Lincoln City Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Howdy, Rusty here. Well, it’s a pretty flat and quiet stretch ahead for Lincoln City. We’ve got a long 16-day window, but honestly, there’s no real standout surf in the mix. The energy stays on the low side for most of it, and almost every session is described as marginal or just poor.

The water’s running a bit colder than normal for this time of year at 56°F, with a 2°F anomaly below average, so you’ll want a good wetsuit if you’re even thinking about a paddle.

Let’s start from the beginning. Sunday the 6th and Monday the 7th are tiny—only 2ft of SW swell with a 15-second period, but it’s cross-on or onshore wind, so it’s pretty average. Tuesday the 8th drops to 2ft and the period shortens to 10 seconds, with only moderate wave energy (209). Wednesday the 9th sees a slight bump to 3ft, period 13 seconds, and the energy climbs a bit to 421, but still cross-on conditions. Thursday the 10th has 4ft in the morning, period 11 seconds, with energy at 577, but the wind is cross-on. Friday the 11th gets up to 5ft from the NW, period 9 seconds, energy 661, but it’s all cross-shore and choppy.

Saturday the 12th offers the best chance in the first week—6ft from the NW, period 9 seconds, with energy at 784, and only a light cross-on breeze in the morning. Not perfect, but the best of a poor bunch. Still marginal though.

Then we hit a real lull from Sunday the 13th through to Wednesday the 16th. Swell drops to 5ft and below, periods shorten to 8 seconds, and energy falls off to the 200-400 range. Wind stays cross-on or cross, and it’s mostly poor quality.

Thursday the 17th morning goes glassy with a 3ft NW swell, period 7 seconds, but the energy is weak (154). It’s surfable but ordinary. Friday the 18th brings a super long-period 21-second SW swell, but it’s only 1ft—long period and tiny doesn’t work here unless you’re on a point break, and Lincoln City is a beach and reef setup.

Now, the one highlight that’s worth mentioning is Saturday the 19th morning. Glassy conditions, 4ft from the WNW, period 10 seconds, and moderate energy at 440. It’s the only session that gets an “expect good surf conditions” note. Still nothing huge, but it’ll be clean and rideable with those light offshore vibes.

Sunday the 20th is okay—5ft from the WNW, period 8 seconds, energy 546, but cross-on in the morning.

Then on Monday the 21st, we get a late spike: 8ft from the WSW, period 10 seconds, energy hitting 1759—that’s strong wave energy. But it’s still marked marginal, with cross-shore winds. That size is getting into expert-only territory, over 8ft, and with the mix of beach and reef here, it could be a mess unless the wind cleans up. Not recommended for beginners.

Overall, there’s no solid, consistent run of good surf in this 16-day window. If you’re desperate, try Saturday the 12th morning or Saturday the 19th morning. Otherwise, the forecasts can change, and this area tends to bounce back, so don’t write it off completely.

Rusty.

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