Lincoln City 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 44.94° N 124.03° W

Issued: 4 am 27 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Lincoln City sea temperature is

12.9°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 (27 Sep):

Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 7s period with NW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 18s period with WNW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 6s period with NNW swell.

The current surf forecast for Lincoln City at 10AM is: 1.3m 7s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.5m 13s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00am September 27). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.

Time (PDT) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (27 Sep)	4.5ft (1.3m)	7s
Afternoon (27 Sep)	1.5ft (0.4m)	18s
Evening (27 Sep)	5ft (1.5m)	6s

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

	Short Range Forecast Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Very mild (max 16°C on Sun morning, min 9°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.
	Sunday 27								Monday 28								Tuesday 29
	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)	2	2	2	1	0	0	0	3	3	4	4	2	2	3	4	4	3	3	4	3	3	3	4	3
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NNW 7	NW 7	NW 7	NW 7	NW 7	NW 6	NNW 6	WNW 17	WNW 16	WNW 16	WNW 16	WNW 15	WNW 14	WNW 14	WNW 14	WNW 14	WNW 13	WNW 13	WNW 13	WNW 13	WNW 13	WNW 13	WNW 12	WNW 12
Wave Graph
kJ	150	100	158	153	127	162	176	200	402	892	991	911	982	1083	1083	955	768	824	922	1117	1504	1787	1605	1435
Wind (km/h)	NE	ENE	ENE	NW	NW	N	N	NNE	NNE	ENE	ENE	NNW	NW	NW	NNE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	S	SSW	S	WNW	N
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	glassy	glassy	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	glassy	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	glassy	glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross	cross	glassy	cross
High Tide	1:14AM1.84m				1:18PM2.07m				2:00AM1.80m				1:47PM2.14m					2:50AM1.74m				2:21PM2.17m
Low Tide			7:34AM0.24m					8:11PM-0.01m				8:06AM0.35m				8:53PM-0.09m				8:41AM0.47m				9:40PM-0.13m


	—	7:07	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:09	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:11	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	7:04	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:01	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:00	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	2	—
Temp °C	12	11	11	16	16	15	12	10	10	9	9	14	15	15	12	12	11	12	13	15	16	14	14	13
Feels °C	9	9	9	13	13	11	8	8	8	7	7	12	13	14	12	12	10	10	12	13	14	13	14	11
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NNW 7	NW 7	NW 7	NW 7	SW 13	SW 12	W 9	W 8	WNW 16	WNW 16	WNW 16	WNW 15	WNW 14	WNW 14	WNW 14	WNW 14	WNW 13	WNW 13	WNW 13	WNW 13	WNW 13	WNW 13	WNW 12	WNW 12
kJ	150	100	158	153	82	75	38	50	402	892	991	911	982	1083	1083	955	768	824	922	1117	1504	1787	1605	1435
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NW 8	NW 8	SW 13	SW 13	WNW 18	WNW 18	SSW 12	WNW 17	W 9	NNW 6	NNW 6	NW 6	WNW 8	W 8	SW 16	WNW 7	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 17	SW 15	SW 15	SW 15	SW 15
kJ	35	51	79	82	104	104	59	200	52	96	57	31	93	28	124	30	159	159	157	183	106	106	137	136
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 13	SW 13	SW 19	WSW 16	SW 17	SW 17	SW 17	SW 17	SW 17	W 9	W 8	W 8	SW 16	SW 16	W 7	SW 16	W 7	SW 20	SSW 11	SSW 11	SW 18	SW 18	SW 18	SW 18
kJ	82	80	92	26	70	72	147	147	147	56	51	46	133	125	27	124	26	15	12	12	80	80	80	79
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	NW 7	NW 6	NNW 6	NNW 6	NNW 6	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	S 4	SSW 4	—	—	—
kJ	—	—	—	—	127	162	176	181	128	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	9	26	—	—	—
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef Oregon North	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef Oregon North	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef Oregon North	Devil s Punch Beverly Beach Oregon North	Cape Elizabeth Washington	Jordan River Vancouver Island	Smith River and Kellogg Rd CAL - Del Norte County	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef Oregon North	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef Oregon North	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef Oregon North	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef Oregon North	Seaside Point Oregon North	Westport-The Cove Washington	Westport-The Cove Washington	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef Oregon North	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef Oregon North	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef Oregon North	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef Oregon North	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef Oregon North	Coos Bay North Oregon South	Coos Bay North Oregon South	Fort Point CAL - Marin County	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef Oregon North	Devil s Punch Beverly Beach Oregon North
Rating (10 max)	2	2	2	2	1	1	2	3	3	4	4	3	3	3	4	4	3	3	4	3	4	2	4	4
Distance (km)	1	1	1	22	269	384	337	1	1	1	1	113	219	219	1	1	1	1	1	177	177	803	1	22
Best forecast wave conditions in North Oregon	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef	Devil s Punch Beverly Beach				Lincoln City Nelscott Reef	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	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef				Lincoln City Nelscott Reef	Seaside Point
Rating (10 max)	2	2	2	2				3	3	4	4	3			4	4	3	3	4				4	4
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	4	4	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	3	4	4	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	5	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	5	5	6	6	5	4	7	9	8	8	7	6	6	5	5

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