Surf Forecasts:
Lincoln City surf forecast from 12 Aug 2026:
- Best quality surf: Thursday 13 Aug, 5AM (local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 7s period, WNW swell with cross-offshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Sunday 16 Aug, 8PM (local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 16s period, SW swell with 299 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Thursday 13 Aug, 5AM (local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 7s period with WNW swell.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Lincoln City this week:
The surf forecast for Lincoln City over the next 16 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Thursday (Aug 13) at 5AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 1.3m and 7s period with a secondary swell of 0.4m and 16s. The wind is predicted to be cross-offshore as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at Lincoln City in the next 16 days are 0.8m 16s and forecast to arrive on Sunday (Aug 16) at 8PM. Winds are predicted to be cross-shore at the time the swell arrives.
| Wave Type | Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 5AM (Thu 13th Aug) | 4.5ft (1.3m) 7s |
| Best Surf | 5AM (Thu 13th Aug) | 4.5ft (1.3m) 7s |
| Most Powerful | 8PM (Sun 16th Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) 16s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Lincoln City over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Alright folks, Rusty here. Let’s chew the fat on what’s coming up for Lincoln City. Gotta be straight with you – this 16-day stretch is a tough one. We're looking at a whole lot of onshore and cross-on flow, and the swell just doesn't have the juice to make up for it. There's a real gap here with no solid recommendations for days on end.
Alright, let’s get into it. From Wednesday the 12th right through to Wednesday the 26th of August, it's a grim scene. The wind is mostly cross-on or cross, and the waves are small and weak. On Wednesday the 12th, we've got a tiny 1 ft SW groundswell with a very long 18-second period, but a 15 km/h NNW cross-shore breeze messes it up. The combined energy is weak (229). It’s just not worth paddling out for that.
Thursday the 13th through the weekend is more of the same. The swell flips to a short-period NW windswell around 4 ft to 4 ft, but the period is a shocking 7 seconds. That's just wind-chop, and with a cross-on breeze it's a washing machine. Friday the 14th morning might show a tiny bit of hope with 4 ft of NW windswell and light cross-on breeze, but the energy is still weak (249) and the period is a joke.
Honestly, the only time you might want to look up is late in the period. Wednesday the 26th of August afternoon, we see the swell bump to 5 ft from the NW with a 7-second period and a cross-shore wind. The combined energy ticks up to 415 (moderate), but it's still a short-period, bumpy mess from the side. Not exactly clean. Then Thursday the 27th morning is a similar story with 4 ft NW windswell and a light cross-on breeze. The combined energy is 317.
There’s nothing here that I’d call a standout. The wind is just relentless and wrong, and the swell is either tiny or short-period junk. This is one of those stretches where you might be better off tuning the surf forecast out for a week or two. The setup looks more interesting for kite surfing than paddle surfing, to be honest.
Keep an eye on things, because forecasts can shift, but right now, it's a flat and blown-out run.
Rusty
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Wed morning, min 13°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryMostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Mon afternoon, min 12°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 12 | Thursday 13 | Friday 14 | Saturday 15 | Sunday 16 | Monday 17 | ||||||||||||||
Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | |
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SW 18 | SW 18 | WNW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 71 | 80 | 109 | 138 | 91 | 158 | 184 | 143 | 132 | 132 | 132 | 130 | 251 | 129 | 125 | 284 | 251 | 248 | 211 |
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Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-on | cross | glassy |
High Tide | 11:53PM2.29m | 1:27PM1.78m | 00:46AM2.25m | 2:03PM1.87m | 1:36AM2.15m | 2:39PM1.94m | 2:25AM2.01m | 3:14PM1.98m | 3:16AM1.82m | 3:49PM1.98m | 4:09AM1.63m | 4:24PM1.96m | |||||||
Low Tide | 7:19AM-0.34m | 7:12PM0.46m | 8:00AM-0.30m | 8:04PM0.36m | 8:38AM-0.20m | 8:54PM0.29m | 9:15AM-0.05m | 9:43PM0.24m | 9:50AM0.12m | 10:34PM0.22m | 10:26AM0.32m | 11:28PM0.23m | |||||||
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 | — | 6:13 | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | 6:18 | — | — |
 | 8:29 | — | 8:27 | — | — | 8:25 | — | — | 8:23 | — | — | 8:22 | — | — | 8:21 | — | — | 8:19 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 18 | 18 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 14 | 18 | 18 | 14 | 19 | 20 | 14 |
Feels °C | 16 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 17 | 17 | 13 | 18 | 18 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 8 | WNW 7 | SW 18 | WNW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | W 10 | SW 16 | W 9 | W 10 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 |
| kJ | 21 | 77 | 109 | 138 | 89 | 158 | 184 | 143 | 132 | 82 | 47 | 100 | 251 | 62 | 64 | 284 | 251 | 248 | 211 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SW 14 | WNW 13 | SW 16 | W 7 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | W 10 | NW 7 | W 10 | SW 16 | SW 13 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 |
| kJ | 71 | 72 | 55 | 69 | 49 | 91 | 89 | 84 | 80 | 132 | 104 | 38 | 70 | 129 | 87 | 42 | 56 | 39 | 33 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 13 | SW 18 | SW 13 | WNW 13 | SW 16 | SW 13 | WNW 12 | W 11 | WNW 13 | W 10 | SW 14 | SW 14 | NW 7 | SW 13 | SW 16 | WNW 12 | S 8 | W 13 | NNW 4 |
| kJ | 31 | 80 | 28 | 32 | 91 | 45 | 27 | 22 | 56 | 18 | 132 | 130 | 22 | 87 | 125 | 14 | 1 | 3 | 7 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 4 | — | WNW 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | — |
| kJ | 16 | — | 104 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 11 | 26 | 13 | 12 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 91 | 379 | 774 | 22 | 219 | 484 | 22 | 219 | 548 | 22 | 219 | 293 | 1 | 214 | 293 | 1 | 148 | 351 | 1 |
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