ	1575	995	894	787	734	618	598	579	605	636	887	680	599	844	984	963	1092	861	1297	1235	1126	999
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 18	SW 18	SW 18	SW 17	SW 17	SW 16	SW 16	NW 5	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	NNW 10	NNW 10	SW 15	SW 15	SW 15	NNW 10	SW 15	WNW 18	SW 15	WNW 17
kJ	154	194	192	188	177	167	165	20	208	251	251	248	353	212	183	178	176	272	174	240	171	227
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 16	SW 12	WNW 21	WNW 21	WNW 20	WNW 11	SW 16	W 19	W 19	W 19	SW 15	WNW 18	SW 15	WNW 17	SW 15
kJ	54	37	37	36	36	36	36	208	37	86	84	139	197	239	186	186	178	176	249	136	235	134
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	NW 6	NNW 6	NNW 6	NNW 6	NNW 6	NW 5	—	—	NW 5	NW 6	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	—	116	115	119	123	63	39	—	—	29	82	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef Oregon North	Westport-The Corner Washington	Garths Reef CAL - Del Norte County	Smith River and Kellogg Rd CAL - Del Norte County	Seaside Point Oregon North	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef Oregon North	Devil s Punch Beverly Beach Oregon North	Devil s Punch Beverly Beach Oregon North	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef Oregon North	Timber Cove CAL - Sonoma	Lovers Point CAL - Monterey	Drakes Bay CAL - Marin County	Devil s Punch Beverly Beach Oregon North	Devil s Punch Beverly Beach Oregon North	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef Oregon North	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef Oregon North	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef Oregon North	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef Oregon North	Ocean Park Washington	Smugglers Cove Oregon North	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef Oregon North	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef Oregon North
Rating (10 max)	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	2	2	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
Distance (km)	1	214	353	337	113	1	22	22	1	715	941	774	22	22	1	1	1	1	172	91	1	1
Best forecast wave conditions in North Oregon	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef				Seaside Cove	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef	Seaside Cove	Smugglers Cove	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef				Devil s Punch Beverly Beach	Smugglers Cove	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef		Seaside Cove	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef
Rating (10 max)	4				3	3	3	3	3				3	4	4	4	4	4		4	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	4	5	5	7	5	5	6	4	7	7	8	7	9	5	9

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