Lincoln City surfForecast / Oregon North / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 am Saturday 23 May 2026 PDT
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Lincoln City surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Lincoln City sea temperature is
11.5° C
(Which is 1.1°C colder than average for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Lincoln City today?

The current surf forecast for Lincoln City at 3PM is: 1.6m 8s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.4m 15s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.1m 20s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00am May 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 May)5ft (1.6m)10s
Afternoon (23 May)5ft (1.6m)8s
Evening (23 May)5.5ft (1.7m)8s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 18mm), heaviest on Mon afternoon. Very mild (max 16°C on Sun afternoon, min 8°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Saturday
23
Sunday
24
Monday
25
Tue
26
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
2 AM
5 AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
0
0
1
3
3
3
3
3
1
3
3
3
3
3
1
1
2
2
2
6
9
9
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
NW
10
1.6
NW
9
1.6
NW
8
1.4
WNW
9
1.7
NW
8
1.7
NNW
8
0.9
WNW
16
0.9
WNW
16
1.1
WNW
15
1.3
WNW
14
1.4
WNW
14
1.5
WNW
14
1.5
WNW
13
1.5
WNW
13
1.4
WNW
13
1.3
WNW
13
1.1
WNW
12
1.6
WNW
12
2.5
WNW
12
3
WNW
12
3.5
WNW
13
4.5
W
14
4.5
WNW
14
4.5
WNW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
461
456
381
340
344
330
407
397
530
742
822
866
793
769
679
587
371
781
1735
3005
4633
6727
8050
8885
Wind (km/h)
15
N
20
NNW
20
NNW
25
NNW
20
N
15
NNE
15
NNE
10
NNE
5
NE
10
NW
10
NW
10
NW
0
SW
10
SSE
10
SSE
15
SSE
25
S
25
SSW
10
SSW
20
SSW
15
SSW
10
SSW
10
SSE
10
SE
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
6:10AM1.58m
7:56PM1.69m
7:31AM1.42m
8:43PM1.77m
8:53AM1.33m
9:25PM1.84m
Low Tide
1:25PM-0.03m
2:24AM0.48m
2:20PM0.11m
3:35AM0.34m
3:12PM0.25m
4:34AM0.18m
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
mod rain
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
light rain
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:39
5:37
5:37
5:37
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:45
8:46
8:47
8:49
3
6
1
1
2
3
2
Temp °C
11
14
14
13
11
9
8
8
12
15
16
15
13
10
10
10
13
12
11
12
11
10
10
10
8
10
10
7
6
6
5
5
10
12
13
12
12
7
7
6
8
7
9
8
7
7
8
8
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
NW
10
1.6
NW
9
0.4
SW
15
1.4
WNW
9
0.8
WNW
9
0.8
WNW
9
0.9
WNW
9
1.2
NW
7
1.1
WNW
15
1.3
WNW
14
1.4
WNW
14
1.5
WNW
14
1.5
WNW
13
1.5
WNW
13
1.4
WNW
13
1.3
WNW
13
1.1
WNW
12
1.6
WNW
12
2.5
WNW
12
3
WNW
12
3.5
WNW
13
4.5
W
14
4.5
WNW
14
4.5
WNW
14
Energy kJ
461
456
75
340
118
100
121
160
530
742
822
866
793
769
679
587
371
781
1735
3005
4633
6727
8050
8885
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SW
15
0.4
SW
15
0.1
NW
20
0.4
SW
15
0.4
SW
15
0.5
WNW
17
0.9
WNW
16
0.9
WNW
16
1.1
NW
7
0.7
WNW
9
0.9
NW
7
0.7
NW
7
0.6
NNW
6
0.6
NNW
6
0.5
SW
15
0.6
SW
14
0.5
SW
14
0.5
SW
14
0.5
SW
14
0.5
SW
14
0.6
SW
15
0.6
SW
15
0.6
SW
15
0.6
SW
15
Energy kJ
75
75
15
77
84
159
407
397
122
86
71
44
26
25
116
128
102
102
102
103
134
136
139
141
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
W
20
0.1
W
23
0.2
WNW
18
0.4
WNW
18
0.5
SW
16
0.5
SW
16
0.9
WNW
9
0.7
WNW
9
0.6
SW
16
0.7
WNW
9
0.5
SW
16
0.5
SW
16
0.4
SW
16
0.4
NNW
6
0.4
NW
6
0.1
SW
20
0.3
SW
18
0.3
SW
18
0.3
SW
18
0.2
WSW
18
Energy kJ
8
11
33
123
119
121
121
86
155
84
122
122
86
14
9
15
54
50
50
31
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
NNW
7
1.6
NW
8
1.2
NNW
8
1.7
NW
8
1.7
NNW
8
1.4
NNW
7
0.9
NNW
7
0.5
S
3
0.9
SSW
4
1.3
SSW
5
1.3
SSW
6
1
SSW
6
0.9
SSW
6
0.7
SSW
6
0.5
S
5
Energy kJ
9
381
172
344
330
207
86
4
22
81
100
69
66
37
13
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
1
3
3
3
3
3
4
3
4
4
5
9
9
Distance (km)
337
353
351
337
337
1
1
1
1
148
351
378
1
1
1
1
337
219
358
358
220
220
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in North Oregon
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
9
9
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
2
3
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
1
3
3
3
3
3
4
3
4
5
5
9
9
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
7
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
5
4
4
5
7
9
9
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