Lincoln City surfForecast / Oregon North / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 pm Tuesday 12 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
12.1° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Lincoln City today?

The current surf forecast for Lincoln City at 3AM is: 1.2m 11s primary swell from a West direction and 0.6m 14s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.5m 3s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm May 12). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 May)5ft (1.5m)11s
Afternoon (13 May)6.5ft (2.0m)12s
Evening (13 May)6ft (1.8m)11s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 17mm), heaviest on Tue night. Very mild (max 14°C on Thu morning, min 9°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Tue
12
Wednesday
13
Thursday
14
Friday
15
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
2 PM
5 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
2
0
0
0
0
1
1
2
3
3
2
0
0
1
1
1
0
3
3
1
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
W
11
1.1
W
11
1.2
W
11
1.2
W
11
1.2
W
11
2
W
12
2
W
12
1.9
W
12
1.8
W
11
1.7
W
11
1.6
W
11
1.5
W
10
1.5
W
10
1.4
W
10
1.3
W
10
1.2
W
9
1.1
W
9
1.1
W
9
1.1
W
9
0.7
WNW
16
0.9
WNW
16
1
WNW
15
1.1
WNW
15
1.2
WNW
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
256
300
344
335
317
1160
1122
993
778
676
577
452
434
371
314
246
198
198
196
243
371
445
498
573
Wind (km/h)
5
S
10
SSE
10
S
20
SW
20
WSW
20
SW
25
SW
20
SW
10
SW
5
SSW
5
S
5
SSE
5
S
10
WSW
15
WNW
10
WNW
10
WSW
5
W
10
NNW
5
N
0
S
15
WSW
15
WSW
20
WSW
cross
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
glassy
glassy
cross
cross-on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
9:56PM1.80m
10:33AM1.44m
10:30PM1.96m
11:34AM1.52m
11:06PM2.11m
12:31PM1.59m
Low Tide
4:55AM0.16m
4:35PM0.32m
5:42AM-0.06m
5:20PM0.40m
6:27AM-0.26m
cloud
cloud
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
rain showers
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:48
5:48
5:47
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:34
8:35
8:36
8:37
2
9
2
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
13
12
11
11
11
12
13
13
12
11
11
10
12
14
13
12
12
11
11
9
10
12
12
12
12
10
9
7
7
8
8
9
10
10
10
9
11
11
10
10
10
10
8
7
9
8
8
8
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
W
11
1.1
W
11
1.2
W
11
1.2
W
11
1.2
W
11
2
W
12
2
W
12
1.9
W
12
1.8
W
11
1.7
W
11
1.6
W
11
1.5
W
10
1.5
W
10
1.4
W
10
1.3
W
10
1.2
W
9
1.1
W
9
1.1
W
9
1.1
W
9
1.2
WNW
9
1
WNW
6
1.1
WNW
7
1.3
WNW
7
1.3
WNW
8
Energy kJ
256
300
344
335
317
1160
1122
993
778
676
577
452
434
371
314
246
198
198
196
243
90
125
181
223
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SW
14
0.6
SW
14
0.6
SW
14
0.7
W
14
0.9
W
13
0.6
SW
14
0.5
SW
14
0.5
SW
14
0.5
SW
14
0.4
SW
14
0.4
SW
14
0.4
SW
13
0.4
SW
13
0.4
SW
13
0.4
NNW
5
0.4
NNW
6
0.4
NNW
6
0.4
NNW
6
0.5
WNW
17
0.7
WNW
16
0.9
WNW
16
1
WNW
15
1.1
WNW
15
1.2
WNW
15
Energy kJ
119
128
128
178
277
132
103
102
102
71
67
63
62
62
11
12
12
12
160
234
371
445
498
573
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
NW
5
0.3
NW
5
0.5
W
15
0.6
SW
14
0.6
SW
14
0.1
SW
20
0.1
SW
20
0.1
SW
20
0.1
SW
19
0.1
SW
19
0.2
WSW
18
0.3
SW
18
0.3
SW
18
0.3
SW
18
0.4
SW
13
0.4
SW
13
0.4
SW
13
0.4
WNW
18
0.4
SW
16
0.4
SW
16
0.7
W
9
0.6
W
9
0.5
SW
16
0.4
SW
16
Energy kJ
5
3
104
130
132
15
15
15
15
14
33
49
50
49
62
62
44
104
95
91
78
60
125
88
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SSW
2
0.5
SSW
3
1
WSW
4
1.3
W
5
0.4
NNW
5
0.5
NNW
5
Energy kJ
1
6
43
95
11
15
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
3
3
2
1
1
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
2
2
2
Distance (km)
177
1
91
181
351
263
903
903
293
177
1
1
177
219
219
219
177
177
177
1
1
358
358
358
Best forecast wave conditions in North Oregon
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
3
3
3
3
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
2
3
3
2
2
2
3
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
9
9
8
8
7
8
9
9
9
9
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
6
5
5
5
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