Lincoln City 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 44.94° N 124.03° W

Issued: 10 am 27 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Lincoln City sea temperature is

12.9°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 (27 Sep):

Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 7s period with NW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 7s period with NW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 6s period with NNW swell.

The current surf forecast for Lincoln City at 5PM is: 1.4m 6s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.5m 12s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.4m 18s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00am September 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (PDT) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (27 Sep)	4.5ft (1.3m)	7s
Afternoon (27 Sep)	4.5ft (1.3m)	7s
Evening (27 Sep)	5ft (1.5m)	6s

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

	Short Range Forecast Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Tue afternoon. Very mild (max 16°C on Sun morning, min 9°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.
	Sunday 27						Monday 28								Tuesday 29
	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)	2	1	0	0	0	3	3	4	4	2	2	3	4	4	3	3	4	4	2	3	4	3
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NW 7	NW 7	NW 7	NW 6	NNW 6	WNW 17	WNW 16	WNW 16	WNW 16	WNW 15	WNW 14	WNW 14	WNW 14	WNW 14	WNW 13	WNW 13	WNW 13	WNW 13	WNW 13	WNW 13	WNW 12	WNW 12
Wave Graph
kJ	158	153	144	162	181	200	402	892	991	911	982	1083	969	955	768	824	972	1408	1815	1787	1474	1269
Wind (km/h)	ENE	NW	NW	N	N	NNE	N	NE	ENE	NW	NNW	NNW	E	SSE	SE	SE	SSE	SSE	SSW	S	WSW	N
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	glassy	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross	cross-off	cross-off	glassy	glassy	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-on	cross	glassy	cross
High Tide			1:18PM2.07m				2:00AM1.80m				1:47PM2.14m					2:50AM1.74m				2:21PM2.17m
Low Tide	7:34AM0.24m					8:11PM-0.01m				8:06AM0.35m				8:53PM-0.09m				8:41AM0.47m				9:40PM-0.13m


	7:07	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:09	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:11	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	7:04	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:01	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:00	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	—
Temp °C	11	16	16	15	12	10	10	9	9	14	15	15	12	12	11	11	12	14	16	14	14	13
Feels °C	9	13	13	11	9	7	7	7	7	12	13	14	12	11	10	9	10	12	14	13	15	11
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NW 7	NW 7	SW 13	SW 12	W 9	WNW 17	WNW 16	WNW 16	WNW 16	WNW 15	WNW 14	WNW 14	WNW 14	WNW 14	WNW 13	WNW 13	WNW 13	WNW 13	WNW 13	WNW 13	WNW 12	WNW 12
kJ	158	153	82	75	39	200	402	892	991	911	982	1083	969	955	768	824	972	1408	1815	1787	1474	1269
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 13	SW 13	WNW 18	WNW 18	SSW 12	W 8	W 9	NNW 6	NNW 6	NW 6	WNW 8	W 8	W 7	WNW 7	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 17	SW 15	SW 15	SW 15	SW 15
kJ	79	82	104	104	59	51	52	96	57	31	76	28	27	30	159	159	157	183	106	106	137	136
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 19	WSW 16	SW 17	SW 17	SW 17	SW 17	SW 17	W 9	W 8	W 8	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	W 7	SW 20	SSW 11	SSW 11	SW 18	SW 18	SW 18	SW 18
kJ	92	26	70	72	147	147	147	56	50	46	133	125	124	124	26	15	12	12	80	80	80	79
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	NW 7	NW 6	NNW 6	NNW 6	NNW 6	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	SSW 3	S 3	—	—	—	—
kJ	—	—	144	162	181	187	145	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	3	2	—	—	—	—
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Rating (10 max)	2	2	1	1	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	4	4	3	2	4	4
Distance (km)	1	22	269	384	293	1	1	1	1	22	181	181	1	1	1	1	1	1	803	803	1	22
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Rating (10 max)	2	2				3	3	4	4	4			4	4	3	3	4	4			4	4
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Rating (10 max)	3	3	3	3	4	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	4	4	4
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