Lincoln City Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, let's cut to the chase. The next couple of weeks are a bit all over the place. We'll have some clean windows, but you gotta be patient. The day that jumps out is Saturday the 12th – a glassy afternoon that's worth circling on the calendar.

We start Wednesday the 9th at Lincoln City, a beach and reef setup. Morning has a light cross-onshore breeze with 3ft of WNW swell at 13 seconds. It won't be much, a bit crumbly. The water is 57°F, a bit colder than normal for the time of year. The energy is weak at 393. The afternoon sees a touch more size, 3ft, but winds pick up to 20 km/h from the north, making it cross and choppy. Not calling to me.

Thursday the 10th is more of the same. Cross-shore winds, 3ft in the morning, dropping to 2ft in the afternoon, but the period jumps to 17 seconds from the southwest. That longer period is nice, but the wind just messes it up. It's a write-off.

Friday the 11th brings some pulse. The morning has 6ft from the northwest with a 9-second period. More energy in the water, hitting 852, but it's still cross-onshore. Not the one.

Now, Saturday the 12th. Morning is cloudy with a light cross-shore 4ft from the WNW, but the afternoon is where it's at. The wind drops to glassy, a light 5 km/h from the SSE, and we're looking at 3ft of swell from the southwest with a 14-second period. Moderate energy at 504. This is the standout. Clean, glassy, with a proper groundswell pulse. It'll be the best of the week.

Sunday the 13th is a step back. Smaller, 2ft in the morning, glassy gone. The afternoon has 4ft but it's a windswell from the WNW with a poor 9-second period. Not worth getting excited about.

Monday the 14th has a small, short-period swell (4-5ft at 8 seconds) and the wind is up, making it poor. Tuesday the 15th is similar, even smaller at 4ft with a 6-second period, which is just weak and crumbly.

The run from Wednesday 16th through to Monday 21st is quiet. Swell is tiny, under 3ft, with periods generally under 10 seconds, except for a few pulses from the southwest with long periods (17-21 seconds) but they are too small to do anything. There’s a glassy morning on Saturday the 19th but with only 1ft, it’s barely a wave. This is a long stretch of small, weak surf.

Now, the end of the period shows some life. Tuesday the 22nd of September sees a proper increase. The morning has 6ft from the NNW at 8 seconds, with the combined energy jumping to a strong 1093. It’s going to be a bumpy, cross-shore mess though. The afternoon pushes up to 8ft, but it's cross-onshore and choppy. Not ideal for a clean session. Wednesday the 23rd still has some size, 7ft from the northwest, but it’s still cross-onshore and messy. This looks more like a kitesurfing day than a surfing day with that size and onshore wind. That one is for the experts only.

After that, it fades quickly back to small on Thursday the 24th. So, bottom line, your best bet is the glassy window on Saturday afternoon the 12th. It's not big, but it'll be the cleanest surf we see. Everything else is a bit of a scramble.

Rusty.

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