Lincoln City surfForecast / Oregon North / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 am Thursday 28 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
10.7° C
(Which is 2.1°C colder than average for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Lincoln City today (28 May):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (28 May, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 17s period with WNW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 May, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 16s period with WNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (28 May, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 16s period with WNW swell.

The current surf forecast for Lincoln City at 5PM is: 3.0m 16s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.4m 14s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00am May 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 May)7ft (2.2m)17s
Afternoon (28 May)8ft (2.5m)16s
Evening (28 May)8ft (2.5m)16s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Thu morning, min 8°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
28
Friday
29
Saturday
30
Sun
31
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
2 AM
5 AM
Rating
(10 max)
5
3
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
2
1
1
2
2
3
3
2
0
0
2
2
1
3
3
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.2
WNW
18
2.3
WNW
17
2.4
WNW
16
3
WNW
16
2.5
WNW
16
3
WNW
15
3
WNW
15
3
WNW
14
3
WNW
14
3
WNW
14
2.4
WNW
13
2.3
WNW
13
2.2
WNW
13
2.1
WNW
13
1.8
WNW
13
1.8
WNW
12
1.6
WNW
12
1.6
WNW
12
1.8
WNW
12
1.9
WNW
12
2
WNW
11
1.7
WNW
11
1.7
WNW
11
1.8
NW
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2888
2820
2931
4729
3040
4379
3766
3456
3582
3052
2056
1756
1594
1408
1086
919
725
725
874
956
1027
737
711
757
Wind (km/h)
5
NNW
15
NW
15
NW
15
NNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
20
NNW
20
NNW
20
NNW
20
NNW
20
N
15
N
10
N
10
N
15
NNW
20
NNW
25
NNW
25
N
20
N
15
NNE
10
NE
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
12:10PM1.39m
11:09PM1.96m
12:58PM1.43m
11:41PM1.97m
1:41PM1.47m
00:14AM1.97m
Low Tide
6:05AM-0.07m
5:29PM0.59m
6:43AM-0.14m
6:09PM0.67m
7:19AM-0.19m
6:48PM0.71m
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:35
5:33
5:33
5:33
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:51
8:52
8:52
8:53
Temp °C
13
15
15
14
12
11
11
11
11
12
12
12
12
11
11
10
11
12
13
12
11
10
9
8
13
13
12
11
9
9
9
8
7
8
7
7
7
6
7
7
8
7
8
7
6
6
6
5
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.2
WNW
18
2.3
WNW
17
2.4
WNW
16
3
WNW
16
2.5
WNW
16
3
WNW
15
3
WNW
15
3
WNW
14
3
WNW
14
3
WNW
14
2.4
WNW
13
2.3
WNW
13
2.2
WNW
13
2.1
WNW
13
1.8
WNW
13
1.8
WNW
12
1.6
WNW
12
1.6
WNW
12
1.8
WNW
12
1.9
WNW
12
2
WNW
11
1.7
WNW
11
1.7
WNW
11
1.8
NW
11
Energy kJ
2888
2820
2931
4729
3040
4379
3766
3456
3582
3052
2056
1756
1594
1408
1086
919
725
725
874
956
1027
737
711
757
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.9
NW
8
1.9
NW
8
1.8
NW
8
0.4
SW
14
0.4
SW
14
0.4
SW
14
0.4
SW
14
0.4
SW
14
0.4
SW
14
0.9
NNW
10
0.4
SW
13
0.4
SW
13
0.4
SW
13
0.4
SW
13
0.4
SW
14
0.4
SW
14
0.4
SW
14
0.4
SW
14
0.4
SW
14
0.4
SW
14
0.4
SW
14
0.4
SW
14
0.4
SW
14
0.4
SW
14
Energy kJ
467
467
428
51
51
51
49
47
46
132
46
46
46
46
47
49
52
52
51
51
48
46
46
46
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SW
14
0.4
SW
14
0.4
SW
14
0.4
SW
13
0.1
W
21
0.4
SW
14
0.1
W
25
0.1
W
25
0.1
SW
18
0.1
SW
18
0.1
SW
19
0.1
SW
24
0.2
WSW
23
0.2
WSW
23
Energy kJ
51
51
51
46
9
72
12
13
12
13
14
22
53
52
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2
NW
8
2
NW
8
1.5
NNW
10
1.5
NNW
9
1.4
NNW
9
1.3
NNW
9
1.2
NNW
8
0.8
NNW
8
0.9
NNW
7
0.9
NNW
7
0.3
NNW
7
0.9
N
5
0.9
N
5
Energy kJ
519
504
416
359
300
254
176
75
66
66
9
39
39
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
5
3
2
4
2
4
4
3
2
1
1
1
3
3
3
Distance (km)
1
351
351
293
293
293
293
337
353
548
791
803
598
353
22
22
22
803
903
903
903
337
1
1
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Rating
(10 max)
5
4
4
3
3
3
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
3
2
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
9
7
7
7
5
6
5
5
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
6
8
7
7
7
7
7
6
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