Lincoln City 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 44.94° N 124.03° W

Issued: 4 am 13 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's Lincoln City sea temperature is

11.0°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 (13 Oct):

Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 14s period with WNW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 14s period with WNW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 14s period with WNW swell.

The current surf forecast for Lincoln City at 7AM is: 1.4m 14s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.6m 15s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00am October 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (PDT) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (13 Oct)	4.5ft (1.4m)	14s
Afternoon (13 Oct)	4.5ft (1.4m)	14s
Evening (13 Oct)	4.5ft (1.3m)	14s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Thu afternoon, min 10°C on Tue morning). Wind will be generally light.
	Tuesday 13								Wednesday 14								Thursday 15
	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	3	3	3	3	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	2	3	4	4	3	3	3	3	2	2	3	2
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	WNW 14	WNW 14	WNW 14	WNW 14	WNW 14	WNW 14	WNW 14	WNW 13	WNW 13	WNW 13	WNW 13	WNW 13	WNW 13	WNW 13	WNW 13	WNW 12	WNW 12	WNW 12	WNW 12	WNW 12	WNW 12	WNW 12	WNW 12	WNW 11
Wave Graph
kJ	834	767	767	767	767	811	754	586	586	586	499	506	577	734	928	905	333	333	624	548	444	374	392	285
Wind (km/h)	ESE	ESE	ESE	SSW	WNW	NW	NE	E	E	E	ESE	N	NW	N	NNE	ENE	ENE	E	E	ENE	N	N	NNE	NE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	off	off	glassy	glassy	glassy	glassy	glassy	glassy	off	off	off	glassy	cross-on	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	off	off	glassy	cross	cross	cross-off	cross-off
High Tide		2:59AM1.66m				2:06PM2.03m				3:47AM1.58m				2:37PM1.95m				4:39AM1.50m				3:13PM1.85m
Low Tide				8:36AM0.63m				9:31PM-0.06m				9:11AM0.73m				10:13PM0.00m				9:48AM0.82m


	—	7:28	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:30	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:31	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	6:35	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:32	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:30	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	10	9	10	13	15	14	13	14	13	13	13	16	17	16	15	16	15	15	14	19	22	22	19	18
Feels °C	8	6	8	11	12	12	10	12	10	11	12	16	15	14	14	15	14	14	13	18	21	21	17	16
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	WNW 14	WNW 14	WNW 14	WNW 14	WNW 14	WNW 14	WNW 14	WNW 13	WNW 13	WNW 13	WNW 13	WNW 13	WNW 13	WNW 13	WNW 13	WNW 12	WNW 10	WNW 9	WNW 12	WNW 12	WNW 12	WNW 12	WNW 12	WNW 11
kJ	834	767	767	767	767	811	754	586	586	586	499	506	577	734	928	905	305	213	624	548	444	374	392	285
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NW 7	SW 16	SW 15	SW 15	SW 15	SW 15	SW 15	SW 14	SW 14	SW 15	SW 15	SW 15	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	WNW 12	WNW 12	SW 15	SW 15	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14
kJ	36	196	188	183	218	134	171	169	169	171	171	273	291	295	299	299	333	333	266	255	251	169	167	167
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 16	NW 7	NW 6	NW 6	NW 6	SW 18	SW 18	SW 18	SW 18	SW 18	SW 18	NW 6	NW 6	—	—	—	SW 16	SW 16	—	—	—	—	—	W 9
kJ	155	35	19	18	13	194	197	197	197	111	109	9	9	—	—	—	245	239	—	—	—	—	—	6
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	NNW 3	NNW 3	NNW 3
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	3	4
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Rating (10 max)	4	3	3	3	3	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	2
Distance (km)	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	91	113	1	1	1	1	1	1	22	22	1	1
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Rating (10 max)	4	3	3	3	3	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	2
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