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Lincoln City surfForecast / Oregon North / USA
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 pm Monday 18 May 2026 PDTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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) & Date | Wave Height | Wave 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)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly 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 | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    | |||||||||||||||||||||
WNW 16 | WNW 15 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | NW 8 | |
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) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 5:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:41 | — | — | — | — |
 | 8:40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:42 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:44 |
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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) | WNW 16 | WNW 15 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 |
 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) | WSW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 19 |
| 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) | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | W 26 | — | — | W 24 | SW 24 | WSW 24 | WSW 24 | SW 24 | SW 24 | W 24 | S 12 | SW 21 | SW 21 | SW 21 | SW 21 | WSW 21 | SW 21 | W 21 | — | SW 20 | SW 19 | SW 15 |
| 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) | NNW 5 | — | N 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 5 | — | — | — | — | NNW 8 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 8 |
| kJ | 40 | — | 15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 49 | — | — | — | — | 89 | 200 | 262 | 297 | 378 | 346 | 269 | 242 | 235 | 326 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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 |
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