Lincoln City 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 44.94° N 124.03° W

Issued: 3 pm 03 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Lincoln City sea temperature is

11.8°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 (03 Nov):

Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Nov, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 14s period with WNW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Nov, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 14s period with WNW swell.

The current surf forecast for Lincoln City at 8PM is: 1.9m 14s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 1.5m 10s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm November 03). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (PST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (03 Nov)	-	-
Afternoon (03 Nov)	7ft (2.1m)	14s
Evening (03 Nov)	6ft (1.9m)	14s

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

	Short Range Forecast Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Wed afternoon. Very mild (max 14°C on Wed morning, min 9°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.
	Tue 3				Wednesday 4								Thursday 5								Fri 6
	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)	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	2	1	1	2	4	3	5	5	4	5	9	8	7	6	5
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	WNW 14	WNW 14	WNW 14	WNW 13	WNW 13	WNW 13	WNW 12	WNW 12	WNW 11	SSW 9	WNW 12	WNW 16	WNW 15	WNW 14	W 13	W 13	W 13	W 13	WNW 18	WNW 17	WNW 16	WNW 16	WNW 16
Wave Graph
kJ	1728	1680	1433	1172	1011	938	677	530	343	346	196	329	566	2099	3082	3188	3069	2925	8114	7664	6603	5616	4802
Wind (km/h)	W	W	ENE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	SSE	SSW	S	SSW	WSW	W	S	SE	SSE	SW	W	ENE	ESE	ESE	SE	SE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	on	glassy	glassy	off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross	cross	cross-on	glassy	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-on	glassy	glassy	glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off
High Tide				7:34PM1.62m				8:42AM1.88m				8:49PM1.60m				9:20AM1.99m				9:54PM1.61m
Low Tide		2:20PM0.55m				2:26AM0.15m				3:24PM0.37m				3:16AM0.24m					4:16PM0.19m				4:01AM0.35m


	—	—	—	—	—	6:58	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:58	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:00
	—	5:00	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:00	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	4:59	—	—	—	—	4:57
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	2	1	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	14	13	11	10	10	9	9	13	14	11	12	12	11	10	10	12	13	12	11	11	10	10	11
Feels °C	12	12	10	8	8	6	6	11	11	8	8	10	10	9	8	10	11	11	10	10	8	8	9
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	WNW 14	WNW 14	WNW 14	WNW 13	WNW 13	WNW 13	WNW 12	WNW 12	SW 9	WNW 11	WNW 12	WNW 12	SW 6	WNW 14	W 13	W 13	W 13	W 13	WNW 18	WNW 17	WNW 16	WNW 16	WNW 16
kJ	1728	1680	1433	1172	1011	938	677	530	242	214	196	203	150	2099	3082	3188	3069	2925	8114	7664	6603	5616	4802
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	WSW 11	WSW 11	SW 11	SW 10	SW 10	SW 9	SW 9	SW 9	WNW 11	SW 15	SW 15	WNW 16	WNW 15	SSW 6	SW 14	WNW 21	WNW 20	WNW 19	SSW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 13
kJ	499	533	505	441	408	347	350	278	343	178	178	329	566	49	160	619	1273	1809	131	97	97	96	88
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 15	SW 15	SW 15	WNW 16	W 16	SW 15	WNW 12	SW 14	WNW 22	SW 14	SSW 14	SW 14	SW 18	SW 18	SW 18	SW 18	—
kJ	288	284	228	264	245	245	220	217	220	52	132	171	293	162	263	155	125	92	13	13	13	13	—
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	SSW 9	SSW 6	SW 6	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	346	164	183	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	2	3	3	3	4	4	5	5	4	5	9	8	7	6	5
Distance (km)	148	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	219	337	337	293	1	22	1	1	219	1	1	1	1	1	1
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Rating (10 max)		4	4	4	4	4	4	4					4	4	5	5		5	9	8	7	6	5
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	4	4	5	5	5	5	5	9	8	7	6	5
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	5	5	5	5	6	5	5	5	5	9	8	7	6	5

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