Lincoln City Surf Break

Lat Long: 44.94° N 124.03° W

Lincoln City 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 4 am 12 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Lincoln City sea temperature is
13.0°C
1.9° 

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 (12 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 15s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 14s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 9s period with NW swell.

The current surf forecast for Lincoln City at 11AM is: 1.2m 10s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.8m 15s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.4m 3s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00am September 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Sep)3ft (0.9m)15s
Afternoon (12 Sep)2.5ft (0.8m)14s
Evening (12 Sep)3.5ft (1.0m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Very mild (max 17°C on Sat morning, min 11°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Saturday
12
Sunday
13
Monday
14
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)
3
3
3
1
0
0
2
3
2
2
2
1
0
0
1
2
2
2
2
1
0
1
1
2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
SW
15
1.4
NW
11
0.9
SW
15
0.8
SW
15
0.8
SW
14
0.8
SW
14
1
NW
9
0.8
SW
14
0.8
SW
14
1.1
NW
9
0.7
SW
14
0.7
SW
14
0.7
SW
14
0.7
SW
14
0.9
WNW
9
1.1
NW
8
1.2
NW
8
1.2
NW
8
1.2
NW
8
1.2
NW
8
1.1
NW
8
1.1
NW
8
1.1
NW
8
1.1
NW
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
380
408
314
286
248
285
167
285
241
198
198
195
187
179
144
162
192
182
178
173
147
147
125
125
Wind (km/h)
5
SE
10
SE
10
SE
15
SSW
15
SSW
20
SW
10
SE
10
SE
15
SE
15
SSE
10
S
15
SSW
15
SW
10
SW
10
S
10
SSE
5
S
5
S
0
WSW
10
NW
15
NW
15
NNW
10
N
10
NNE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
High Tide
1:30AM1.97m
1:53PM2.04m
2:17AM1.86m
2:23PM2.05m
3:06AM1.73m
2:54PM2.02m
Low Tide
8:04AM0.08m
8:34PM0.07m
8:38AM0.23m
9:17PM0.05m
9:11AM0.39m
10:01PM0.06m
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light rain
part cloud
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part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:50
6:52
6:52
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:32
7:30
7:29
 mm
5
Temp °C
12
13
13
17
16
15
12
12
11
11
12
15
16
16
14
13
14
15
15
16
16
16
13
12
Feels °C
11
12
11
15
13
11
10
10
8
9
10
13
13
14
13
12
14
15
15
15
14
13
11
10
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