Lincoln City Surf Break

Lat Long: 44.94° N 124.03° W

Lincoln City 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 10 am 26 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Lincoln City sea temperature is
8.7°C
6.5° 

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 (26 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 16s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 16s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 16s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Lincoln City at 4PM is: 0.5m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.5m 8s secondary swell from a Northwest direction, 0.5m 7s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00am August 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Aug)1.5ft (0.5m)16s
Afternoon (26 Aug)1.5ft (0.5m)16s
Evening (26 Aug)1.5ft (0.5m)16s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Wed morning, min 13°C on Wed morning). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
26
Thursday
27
Friday
28
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)
2
1
0
0
1
2
1
2
1
0
0
0
0
2
2
2
2
0
0
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
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Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
SW
16
0.5
SW
16
0.5
SW
16
0.5
SW
16
0.5
SW
16
0.5
SW
16
0.6
SW
16
0.6
SW
16
0.5
SW
15
0.5
SW
15
0.5
SW
15
0.5
SW
15
0.8
WSW
7
0.5
SW
15
0.6
SW
14
0.6
SW
14
0.5
SW
14
0.6
SW
14
0.6
SW
14
0.6
SW
14
0.5
SW
16
0.6
SW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
124
124
124
124
122
122
157
153
115
109
106
104
54
108
132
132
103
130
125
149
129
167
Wind (km/h)
5
SE
10
SW
15
SW
10
SSW
10
S
10
SSE
10
S
10
SSE
10
S
15
SW
10
WSW
10
WNW
5
N
5
NE
5
NE
5
E
5
NE
10
NW
15
NW
15
NW
10
NNW
10
N
Wind State
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
High Tide
12:55PM1.62m
00:02AM1.95m
1:19PM1.70m
00:42AM1.95m
1:44PM1.79m
Low Tide
6:46AM-0.05m
6:36PM0.59m
7:16AM-0.06m
7:14PM0.49m
7:45AM-0.04m
7:53PM0.39m
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:30
6:31
6:33
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:04
8:01
8:00
 mm
Temp °C
13
18
18
17
15
15
15
13
14
17
17
16
14
14
13
13
14
17
18
17
15
14
Feels °C
12
17
16
16
15
15
15
12
13
15
16
16
14
14
13
13
14
16
16
14
14
14
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