Surf Forecasts:
Lincoln City surf forecast from 12 Jul 2026:
- Best quality surf: Saturday 18 Jul, 5AM (local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 10s period, NW swell with cross-offshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Saturday 18 Jul, 5AM (local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 10s period, NW swell with 541 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Sunday 12 Jul, 8AM (local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 9s 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 Sunday (Jul 12) at 8AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 1.3m and 9s period with a secondary swell of 0.6m and 14s. 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 1.6m 10s and forecast to arrive on Saturday (Jul 18) at 5AM. Winds are predicted to be cross-offshore at the time the swell arrives.
| Wave Type | Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 8AM (Sun 12th Jul) | 4.5ft (1.3m) 9s |
| Best Surf | 5AM (Sat 18th Jul) | 5ft (1.6m) 10s |
| Most Powerful | 5AM (Sat 18th Jul) | 5ft (1.6m) 10s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Lincoln City over the next 16 days.
Right, folks, Rusty here. Lookin' at the charts for the next 16 days and gotta be straight with you – it's a bit of a slow burn this time around. Won't be much to get excited about for a while, but there's a flicker of something towards the end if you're patient.
First off, the water temp is running about average for the time of year, so nothing wild there.
The first real chance to even get a board wet shows up around Thursday, July 16th, but even then it's a tough call. The morning might offer a tiny 2ft wave from the WNW with a very long 19-second period at Lincoln City, and the wind is light and onshore. That long period means the energy is there, but it'll be super straight and hard to get into at a beach and reef setup. It's a punt for the dedicated.
We've got a proper dry spell from the 12th right through to the 16th, with nothing but messy, cross-onshore chop and poor surf. The real kicker with potential doesn't show up until Saturday, July 19th, when a bump of 6ft to 7ft swell from the NNW rolls in, but it's short period (7 seconds) and cross-shore winds are strong. That's just a washing machine, not a wave.
The standout, if you can call it that, is Wednesday, July 22nd. The morning at Lincoln City shows a solid 7ft from the NW with an 8-second period. The combined energy is a strong 1352, so there's plenty of push. Problem is, the wind is cross-shore all day, so it'll be lumpy and tough. Anything over 8ft gets expert-only, so 7ft is a solid intermediate-to-advanced wave. It's the best size on offer, but the conditions will be a fight.
Following that, Thursday the 23rd and Friday the 24th hold onto some 6ft to 7ft swell from the NNW, but again, it's all cross-shore winds. The consistency is there, but the quality is just not.
So, the honest truth? There's no one perfect day. The 22nd of July is your best bet if you're desperate for some real power under your arms, but expect a battle with the wind. The rest of the window is a write-off for clean, quality waves. This is just one of those stretches where the forecast isn't playing ball. Keep an eye on it, things can change, but right now, I'd be polishing the board for a session on the 22nd and hoping for a lull in the breeze.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Mon afternoon, min 10°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryMostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Wed morning, min 11°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 12 | Monday 13 | Tuesday 14 | Wednesday 15 | Thursday 16 | Friday 17 | Sat 18 | |||||||||||||||
Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | NW 8 | SW 14 | SW 13 | W 14 | W 14 | WNW 9 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | WNW 19 | WNW 8 | WNW 18 | WNW 17 | WNW 17 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 370 | 261 | 154 | 217 | 187 | 91 | 87 | 106 | 101 | 110 | 121 | 120 | 205 | 201 | 249 | 419 | 486 | 457 | 362 | 353 | 348 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | on | on | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 10:04PM2.26m | 12:23PM1.52m | 11:02PM2.34m | 1:11PM1.61m | 11:57PM2.38m | 1:56PM1.69m | 00:51AM2.36m | 2:39PM1.76m | 1:43AM2.27m | 3:20PM1.81m | 2:35AM2.12m | 4:01PM1.86m | 3:29AM1.91m | 4:42PM1.90m | |||||||
Low Tide | 5:58AM-0.34m | 5:21PM0.73m | 6:49AM-0.44m | 6:21PM0.68m | 7:38AM-0.48m | 7:18PM0.61m | 8:23AM-0.47m | 8:13PM0.54m | 9:07AM-0.40m | 9:09PM0.48m | 9:49AM-0.28m | 10:06PM0.43m | 10:30AM-0.11m | ||||||||
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 | — | 5:41 | — | — | 5:41 | — | — | 5:41 | — | — | 5:43 | — | — | 5:43 | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | 5:46 | — |
 | 9:01 | — | — | 9:00 | — | — | 9:00 | — | — | 9:00 | — | 8:59 | — | — | 8:59 | — | — | 8:58 | — | — | 8:57 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 17 | 17 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 16 | 16 |
Feels °C | 13 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 14 | 14 | 11 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | SW 14 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 17 | NW 8 | NW 8 | WNW 11 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 |
| kJ | 370 | 261 | 154 | 217 | 91 | 58 | 35 | 33 | 88 | 110 | 84 | 88 | 161 | 175 | 115 | 419 | 196 | 143 | 200 | 353 | 348 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | W 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | W 14 | W 14 | W 13 | W 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 19 | WNW 19 | NW 8 | WNW 9 | WNW 17 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 10 | WSW 17 |
| kJ | 167 | 164 | 123 | 114 | 33 | 91 | 87 | 106 | 101 | 89 | 89 | 57 | 205 | 201 | 60 | 101 | 486 | 457 | 362 | 120 | 202 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 17 | W 18 | W 15 | WNW 16 | SW 21 | WNW 15 | WNW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | WNW 13 | SW 16 | WNW 18 | NW 8 | SW 15 | NW 11 | SW 14 | SW 14 | WNW 10 |
| kJ | 22 | 25 | 18 | 51 | 18 | 75 | 69 | 84 | 83 | 41 | 121 | 120 | 54 | 125 | 249 | 67 | 110 | 90 | 74 | 73 | 55 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | NNW 5 | N 5 | NW 8 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NW 5 | NW 5 | — | — | — | — | — | NW 3 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 |
| kJ | — | — | 52 | 28 | 187 | 35 | 44 | 33 | 74 | 71 | 28 | 27 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 169 | 210 | 332 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1 | 148 | 548 | 22 | 148 | 803 | 1 | 353 | 548 | 148 | 222 | 548 | 91 | 219 | 484 | 1 | 219 | 384 | 22 | 353 | 353 |
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