Lincoln City surfForecast / Oregon North / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 am Tuesday 12 May 2026 PDT
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Lincoln City surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Lincoln City sea temperature is
12.7° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Lincoln City today?

The current surf forecast for Lincoln City at 12PM is: 1.1m 11s primary swell from a West direction and 0.6m 5s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00am May 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 May)4ft (1.2m)11s
Afternoon (12 May)3.5ft (1.1m)11s
Evening (12 May)3.5ft (1.1m)11s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 14mm), heaviest on Tue night. Very mild (max 15°C on Tue morning, min 10°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Tuesday
12
Wednesday
13
Thursday
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
2
1
0
1
1
2
2
1
0
0
0
1
1
2
2
3
2
1
0
1
0
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
W
11
1.3
W
11
1.2
W
11
1.2
W
11
1.1
W
11
1
W
11
1
W
11
1.1
W
11
1.2
W
11
1.2
W
11
1.2
W
11
2
W
12
2
W
12
1.9
W
12
1.8
W
11
1.7
W
11
1.6
W
11
1.6
W
10
1.5
W
10
1.5
W
10
1.4
W
10
1.3
W
9
1.2
W
9
1.2
W
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
485
418
345
338
281
233
248
295
344
335
317
1160
1122
980
771
676
577
514
434
426
362
288
235
235
Wind (km/h)
5
NW
5
S
10
SSW
15
SW
15
SW
10
WSW
5
S
10
SSE
10
S
15
SW
20
SW
20
SW
25
SW
20
SW
15
SW
10
SSW
10
S
5
SSE
10
S
10
SW
15
WSW
10
WSW
10
SSW
10
SW
glassy
glassy
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
9:25AM1.38m
9:56PM1.80m
10:33AM1.44m
10:30PM1.96m
11:34AM1.52m
Low Tide
4:06AM0.38m
3:50PM0.24m
4:55AM0.16m
4:35PM0.32m
5:42AM-0.06m
5:20PM0.40m
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
mod rain
rain showers
rain showers
clear
rain showers
clear
cloud
light rain
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:50
5:48
5:48
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:34
8:35
8:36
2
8
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
12
12
13
15
14
14
12
12
11
11
11
12
13
13
12
11
11
11
11
13
13
11
11
11
12
12
11
13
12
12
11
10
9
8
7
7
8
9
9
9
9
9
9
10
9
9
8
10
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
W
11
1.3
W
11
1.2
W
11
1.2
W
11
1.1
W
11
1
W
11
1
W
11
1.1
W
11
1.2
W
11
1.2
W
11
1.2
W
11
2
W
12
2
W
12
1.9
W
12
1.8
W
11
1.7
W
11
1.6
W
11
1.6
W
10
1.5
W
10
1.5
W
10
1.4
W
10
1.3
W
9
1.2
W
9
1.2
W
9
Energy kJ
485
418
345
338
281
233
248
295
344
335
317
1160
1122
980
771
676
577
514
434
426
362
288
235
235
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
NNW
6
0.9
NNW
6
0.8
NNW
5
0.6
NW
5
0.4
NNW
5
0.6
SW
14
0.6
SW
14
0.6
SW
14
0.6
SW
14
0.7
W
14
0.9
W
13
0.6
SW
14
0.5
SW
14
0.5
SW
14
0.5
SW
14
0.4
SW
14
0.4
SW
14
0.4
SW
13
0.4
SW
13
0.4
SW
13
0.4
SW
13
0.4
SW
13
0.4
SW
13
0.4
WNW
18
Energy kJ
60
49
33
22
10
121
119
127
128
178
277
132
103
102
102
71
68
63
62
45
62
62
44
104
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SW
16
0.6
SW
16
0.6
SW
16
0.6
SW
16
0.4
SW
14
0.5
NW
5
0.4
NW
5
0.2
NNW
5
0.5
W
15
0.6
SW
14
0.6
SW
14
0.1
SW
20
0.1
SW
20
0.1
SW
20
0.1
SW
19
0.1
SW
19
0.2
WSW
18
0.3
SW
18
0.3
SW
18
0.3
SW
18
0.3
SW
18
0.3
NNW
5
0.3
WNW
18
0.4
SW
13
Energy kJ
157
159
159
159
69
11
6
2
104
130
132
15
15
15
15
14
33
50
50
49
49
5
62
44
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SW
2
0.3
SSW
2
0.3
SSW
3
0.9
WSW
4
0.9
W
5
Energy kJ
1
1
1
32
36
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
2
1
2
2
2
2
1
3
1
1
2
3
3
3
3
3
1
2
2
2
2
Distance (km)
1
1
172
219
353
337
177
1
219
358
351
903
904
353
293
177
1
1
177
378
219
219
208
177
Best forecast wave conditions in North Oregon
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
2
3
3
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
2
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
9
8
9
9
9
9
9
8
8
8
7
9
9
9
9
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
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