Lincoln City Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Right then, let’s have a look at what’s on offer for Lincoln City over the next couple of weeks.

To be straight with you, it’s a pretty bleak stretch ahead. We’re looking at a long gap with no real surf to speak of. The water’s sitting at 51°—that’s way colder than usual for this time of year, a solid 8° below normal, so you’ll want a thick hood and booties if you’re even thinking about getting wet.

The first ten days are basically a write-off. From Tuesday the 11th right through to around Wednesday the 19th, the wave comment keeps shouting “poor surf conditions” at us. The swell is tiny—mostly 1ft to 4ft—and the wind is stuck cross-onshore, putting a nasty chop on everything. The combined energy is weak to moderate (138 to 422), but it’s all messy. The single faint glimmer comes on Saturday the 15th morning and Sunday the 16th morning, where it’s marked “marginal” at best, with a 2ft swell from the southwest, but that’s still not enough to get excited about. For a beach and reef setup like Lincoln City, with the wind never playing ball, this is looking more like a kite session than a paddle surf.

The second week doesn’t offer much hope either. While the swell height bumps up slightly on Friday the 21st afternoon (5ft from the NNW), the period is a short 6 seconds and the wind is cross-shore, so it’s just a choppy mess. The combined energy sits around 346, but again, it’s poor. The only other note is Thursday the 20th morning—a 3ft swell from the west with a light onshore wind and a combined energy of 444—but it’s still just “marginal.” After that, we’re back to ankle-biters and cross-shore winds through the 26th.

So, the honest truth? There’s no standout day here. The whole 16-day window is a bust for any decent surf. Sometimes these areas just go quiet, and this is one of those blank runs. Keep an eye on the forecasts, but I wouldn’t be waxing the board just yet.

Rusty

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