Lincoln City Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright folks, Rusty here. Let's have a look at what's on the menu for Lincoln City.

Honestly, it's a bit of a tough stretch ahead. The water temperature is sitting at 53°, which is a full 6° colder than usual for this time of year – that's a very unusual chill, so you'll want a thick wetsuit and booties. The first few days are a write-off, with a messy cross-shore wind and a cross-chop making things proper ugly. The swell is there, about 5ft from the NW, but with a short period of 7 seconds, it's just bumpy, weak energy. The combined energy is moderate (510), but it doesn't feel like it. There's no standout wave quality here for a while.

We've got a long gap of really poor conditions. Through the middle of the week, the wind eases, but it stays cross-on, and the swell stays small and weak. The best we can hope for is a marginal session. Moving into the weekend of the 24th, the swell picks up a bit to 5ft from the NW with a period of 9 seconds, and the combined energy climbs to 623. The wind is still cross-on, but it's light, so there might be a few rideable ones, but it's nothing to get excited about.

The real shift comes on the 25th of July. The swell direction swings to the SW, and the period jumps way up to 22 seconds. That's a very long period groundswell. The combined energy is moderate (492), but that long period will make it fickle. At Lincoln City, a beach and reef setup, this kind of swell can break too straight and be hard to read. It's really only going to be for experienced surfers, and even then, it's a gamble. The wind is light cross-on, so it's not clean.

The last week of the month and into August looks even worse. The swell drops off, and the wind stays from the NNW, creating a cross-shore chop that's just not surfable. The combined energy is moderate (761) on the 25th afternoon, but it's all short-period junk. The period on the 30th of July drops to 6 seconds for a 6ft swell – that's just a messy, bumpy closeout. From the 31st of July right through to the 3rd of August, the forecasts are all showing poor conditions with moderate cross-shore winds. There's nothing here for a paddle surfer.

Honestly, looking at this whole 16-day window, there's nothing I'd call a standout. The only real possibility is for the 25th of July, with that long period SW swell, but it's a one-day wonder and it's only for the brave. With the wind and chop, the setup on the 30th of July with that 6ft, 6-second swell looks more interesting for the kite surfers than for us.

Rusty, signing off.

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