Lincoln City 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 44.94° N 124.03° W

Issued: 4 pm 23 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Lincoln City sea temperature is

11.9°C

Lincoln City surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Lincoln City today (23 Oct):

Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Oct, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 10s period with NW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Oct, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 10s period with NW swell.

The current surf forecast for Lincoln City at 10PM is: 2.0m 10s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.4m 17s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm October 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (PDT) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (23 Oct)	-	-
Afternoon (23 Oct)	8ft (2.5m)	10s
Evening (23 Oct)	7ft (2.1m)	10s

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

	Short Range Forecast Moderate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 14°C on Sun morning, min 8°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.
	Fri 23				Saturday 24								Sunday 25
	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	2	3	3	3	3	3	3	1	1	2	2	3	3	3	3	0	3	4	3
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NW 10	WNW 10	NW 10	NW 10	NW 10	NW 10	NW 10	WNW 10	WNW 10	WNW 10	WNW 10	WNW 9	WNW 10	WNW 11	WNW 10	WNW 10	WNW 10	WNW 12	WNW 11	WNW 10
Wave Graph
kJ	1175	800	880	832	720	604	500	457	371	296	246	184	401	757	826	850	788	1517	1155	706
Wind (km/h)	NW	NNW	NNE	NE	NE	ENE	ENE	N	NW	NNW	NNE	SSE	SSE	SE	SE	SSE	SSW	S	SSE	SE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-on	cross-on	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	glassy	glassy	cross-on	cross	glassy	glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-on	cross	cross-off	cross-off
High Tide	11:03AM1.90m				11:30PM1.67m				11:31AM2.04m				00:19AM1.73m				12:00PM2.16m
Low Tide			5:51PM0.20m				5:43AM0.32m				6:30PM0.02m				6:19AM0.40m				7:10PM-0.14m


	—	—	—	—	—	7:43	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:43	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	6:17	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:15	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:15	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	5	4	1
Temp °C	12	11	10	8	8	8	8	11	13	11	10	9	9	9	10	14	13	11	12	12
Feels °C	9	8	8	6	6	6	6	9	10	9	8	7	6	5	6	10	9	8	10	10
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NW 10	WNW 10	NW 10	NW 10	NW 10	NW 10	NW 10	WNW 10	WNW 10	WNW 10	WNW 10	WNW 9	WNW 10	WNW 11	WNW 10	WNW 10	WNW 10	WNW 12	WNW 11	WNW 10
kJ	1175	800	880	832	720	604	500	457	371	296	246	184	401	757	826	850	788	1517	1155	706
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 14	NNW 9	SW 17	SW 17	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SSW 13	SSW 13	NW 13	SW 15	SW 15	SW 15	SW 15	SW 15	SW 15	SW 15	SSW 6
kJ	51	274	75	74	91	90	90	41	41	35	35	42	116	107	106	76	76	54	54	34
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 18	SW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	—	W 18	W 16	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	W 13
kJ	49	49	36	36	34	17	34	35	34	41	40	64	—	6	5	14	14	14	14	92
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	S 3	S 4	SSW 5	SSW 5	SSW 6	SSW 6	—
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	2	13	37	56	81	47	—
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Rating (10 max)	2	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	2	2	2	2	3	3	3	3	3	4	4	3
Distance (km)	369	148	1	1	1	1	1	1	148	91	1	1	1	1	1	1	116	113	1	1
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Rating (10 max)			3	3	3	3	3	3		2	2	2	3	3	3	3	3	4	4	3
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	3	4	3	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	4	4	3
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Rating (10 max)	7	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	5	5	5	4	4	5	5	6	5	5

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