Lincoln City 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 44.94° N 124.03° W

Issued: 4 pm 18 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's Lincoln City sea temperature is

12.1°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 (18 Oct):

Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Oct, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 13s period with WNW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Oct, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 12s period with WNW swell.

The current surf forecast for Lincoln City at 9PM is: 2.4m 12s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.7m 16s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm October 18). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 4.

Time (PDT) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (18 Oct)	-	-
Afternoon (18 Oct)	7.5ft (2.3m)	13s
Evening (18 Oct)	8ft (2.4m)	12s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Tue afternoon, min 10°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.
	Sun 18				Monday 19								Tuesday 20
	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	3	4	4	4	4	4	2	2	3	4	4	4	4	4	3	2	2	3	3
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	WNW 13	WNW 13	WNW 12	WNW 12	WNW 12	WNW 12	WNW 11	WNW 11	WNW 11	WNW 14	WNW 12	W 12	W 11	WNW 11	W 10	W 10	W 10	W 10	W 13	NW 9
Wave Graph
kJ	1788	1787	1622	1449	1313	1024	831	724	550	1773	2181	2129	1656	1186	632	339	284	188	340	294
Wind (km/h)	NNW	N	NNE	S	SSE	SSE	SE	S	W	NNW	NNE	NE	NE	NE	ENE	NNW	NNW	NNW	NE	E
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-on	cross	glassy	glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	on	cross-on	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	glassy	cross-on	cross	cross-off	glassy
High Tide			6:01PM1.55m					9:01AM1.45m			7:23PM1.50m					9:40AM1.53m				8:38PM1.51m
Low Tide	1:02PM0.92m					2:05AM0.22m				2:31PM0.86m				3:02AM0.22m				3:37PM0.73m


	—	—	—	—	—	7:35	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:37	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	6:25	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:23	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:22	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	14	12	10	11	10	10	10	13	14	13	11	11	11	10	10	15	17	15	13	13
Feels °C	11	9	9	10	8	8	8	12	11	11	8	9	9	7	7	13	14	13	11	11
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	WNW 13	WNW 13	WNW 12	WNW 12	WNW 12	WNW 12	WNW 11	WNW 11	WNW 11	WNW 14	WNW 12	W 12	W 11	WNW 11	W 10	W 10	W 10	W 10	W 13	NW 9
kJ	1788	1787	1622	1449	1313	1024	831	724	550	1773	2181	2129	1656	1186	632	339	284	188	340	294
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 18	SW 17	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 15	SW 15	SSW 15	SSW 15	SW 15	SW 15	SW 15	WNW 13	NW 9	WNW 13
kJ	152	188	264	257	254	254	254	208	161	201	188	178	144	144	174	174	176	178	84	173
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 13	SW 13	—	SW 13	WNW 16	WNW 16	WNW 16	WNW 16	W 16	SSW 12	SSW 12	SW 18	SW 18	SW 18	SW 15	W 13	W 13	SW 15	SW 16	SW 16
kJ	45	43	—	42	84	146	86	50	127	14	14	49	48	49	212	126	90	188	196	198
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	N 4	—	NNW 5	NNW 6	NNW 6	NNW 6	NNW 6	—
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	12	—	30	39	57	49	57	—
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	2	2	3	3
Distance (km)	214	214	1	1	1	1	1	113	148	148	1	1	1	1	1	1	116	91	1	1
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Rating (10 max)			4	4	4	4	4	3			4	4	4	4	4	3	2	2	3	3
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	4	5	5	4	4	5	6	7	6	6	5	5	5	5	5	6	8	5	6	9

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