Lincoln City 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 44.94° N 124.03° W

Issued: 4 am 17 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's Lincoln City sea temperature is

12.2°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 (17 Oct):

Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 12s period with WNW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 11s period with WNW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Oct, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 11s period with WNW swell.

The current surf forecast for Lincoln City at 11AM is: 0.9m 11s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 1.1m 9s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 04:00am October 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (PDT) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (17 Oct)	3ft (0.9m)	12s
Afternoon (17 Oct)	3.5ft (1.0m)	11s
Evening (17 Oct)	7ft (2.2m)	11s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Sat afternoon, min 8°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.
	Saturday 17								Sunday 18								Monday 19
	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	1	1	2	3	4	4	4	3	2	3	4	4	3	4	4	2	2	3	4	4
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	WNW 12	WNW 12	WNW 12	W 9	WNW 11	WNW 11	WNW 11	WNW 11	WNW 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	303	303	298	210	254	711	1146	1256	1520	1300	1265	1358	1788	1787	1677	1449	1313	1024	868	724	571	499	946	1557
Wind (km/h)	SSE	S	WSW	NNW	NNW	N	N	NNE	NNE	NE	NE	N	NNW	N	NNE	SW	SSW	SE	SE	SSW	WSW	NW	N	NE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	glassy	glassy	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross-on	cross	cross-off	glassy	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross	on	glassy	cross-off	cross-off
High Tide			6:53AM1.38m			4:49PM1.64m						8:06AM1.39m			6:01PM1.55m					9:01AM1.45m			7:23PM1.50m
Low Tide	11:56PM0.15m				11:34AM0.92m				1:00AM0.20m				1:02PM0.92m					2:05AM0.22m				2:31PM0.86m


	—	7:33	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:35	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:35	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	6:28	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:25	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:23	—	—
mm	—	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	13	13	14	14	15	13	12	10	9	8	8	13	15	12	11	11	11	10	10	12	13	13	11	10
Feels °C	12	13	15	12	11	9	9	6	5	5	5	10	12	9	9	11	9	8	8	10	11	12	9	8
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	W 10	W 10	W 10	W 9	W 8	WNW 11	WNW 11	WNW 11	WNW 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	230	235	225	189	190	711	1146	1256	1520	1300	1265	1358	1788	1787	1677	1449	1313	1024	868	724	571	499	946	1557
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	WNW 12	WNW 12	WNW 12	WNW 11	WNW 11	W 13	SW 14	SW 14	SW 13	SW 18	SW 18	SW 18	SW 18	SW 17	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	W 15	NW 11	SW 15
kJ	303	303	298	210	254	170	89	89	88	112	112	112	152	241	264	257	254	254	254	163	161	208	297	178
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	W 13	W 13	SW 14	SW 19	SW 18	SW 18	SW 13	SW 14	SW 14	SW 13	WNW 18	—	SW 13	WNW 16	WNW 16	WNW 16	WNW 16	WNW 16	SW 16	W 10	SW 18
kJ	155	160	160	127	167	89	173	157	112	88	89	89	45	61	—	26	84	146	86	50	50	157	198	49
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	N 4	N 4	N 4	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	14	15	38	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
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Rating (10 max)	3	3	3	2	4	4	2	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	4	4
Distance (km)	1	1	1	353	742	566	353	116	1	1	1	22	214	269	1	1	22	1	1	177	177	1	1	1
Best forecast wave conditions in North Oregon	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef					Seaside Cove	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef	Seaside Cove			Lincoln City Nelscott Reef	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef	Seaside Cove	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef			Lincoln City Nelscott Reef	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef
Rating (10 max)	3	3	3					4	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	3	4	4	4	4	5	4	3	4	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	5	4	4	5	9	9	6	7	5	4	4	4	4	5	4	4	5	5	6	5	7	6	5	5

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