Lincoln City 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 44.94° N 124.03° W

Issued: 4 am 08 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

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) - 7ft (2.2m), 13s period with NW 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 7AM is: 2.2m 13s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.5m 18s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00am October 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (PDT) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (08 Oct)	7ft (2.2m)	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
	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	4	4	3	2	2	3	2	2	3	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)	WNW 14	WNW 13	NW 13	NW 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 9	NW 9	NW 10	NW 10	NW 10	NW 10
Wave Graph
kJ	1357	1778	1575	1413	894	787	734	618	759	616	605	461	808	664	872	715	963	911	931	1005	1092	1092	920	828
Wind (km/h)	N	NNE	NNE	NNW	NNW	N	N	N	N	NNE	WNW	NNW	NNW	NNW	N	N	NNE	SE	SE	SSW	W	W	ENE	ENE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross-off	glassy	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	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	13	12	17	17	15	12	12	12	13	14	13	14	14	12	12	11	9	9	11	13	13	10	9
Feels °C	10	11	10	14	14	12	10	11	11	13	14	10	10	10	9	9	9	7	7	10	11	11	8	7
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	WNW 14	WNW 13	NW 13	NW 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 9	NW 9	NW 10	NW 10	NW 10	NW 10
kJ	1357	1778	1575	1413	894	787	734	618	759	616	605	461	808	664	872	715	963	911	931	1005	1092	1092	920	828
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 18	SW 18	SW 18	SW 18	SW 18	SW 17	SW 17	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	WNW 12	NNW 10	SW 15	SW 15	SW 15	SW 15	SW 15	SW 15	SW 15	WNW 17
kJ	155	154	154	194	192	188	177	167	165	208	208	251	251	248	153	179	183	178	137	176	174	174	171	227
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 13	SW 13	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	WNW 21	WNW 21	WNW 20	SW 16	SW 16	W 19	W 19	W 19	WNW 18	WNW 18	WNW 18	WNW 17	SW 15
kJ	58	58	54	37	37	36	36	36	36	36	37	86	84	139	245	239	186	186	176	254	249	240	235	134
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NW 6	—	—	NW 6	NNW 6	NNW 6	NNW 5	NNW 5	NNW 5	—	—	NW 4	NW 5	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	116	—	—	88	93	93	90	49	36	—	—	27	65	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef Oregon North	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef Oregon North	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	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef Oregon North	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef Oregon North	Shark Pit CAL - Marin County	Campus Point CAL - Santa Barbara	Lovers Point CAL - Monterey	Devil s Punch Beverly Beach Oregon North	Smugglers Cove 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	Long Beach Peninsula Washington	Smugglers Cove Oregon North	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef Oregon North	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef Oregon North
Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	3	4	3	3	3	3	3	4	2	2	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
Distance (km)	1	1	1	214	353	337	113	1	22	1	1	750	1225	941	22	91	1	1	1	1	181	91	1	1
Best forecast wave conditions in North Oregon	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef				Seaside Cove	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef	Seaside Cove	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef	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		Smugglers Cove	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef
Rating (10 max)	4	4	4				3	3	3	3	3				4	4	4	4	4	4		4	4	4
Best forecast wave conditions in United States	Pipeline HAW - Oahu	Samoa Peninsula CAL - Humboldt	Samoa Peninsula CAL - Humboldt	Westport-The Corner Washington	Gale Point CAL - Humboldt	Gale Point CAL - Humboldt	Mouse Rock CAL - San Luis Obispo	Boners CAL - San Luis Obispo	Pipeline HAW - Oahu	Pipeline HAW - Oahu	Boners CAL - San Luis Obispo	Willow Creek CAL - Monterey	Waiaha Rivermouth / Honls HAW - Big Island	Waimea Bay/Pinballs HAW - Oahu	Sand spit CAL - San Luis Obispo	Mouse Rock CAL - San Luis Obispo	Mouse Rock CAL - San Luis Obispo	Fullers CAL - Monterey	Fullers CAL - Monterey	Magics HAW - Big Island	La Push Washington	Pakalas HAW - Kaua'i	Government Point CAL - Santa Barbara	Boners CAL - San Luis Obispo
Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	5	5	5	6	7	9	5	9

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