Lincoln City surfForecast / Oregon North / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 pm Sunday 17 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
12.8° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Lincoln City today?

The current surf forecast for Lincoln City at 5AM is: 1.6m 10s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.4m 14s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm May 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 May)5ft (1.5m)10s
Afternoon (18 May)5ft (1.5m)13s
Evening (18 May)7ft (2.1m)15s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 14°C on Tue afternoon, min 9°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Sun
17
Monday
18
Tuesday
19
Wednesday
20
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
1
2
3
3
0
0
2
2
3
4
4
4
3
2
1
2
2
4
4
3
1
0
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.9
NW
11
1.9
NW
11
1.8
NW
11
1.6
NW
10
1.5
NW
10
1.4
NW
10
1.5
WNW
13
1.9
WNW
16
2.1
WNW
16
2.1
WNW
15
2.1
WNW
14
2.2
WNW
14
2.2
WNW
14
2.1
WNW
13
2
WNW
13
2
WNW
13
1.9
WNW
13
1.8
WNW
13
1.9
WNW
13
1.9
WNW
12
1.9
WNW
12
1.8
WNW
12
1.8
NW
12
1.5
WNW
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
862
777
698
570
441
400
784
1834
2109
1847
1728
1835
1783
1452
1286
1286
1217
1060
1152
1062
988
936
887
583
Wind (km/h)
20
N
15
N
15
N
10
NNE
10
N
20
NNW
20
NNW
25
NNW
20
N
10
N
10
NNE
5
ENE
0
ESE
10
WNW
15
NW
20
NNW
20
N
20
N
15
N
15
NNE
15
N
20
NNW
25
NNW
20
NNW
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
glassy
glassy
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
High Tide
1:13AM2.32m
3:13PM1.64m
2:02AM2.27m
4:08PM1.62m
2:54AM2.15m
Low Tide
7:40PM0.59m
8:51AM-0.53m
8:31PM0.63m
9:43AM-0.50m
9:26PM0.66m
10:36AM-0.42m
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:43
5:43
5:41
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:39
8:40
8:42
8:43
Temp °C
11
10
9
9
10
12
13
12
11
10
10
9
10
13
14
13
12
11
10
9
11
13
13
12
7
7
6
6
8
7
8
7
7
8
8
8
9
11
12
10
9
7
7
6
8
9
8
7
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SW
14
0.4
SW
14
0.4
SW
14
1.6
NW
10
1.5
NW
10
1.4
NW
10
1.5
WNW
13
1.9
WNW
16
2.1
WNW
16
2.1
WNW
15
2.1
WNW
14
2.2
WNW
14
2.2
WNW
14
2.1
WNW
13
2
WNW
13
2
WNW
13
1.9
WNW
13
1.8
WNW
13
1.9
WNW
13
1.9
WNW
12
1.9
WNW
12
1.8
WNW
12
0.4
SW
16
1.5
WNW
12
Energy kJ
52
52
52
570
441
400
784
1834
2109
1847
1728
1835
1783
1452
1286
1286
1217
1060
1152
1062
988
936
65
583
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SW
18
0.1
SW
18
0.1
SW
18
0.4
SW
14
0.3
WNW
18
0.6
WNW
18
0.8
WNW
16
0.2
SSW
13
0.2
WSW
17
0.3
SW
16
0.4
SW
16
0.4
SW
16
0.4
SW
17
0.4
SW
16
0.4
SW
16
0.4
SW
16
0.4
SW
16
0.4
SW
16
0.4
SW
16
0.4
SW
16
0.4
SW
16
0.4
SW
16
0.4
SW
21
0.4
SW
16
Energy kJ
12
12
12
51
63
240
298
17
28
41
66
94
97
69
68
67
66
68
68
93
91
66
117
64
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
W
21
0.1
W
20
0.2
WNW
19
0.3
SW
14
0.3
SW
14
0.3
SW
14
0.2
WSW
18
0.2
SSW
13
0.2
SSW
13
0.1
W
26
0.3
NNW
5
0.1
W
24
0.1
SW
24
0.2
WSW
24
0.2
WSW
24
0.1
SW
24
0.1
SW
24
0.1
W
24
0.1
S
12
0.1
SW
21
0.1
S
12
0.4
SW
21
Energy kJ
9
8
37
30
29
29
31
17
17
13
5
11
22
54
54
22
22
11
3
18
3
117
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.9
NW
11
1.9
NW
11
1.8
NW
11
1.3
NW
10
0.8
NNW
4
0.5
NNW
5
0.7
N
4
1.1
NW
5
1.8
NW
12
1.1
NNW
7
Energy kJ
862
777
698
334
24
15
14
57
887
134
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
4
3
3
3
2
1
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
2
1
4
2
4
4
3
1
1
2
Distance (km)
903
293
22
1
1
718
903
566
484
22
1
1
1
269
358
903
598
353
1
1
91
359
369
269
Best forecast wave conditions in North Oregon
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
4
6
5
4
4
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
3
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
4
6
5
4
4
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
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