Lincoln City Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, Rusty here. Let’s get into what’s cookin’ for Lincoln City over the next couple of weeks.

Right off the bat, we've got a dry spell. There’s really nothin’ worth paddlin’ out for until Wednesday morning, September 2nd. That’s a whole lotta flat and choppy days to sit through, so be patient.

That Wednesday morning, though, things finally get interesting. We’ve got a solid 12 ft swell rollin’ in from the SW, but the period is a short and punchy 8 seconds. The combined energy is a massive 2023 – that’s a whole lotta ocean movin’ around. The wind is dead glassy, which is a beautiful thing. This is for the experienced crew only; that size will be too much for beginners. The water temp is a very unusual 51° F, which is 9° colder than normal for this time of year, so a good thick wetsuit is non-negotiable. The afternoon cleans up a bit but the wind swings cross-onshore, droppin’ the quality.

The real standout of the whole outlook hits on Wednesday, September 9th, and again on Friday, September 11th. Both mornings are lookin’ prime. On the 9th, we get a clean 4 ft swell from the NNW with a 10-second period, glassy conditions, and a combined energy of 809. It’s a much more manageable size than the big earlier swell, and the quality is marked as "very good." Then on the 11th, a similar story: 5 ft swell from the NW with a 9-second period, glassy wind, and an energy reading of 700. These two mornings are the cream of the crop – clean, fun-sized waves with offshore wind. Lincoln City is a beach and reef setup, and with that longer period energy it might be a bit straight at the beach, but the reef could really shine.

Overall, you’re waitin’ a week for the first real swell, and then you get a couple of absolute clean windows to make the most of it. Get out there on those glassy mornings in the second week.

Rusty.

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