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Lincoln City surfForecast / Oregon North / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 pm Wednesday 28 Jan 2026 PST
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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
10.5° C
 (Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Lincoln City today?

The current surf forecast for Lincoln City at 6AM is: 5.0m 14s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm January 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (PST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (29 Jan)16ft (5.0m)14s
Afternoon (29 Jan)15ft (4.5m)14s
Evening (29 Jan)11ft (3.5m)13s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Wed
28
Thursday
29
Friday
30
Saturday
31
7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
4
6
5
6
7
6
5
6
5
5
4
2
4
3
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
3
SW
3
SW
3.5
WSW
4.5
WSW
5
WSW
5
WSW
4.5
WSW
4
WSW
4
WSW
3.5
WSW
3
WSW
3
WSW
3
WSW
3.5
WSW
3.5
WSW
3.5
WSW
3.5
WSW
3
WSW
3
WSW
2.5
WSW
2.4
WSW
1.6
W
1.7
W
1.8
W
Period(s) (?)101016151414141413131313121212121212111111171616
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)1742187465057791101659778779360755029416833972962264131463628383535082802216617451390150815081651
Wind
(km/h)
25
S
20
SSE
15
SSE
30
S
25
S
20
S
20
S
20
S
15
ESE
10
SE
10
SE
20
SSE
25
S
20
SSE
25
S
15
SSE
10
SE
10
ESE
10
E
10
ESE
10
ESE
10
ESE
15
S
15
S
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscross-
off		cross-
off		crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		crosscross-
off		cross-
off		offoffcross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross
High Tide
/ height (m)
9:56PM
1.48
8:23AM
2.26
10:52PM
1.59
9:26AM
2.32
11:38PM
1.70
10:25AM
2.36
Low Tide
/ height (m)
2:32AM
0.89
4:23PM
-0.16
3:47AM
0.86
5:15PM
-0.25
4:51AM
0.77
Wed
28
Thursday
29
Friday
30
Saturday
31
Sunrise-----7:39-------7:37-------7:37--
Sunset-------5:19-------5:20-------5:22
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light rain
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light rain
light rain
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cloud
light rain
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cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
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cloud
cloud
cloud
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Rain (mm)
-3--21--1----1111-------
Temp. °C131113121112131312121213131211111213131211141715
Feels °C (?)8796688899987768101110108121311
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