Lincoln City 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 44.94° N 124.03° W

Issued: 4 am 18 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's Lincoln City sea temperature is

12.1°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 (18 Oct):

Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Oct, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 11s period with WNW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Oct, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 13s period with WNW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Oct, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 12s period with WNW swell.

The current surf forecast for Lincoln City at 7AM is: 2.3m 11s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.5m 14s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00am October 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (PDT) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (18 Oct)	7.5ft (2.3m)	11s
Afternoon (18 Oct)	8ft (2.4m)	13s
Evening (18 Oct)	8ft (2.4m)	12s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Tue afternoon, min 8°C on Sun morning). Wind will be generally light.
	Sunday 18								Monday 19								Tuesday 20
	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)	4	4	4	3	2	3	4	4	4	4	4	3	2	2	4	4	4	3	2	3	2	2	3	3
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	WNW 11	WNW 11	WNW 11	WNW 11	WNW 13	WNW 13	WNW 12	WNW 12	WNW 12	WNW 12	WNW 11	WNW 11	WNW 11	WNW 11	WNW 14	W 12	W 11	W 10	W 10	W 10	W 10	WNW 9	WNW 9	NW 9
Wave Graph
kJ	1520	1300	1265	1358	1844	1847	1677	1449	1313	1024	868	724	571	469	1846	1731	1170	621	367	332	279	404	440	349
Wind (km/h)	NNE	NE	NE	NNW	NNW	N	N	ENE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SE	WNW	N	NNE	NNE	NNE	NE	NE	NNE	N	N	NE	E
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross-on	cross	cross-off	glassy	glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-on	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	glassy	cross	cross	cross-off	off
High Tide				8:06AM1.39m			6:01PM1.55m					9:01AM1.45m			7:23PM1.50m					9:40AM1.53m				8:38PM1.51m
Low Tide	1:00AM0.20m				1:02PM0.92m					2:05AM0.22m				2:31PM0.86m				3:02AM0.22m				3:37PM0.73m


	—	7:35	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:35	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:37	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	6:25	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:23	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:22	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	9	8	8	13	14	12	10	11	10	11	10	12	14	13	10	10	10	10	9	15	18	17	14	14
Feels °C	6	5	6	11	10	9	8	11	9	9	8	10	12	10	7	7	7	7	6	13	15	15	12	11
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	WNW 11	WNW 11	WNW 11	WNW 11	WNW 13	WNW 13	WNW 12	WNW 12	WNW 12	WNW 12	WNW 11	WNW 11	WNW 11	WNW 11	WNW 14	W 12	W 11	W 10	W 10	W 10	W 10	WNW 9	WNW 9	NW 9
kJ	1520	1300	1265	1358	1844	1847	1677	1449	1313	1024	868	724	571	469	1846	1731	1170	621	367	332	279	404	440	349
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 13	SW 18	SW 14	SW 14	SW 18	SW 17	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	W 15	SW 15	SW 15	SW 15	SSW 15	NW 10	NW 5	SW 15	SW 15	WNW 13	WNW 13
kJ	88	112	89	89	152	241	264	257	254	254	254	163	161	157	188	218	106	144	100	29	176	188	135	173
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 18	SW 13	SW 18	SW 18	SW 13	WNW 18	—	SW 13	WNW 16	WNW 16	WNW 16	WNW 16	WNW 16	SW 16	SSW 12	SW 17	SW 18	WNW 15	NNW 5	SW 15	W 13	W 13	SW 16	SW 16
kJ	112	88	112	112	45	61	—	42	84	146	86	50	50	157	14	107	48	71	20	174	90	125	196	198
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	N 3	N 4	NNW 4	NNW 4	—	—	NW 6	—	—	—
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	4	9	14	15	—	—	49	—	—	—
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Rating (10 max)	3	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	4	4	4	3	3	2	3	3
Distance (km)	337	293	1	1	1	22	222	222	1	1	1	1	1	177	181	1	1	1	1	1	1	22	214	214
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Rating (10 max)			4	4	4	4			4	4	4	4	4			3	4	4	4	3	3	2
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
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