Lincoln City surfForecast / Oregon North / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 pm Thursday 21 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
11.9° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)

How big are the waves at Lincoln City today?

The current surf forecast for Lincoln City at 8PM is: 1.6m 7s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 1.0m 10s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction, 0.4m 19s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm May 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 May)--
Afternoon (21 May)5ft (1.5m)7s
Evening (21 May)5.5ft (1.7m)7s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Sun morning, min 8°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Thu
21
Friday
22
Saturday
23
Sun
24
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
8 AM
11 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
1
1
2
2
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
1
1
1
3
3
3
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
WNW
10
1.5
NW
7
1.6
NW
7
1.9
NW
7
1.8
NW
7
1.6
NW
7
0.9
WNW
11
0.9
WNW
11
0.9
WNW
11
1.4
NNW
7
1
WNW
10
1
WNW
10
1
WNW
10
1.2
WNW
10
1.4
NW
10
1.5
NW
10
1.3
WNW
9
1.3
WNW
9
1.8
NNW
7
1.7
NNW
7
0.9
WNW
16
0.9
WNW
16
1.1
WNW
15
1.3
WNW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
237
235
254
372
340
281
189
183
180
175
198
190
186
281
392
398
299
280
343
294
407
397
530
742
Wind (km/h)
20
NNW
20
NNW
20
N
15
N
15
N
15
N
15
N
20
NNW
20
NNW
25
NNW
20
N
15
N
15
N
15
N
10
N
15
NNW
20
NNW
25
NNW
20
N
20
N
15
NNE
10
NNE
10
NNE
10
NW
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
High Tide
6:05PM1.59m
4:57AM1.78m
7:03PM1.63m
6:10AM1.58m
7:56PM1.69m
7:31AM1.42m
Low Tide
11:32AM-0.30m
11:42PM0.66m
12:29PM-0.17m
1:03AM0.60m
1:25PM-0.03m
2:24AM0.48m
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:39
5:39
5:37
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:44
8:45
8:45
8:46
Temp °C
15
15
12
10
10
10
12
15
15
14
12
10
10
10
11
14
15
14
11
9
8
8
11
16
11
11
9
7
7
7
9
12
12
10
9
7
7
7
8
11
11
9
6
5
5
5
8
13
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
WNW
10
1
WNW
10
1
WNW
10
0.8
WNW
10
0.8
WNW
10
0.9
WNW
10
0.9
WNW
11
0.9
WNW
11
0.9
WNW
11
0.9
WNW
10
1
WNW
10
1
WNW
10
1
WNW
10
1.2
WNW
10
1.4
NW
10
1.5
NW
10
1.3
WNW
9
1.3
WNW
9
0.9
WNW
9
0.9
WNW
9
0.9
WNW
16
0.9
WNW
16
1.2
NNW
7
1.3
WNW
14
Energy kJ
237
190
186
111
107
132
183
183
180
173
198
190
186
281
392
398
299
280
126
124
407
397
131
742
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SW
15
0.5
SW
19
0.4
SW
19
0.4
SW
15
0.4
WNW
12
0.4
SW
15
0.4
SW
15
0.4
SW
15
0.4
SW
15
0.4
SW
18
0.4
SW
18
0.4
SW
18
0.4
SW
14
0.4
SW
14
0.4
SW
15
0.4
SW
15
0.4
SW
15
0.4
SW
15
0.4
SW
15
0.5
WNW
17
0.8
WNW
9
0.8
WNW
9
1.1
WNW
15
0.6
WNW
9
Energy kJ
76
184
96
55
56
78
79
79
75
78
109
79
72
51
75
75
75
77
84
159
96
94
530
65
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SW
19
0.4
SW
15
0.4
SW
15
0.3
SW
19
0.4
SW
15
0.2
WNW
12
0.3
SW
18
0.3
SW
14
0.3
SW
14
0.4
SW
14
0.4
SW
18
0.3
SW
18
0.1
W
20
0.1
NW
20
0.2
WNW
18
0.4
WNW
18
0.5
SW
16
0.5
SW
16
0.6
SW
16
0.7
WNW
9
0.6
SW
16
Energy kJ
96
55
55
59
77
14
48
32
32
73
79
48
8
15
33
123
119
121
153
86
155
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
NW
7
1.5
NW
7
1.6
NW
7
1.9
NW
7
1.8
NW
7
1.6
NW
7
1.4
NW
7
1.2
NW
7
1.2
NW
7
1.4
NNW
7
1.5
NNW
6
1.4
NNW
6
1.3
NNW
6
0.9
NNW
7
0.4
NNW
7
0.9
NNW
8
1.3
NNW
8
1.8
NNW
7
1.7
NNW
7
1.6
NNW
7
1.4
NNW
7
1
NNW
7
Energy kJ
210
235
254
372
340
281
189
127
131
175
170
160
115
77
21
102
191
343
294
272
196
96
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
1
1
2
3
2
2
2
1
1
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
Distance (km)
359
547
353
337
337
22
91
148
378
378
353
148
22
22
22
363
353
337
293
293
1
1
1
148
Best forecast wave conditions in North Oregon
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
4
4
4
4
3
2
3
3
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
4
5
7
7
7
6
5
7
5
5
6
7
8
7
6
5
5
5
5
5
6
5
5
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