Lincoln City Surf Break

Lat Long: 44.94° N 124.03° W

Lincoln City 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 10 am 23 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Lincoln City sea temperature is
13.4°C
0.9° 

Lincoln City surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Lincoln City today (23 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 11s period with WNW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 11s period with WNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Sep, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 11s period with WNW swell.

The current surf forecast for Lincoln City at 4PM is: 1.9m 11s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.7m 16s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00am September 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Sep)5ft (1.5m)11s
Afternoon (23 Sep)6ft (1.9m)11s
Evening (23 Sep)7ft (2.1m)11s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 20mm), heaviest during Thu night. Very mild (max 18°C on Thu morning, min 11°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the S on Thu night, calm by Fri night).

Wednesday
23
Thursday
24
Friday
25
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)
3
2
2
2
3
4
4
4
3
3
2
0
3
1
0
0
0
0
1
2
4
3
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
WNW
11
1.7
WNW
11
1.8
WNW
11
1.9
WNW
11
2.1
WNW
11
2
WNW
11
2
WNW
11
1.9
WNW
11
1.7
WNW
11
1.7
WNW
11
1.6
WNW
10
1.6
WNW
10
1.5
WNW
10
1.3
WNW
10
1.2
WNW
10
4
SW
9
6
WSW
11
5.5
W
11
4
WNW
10
3
WNW
9
2.5
NW
9
2.3
NW
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
540
638
745
894
1024
991
940
829
713
637
541
541
453
347
272
2330
8230
6777
2787
1549
971
787
Wind (km/h)
5
ESE
5
WNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
15
N
10
NNE
5
NE
5
ENE
5
E
5
SSW
10
SW
15
SSW
15
SE
25
SSE
55
S
40
SSW
35
WSW
30
W
20
W
10
WNW
0
NNE
5
ESE
Wind State
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
High Tide
11:36AM1.63m
11:01PM1.79m
12:01PM1.74m
11:46PM1.83m
12:25PM1.85m
Low Tide
5:28AM0.09m
5:36PM0.55m
6:00AM0.08m
6:15PM0.40m
6:32AM0.10m
6:53PM0.25m
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
mod rain
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:03
7:05
7:05
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:12
7:09
7:07
 mm
7
1
5
2
2
2
1
Temp °C
13
16
16
15
12
12
12
12
13
18
16
16
13
15
14
13
12
13
15
14
13
12
Feels °C
12
15
14
12
9
10
11
11
12
17
14
13
11
11
4
6
6
7
11
12
12
11
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