Lincoln City 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 44.94° N 124.03° W

Issued: 4 am 07 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Lincoln City sea temperature is

11.8°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 (07 Oct):

Morning surf: Morning surf (07 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 11s period with WNW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (07 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 11s period with WNW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (07 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 14s period with WNW swell.

The current surf forecast for Lincoln City at 8AM is: 1.2m 11s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.5m 13s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.9m 6s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00am October 07). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (PDT) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (07 Oct)	4ft (1.2m)	11s
Afternoon (07 Oct)	4.5ft (1.3m)	11s
Evening (07 Oct)	6ft (1.8m)	14s

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

	Short Range Forecast Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Fri morning. Very mild (max 18°C on Wed morning, min 9°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.
	Wednesday 7								Thursday 8								Friday 9
	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	8 PM	11 PM
Rating (10 max)	3	3	3	2	2	2	3	4	3	3	4	3	2	2	3	2	2	3	2	1	2	2	3	4
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	WNW 11	WNW 11	WNW 11	WNW 11	WNW 11	WNW 16	WNW 14	WNW 14	WNW 14	WNW 13	WNW 13	NW 13	WNW 13	WNW 13	WNW 13	WNW 12	WNW 12	WNW 12	WNW 12	WNW 12	NW 12	NW 8	WNW 9	WNW 9
Wave Graph
kJ	319	302	302	334	394	475	1212	1376	1357	1243	1077	1413	894	880	775	699	746	616	569	399	1007	480	464	572
Wind (km/h)	NNE	NNE	NNE	NNW	NNW	N	N	N	N	N	NNE	NNW	NNW	N	N	N	N	NNE	S	N	NNW	NNW	N	NNE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross-off	cross	cross	cross-off	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	glassy	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross-off
High Tide					11:02AM1.83m			10:55PM1.84m					11:36AM1.95m				11:49PM1.83m				12:08PM2.04m
Low Tide		4:56AM0.01m					5:24PM0.35m				5:39AM0.07m				6:11PM0.19m				6:18AM0.15m				6:55PM0.05m


	—	7:20	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:22	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:22	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	6:45	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:44	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:42	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	3	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	14	13	13	18	18	15	12	12	12	12	12	17	17	15	13	12	13	13	14	13	14	14	11	11
Feels °C	13	12	12	16	16	12	10	10	10	10	10	15	15	12	11	10	12	13	14	10	9	10	8	9
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	WNW 11	WNW 11	WNW 11	WNW 11	WNW 11	WNW 11	WNW 14	WNW 14	WNW 14	WNW 13	WNW 13	NW 13	WNW 13	WNW 13	WNW 13	WNW 12	WNW 12	WNW 12	WNW 12	WNW 12	SW 16	WNW 12	WNW 9	WNW 9
kJ	319	302	302	334	394	443	1212	1376	1357	1243	1077	1413	894	880	775	699	746	616	569	399	251	260	464	572
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	WNW 16	WNW 16	SW 13	SW 18	SW 18	SW 18	SW 18	SW 18	SW 18	SW 17	SW 17	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	WNW 21	SW 16	NNW 10	NNW 9
kJ	84	84	83	83	234	475	59	114	155	154	154	194	192	188	177	167	165	208	208	251	84	248	416	415
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	WSW 20	SW 20	SW 19	WNW 18	SW 13	SW 13	SW 19	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	WNW 21	SW 22	WNW 20	WNW 11	WNW 12
kJ	40	60	95	121	83	83	127	59	59	42	39	37	37	36	36	36	36	36	37	86	18	139	148	153
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NNW 6	NNW 6	NNW 6	NNW 6	NNW 6	NNW 5	NNW 6	NNW 6	NNW 6	NNW 6	NNW 6	NNW 6	NNW 5	NNW 5	NNW 5	NNW 5	NW 5	—	—	NNW 5	NW 12	NW 8	—	—
kJ	87	60	51	63	72	71	119	145	131	111	93	72	66	64	54	33	27	—	—	67	1007	480	—	—
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef Oregon North	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef Oregon North	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef Oregon North	Smugglers Cove Oregon North	Cape Elizabeth Washington	Garths Reef CAL - Del Norte County	Smith River and Kellogg Rd CAL - Del Norte County	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef Oregon North	Devil s Punch Beverly Beach Oregon North	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef Oregon North	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef Oregon North	Westport-The Corner Washington	Garths Reef CAL - Del Norte County	Smith River and Kellogg Rd CAL - Del Norte County	Smugglers Cove Oregon North	Devil s Punch Beverly Beach Oregon North	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef Oregon North	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef Oregon North	Garths Reef CAL - Del Norte County	Coos Bay North Oregon South	Fort. Ebey Washington	Deep Creek Washington	Devil s Punch Beverly Beach Oregon North	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef Oregon North
Rating (10 max)	3	3	3	3	2	2	3	4	4	4	4	4	3	4	3	3	3	3	2	3	2	2	3	4
Distance (km)	1	1	1	91	269	353	337	1	22	1	1	214	353	337	91	22	1	1	353	177	378	359	22	1
Best forecast wave conditions in North Oregon	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef	Smugglers Cove				Lincoln City Nelscott Reef	Devil s Punch Beverly Beach	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef				Seaside Cove	Seaside Cove	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef					Devil s Punch Beverly Beach	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef
Rating (10 max)	3	3	3	3				4	4	4	4				3	3	3	3					3	4
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Rating (10 max)	3	4	3	3	4	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	4	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	9	9	8	6	6	5	6	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	6	5	4	5	5

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