Lincoln City surfForecast / Oregon North / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 pm Monday 18 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
12.8° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Lincoln City today?

The current surf forecast for Lincoln City at 7AM is: 2.2m 14s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.4m 16s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm May 18). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 4.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 May)7ft (2.1m)14s
Afternoon (19 May)6.5ft (2.0m)13s
Evening (19 May)6.5ft (2.0m)13s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 14°C on Tue afternoon, min 8°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Mon
18
Tuesday
19
Wednesday
20
Thursday
21
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
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
4
4
4
4
2
2
1
2
2
2
3
3
1
0
1
1
2
3
3
2
1
0
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.9
WNW
16
2.1
WNW
15
2.1
WNW
14
2.2
WNW
14
2.2
WNW
14
2.1
WNW
13
1.9
WNW
13
2
WNW
13
2
WNW
13
2
WNW
13
2.1
WNW
13
2
WNW
12
1.9
WNW
12
1.9
WNW
12
1.6
WNW
12
1.3
WNW
12
1.2
WNW
11
1.6
NW
8
1.8
NW
8
1.7
NW
8
1.6
NW
8
1
WNW
11
1.1
WNW
10
1.7
NW
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1780
1927
1728
1902
1783
1452
1236
1286
1321
1321
1320
1117
988
988
713
446
353
297
378
346
269
242
235
326
Wind (km/h)
15
N
15
NNE
10
NNE
5
NE
5
NE
10
NW
15
NNW
15
NNW
20
N
15
N
15
N
15
N
15
N
15
NNW
20
NNW
20
NNW
20
N
15
N
10
NNE
10
NNE
10
N
20
NNW
20
NNW
20
NNW
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
High Tide
2:02AM2.27m
4:08PM1.62m
2:54AM2.15m
5:06PM1.59m
3:52AM1.99m
Low Tide
8:31PM0.63m
9:43AM-0.50m
9:26PM0.66m
10:36AM-0.42m
10:29PM0.67m
11:32AM-0.30m
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:43
5:41
5:41
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:40
8:42
8:43
8:44
Temp °C
11
10
10
9
11
13
14
14
11
10
11
10
11
13
12
12
11
10
9
8
11
14
14
14
8
8
8
7
10
11
11
11
8
7
7
7
8
9
7
7
7
7
6
5
9
11
10
10
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.9
WNW
16
2.1
WNW
15
2.1
WNW
14
2.2
WNW
14
2.2
WNW
14
2.1
WNW
13
1.9
WNW
13
2
WNW
13
2
WNW
13
2
WNW
13
2.1
WNW
13
2
WNW
12
1.9
WNW
12
1.9
WNW
12
1.6
WNW
12
1.3
WNW
12
1.2
WNW
11
1.1
WNW
11
1.1
WNW
11
1
WNW
11
1
WNW
11
1
WNW
11
1.1
WNW
10
1
WNW
10
Energy kJ
1780
1927
1728
1902
1783
1452
1236
1286
1321
1321
1320
1117
988
988
713
446
353
270
270
222
218
214
232
186
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
WSW
17
0.3
SW
16
0.4
SW
16
0.4
SW
16
0.4
SW
16
0.4
SW
16
0.4
SW
16
0.4
SW
16
0.4
SW
16
0.4
SW
16
0.4
SW
16
0.4
SW
16
0.4
SW
16
0.4
SW
16
0.4
SW
16
0.4
SW
16
0.4
SW
16
0.4
SW
16
0.4
SW
16
0.4
SW
15
0.4
SW
15
0.4
SW
15
0.4
SW
15
0.5
SW
19
Energy kJ
28
41
66
94
96
69
68
67
66
68
68
93
91
66
65
64
64
64
63
84
79
77
77
184
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
SSW
13
0.2
SSW
13
0.1
W
26
0.1
W
24
0.1
SW
24
0.2
WSW
24
0.2
WSW
24
0.1
SW
24
0.1
SW
24
0.1
W
24
0.1
S
12
0.1
SW
21
0.4
SW
21
0.4
SW
21
0.3
SW
21
0.2
WSW
21
0.1
SW
21
0.1
W
21
0.1
SW
20
0.4
SW
19
0.4
SW
15
Energy kJ
17
17
13
11
22
54
54
22
22
11
3
18
117
117
72
45
18
9
15
96
55
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
NNW
5
0.6
N
5
1
NW
5
0.9
NNW
8
1.4
NW
7
1.6
NW
7
1.6
NW
8
1.8
NW
8
1.7
NW
8
1.6
NW
8
1.5
NW
7
1.5
NW
7
1.7
NW
8
Energy kJ
40
15
49
89
200
262
297
378
346
269
242
235
326
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
4
4
4
4
2
4
2
2
2
3
3
4
1
1
1
2
2
3
3
3
1
1
3
Distance (km)
468
1
1
1
1
358
91
903
363
353
337
214
22
359
369
358
222
91
1
1
22
358
358
547
Best forecast wave conditions in North Oregon
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
2
3
3
3
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
5
4
2
1
4
4
4
3
4
3
4
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
4
4
4
5
5
5
4
5
4
4
4
5
4
4
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