Lincoln City Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright folks, Rusty here with a look at the next couple of weeks for Lincoln City. Let's see what the ocean's got for us.

Right off the bat, the start of the period is pretty lackluster. We've got a small, messy pulse of groundswell on Thursday morning, but with a moderate cross-breeze and marginal conditions, it’s hardly worth wetting a wetsuit. The energy is moderate at best (508), and the water is sitting at 57°, which is a bit colder than normal for this time of year. Honestly, I'd give Thursday a miss.

The first real standout, and the best bet in the whole outlook, hits Friday morning, the 11th of September. Get excited, because Friday morning is looking glassy. The wind is light, out of the west, and it’s creating a sheet-glass surface. We’re looking at a solid 6 feet of swell out of the NW, with moderate energy (852) and a decent 9-second period. That’s a fun, punchy wave that a good surfer can really work with. This is the session to circle on the calendar.

Friday afternoon gets a bit bumpy as the wind swings cross-on, and Saturday through Monday are a mixed bag of smaller, choppier waves. The swell drops off, and while there's a little pulse of long-period SW groundswell on Saturday afternoon (14 seconds), the winds are just not cooperating for clean conditions. Monday morning is a tease with some glassy potential, but the swell is only 4 feet with a short 8-second period, so it’s a real gamble.

We hit a lull mid-week. Tuesday and Wednesday are pretty ordinary, with weak NW windswell and hardly any energy. It’s the kind of flat spell where you check the forecast and sigh. There is a small window on Wednesday morning, the 16th, with a clean glassy surface, but the swell is a weak 4 feet and under-powered (187). It’s surfable, but nothing to write home about.

Now, look ahead to the following week. The long-range charts are showing a promising pulse for the 24th of September. That Thursday is looking like a serious standout. Both the morning and afternoon sessions are forecast to be glassy, with clean 6 feet swell out of the northwest. The energy is solid (698 in the arvo), and while the period is a modest 8 seconds, the combination of size and perfect wind could make Lincoln City fire. It's a long way out, so treat it as a promising hope rather than a guarantee, but it has the potential to be as good as that Friday a fortnight earlier.

The rest of the run into the 25th of September fades out again with onshore wind and smaller swell.

Here’s the skinny: The pick of the bunch is Friday morning, September 11th. Glassy conditions, 6 feet of NW swell, and moderate energy. Get on it. The other long-range hope is Thursday, September 24th, which could dish up more of the same clean, chest-to-head-high surf.

Rusty.

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