Lincoln City 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 44.94° N 124.03° W

Issued: 10 pm 17 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's Lincoln City sea temperature is

12.1°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 (18 Oct):

Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Oct, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 11s period with WNW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Oct, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 13s period with WNW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Oct, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 12s period with WNW swell.

The current surf forecast for Lincoln City at 3AM is: 2.3m 11s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.5m 13s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 1.1m 5s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm October 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (PDT) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (18 Oct)	7.5ft (2.3m)	11s
Afternoon (18 Oct)	8ft (2.4m)	13s
Evening (18 Oct)	8ft (2.4m)	12s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Tue afternoon, min 8°C on Sun morning). Wind will be generally light.
	Sat 17		Sunday 18								Monday 19
	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	3	4	4	4	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	2	2	3	4	4
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	WNW 11	WNW 11	W 11	WNW 11	WNW 11	WNW 11	WNW 13	WNW 13	WNW 12	WNW 12	WNW 12	WNW 12	WNW 11	WNW 11	WNW 11	WNW 11	W 14	W 12
Wave Graph
kJ	1348	1520	1104	1300	1265	1358	1788	1847	1677	1502	1313	1024	868	737	638	499	649	1395
Wind (km/h)	N	NNE	NNE	NE	ENE	N	NNW	N	NNE	ESE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSW	SW	NNW	NNE	NE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross	cross	cross-off	glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross-on	glassy	cross-off	cross-off
High Tide						8:06AM1.39m			6:01PM1.55m					9:01AM1.45m			7:23PM1.50m
Low Tide			1:00AM0.20m				1:02PM0.92m					2:05AM0.22m				2:31PM0.86m


	—	—	—	7:35	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:35	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:25	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:23	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	12	11	9	9	8	13	14	12	10	10	10	10	10	13	13	12	11	9
Feels °C	9	8	6	6	5	11	10	9	8	9	8	8	8	11	11	11	9	6
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	WNW 11	WNW 11	W 11	WNW 11	WNW 11	WNW 11	WNW 13	WNW 13	WNW 12	WNW 12	WNW 12	WNW 12	WNW 11	WNW 11	WNW 11	WNW 11	W 14	W 12
kJ	1348	1520	1104	1300	1265	1358	1788	1847	1677	1502	1313	1024	868	737	638	499	649	1395
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 14	SW 14	SW 13	SW 18	SW 14	SW 14	SW 18	SW 17	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	NW 11	SW 15
kJ	89	89	88	112	89	89	152	241	264	257	254	254	254	163	161	201	334	181
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 19	SW 18	SW 18	SW 13	SW 18	SW 18	SW 13	WNW 18	—	SW 13	WNW 16	WNW 16	WNW 16	WNW 16	WNW 16	W 15	W 10	SSW 12
kJ	173	157	112	88	112	112	45	61	—	42	84	146	86	50	50	115	89	14
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	N 4	N 5	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	—	31	59	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
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Rating (10 max)	3	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	4	4
Distance (km)	337	293	1	1	1	22	222	222	1	1	1	1	1	177	181	1	1	1
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Rating (10 max)			4	4	4	4			4	4	4	4	4			3	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	5	7	8	4	4	7	4	5	9	4	5	5	6	6	7	6	5	5

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