Lincoln City Surf Break

Lat Long: 44.94° N 124.03° W

Lincoln City 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 10 pm 16 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Lincoln City sea temperature is
11.5° C
3.6° 

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


How big are the waves at Lincoln City today (17 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 15s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 14s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 14s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Lincoln City at 3AM is: 0.8m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.5m 9s secondary swell from a West direction, 0.8m 4s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm August 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Aug)2ft (0.6m)15s
Afternoon (17 Aug)2ft (0.6m)14s
Evening (17 Aug)2ft (0.6m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Mon morning, min 12°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Sun
16
Monday
17
Tuesday
18
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)
1
2
2
2
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
SW
16
0.8
SW
16
0.8
SW
15
0.8
SW
15
0.6
SW
15
0.6
SW
14
0.6
SW
14
0.6
SW
14
0.6
SW
14
0.6
SW
14
0.6
SW
14
0.6
SW
14
0.6
SW
14
0.6
SW
14
0.6
WNW
14
0.6
SW
14
0.7
WNW
13
0.8
WNW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
299
291
284
262
171
167
167
167
167
167
169
169
167
167
160
153
181
215
Wind (km/h)
15
N
10
NNE
10
N
10
N
15
N
15
NNW
20
NNW
20
NNW
15
N
10
N
10
N
10
N
5
N
10
NNW
15
NNW
20
NNW
15
N
10
N
Wind State
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
High Tide
4:09AM1.63m
4:24PM1.96m
5:09AM1.45m
5:01PM1.90m
Low Tide
10:34PM0.22m
10:26AM0.32m
11:28PM0.23m
11:02AM0.51m
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clear
clear
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clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
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6:18
6:20
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:21
8:19
8:17
 mm
Temp °C
14
13
13
12
13
17
17
16
14
13
13
13
13
17
17
17
15
14
Feels °C
12
12
12
11
11
15
15
14
13
12
12
12
12
16
15
15
14
13
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