Lincoln City · Lincoln County · Oregon
Lincoln City Surf Report & Forecast, Oregon
Lincoln City, Oregon: 12–14 ft, double overhead, at 8 am PST on Tuesday, Nov 10, rated Poor. The main swell is 10.6 ft at 13 seconds from the west-southwest, with a 22 mph cross-shore wind from the south, gusting 35 mph. Water is about 55°F, so a 4/3 or 5/4 wetsuit with a hood is the suggestion; the next high tide is 9.3 ft at 11:49 am.
12–14 ft
double overhead · occasional 15 ft
- Swell
- 10.6 ft · 13 s · WSW
- Wind
- 22 mph (S), gusts 35cross-shore
- Tide
- 5.4 ft risinghigh 9.3 ft at 11:49 am
- Water
- 55°F4/3–5/4 hooded
- Air
- 58°Ffeels like 46°F
- Sun
- rise 7:07 amset 4:53 pm
Lincoln City surf today and tomorrow
Best-rated hour today at Lincoln City: 7 am, Fair, on a rising mid tide.
Blue band: surf face height from the low end to set waves; dotted: occasional larger sets. Grey line: tide, in feet on the right scale. Colour strip: the hourly rating. Arrows: wind direction and strength, teal when offshore, orange when onshore.
Best-rated hour tomorrow at Lincoln City: 7 am, Good, on a rising low tide.
Hour by hour as a table, today and tomorrow
| Time | Surf | Rating | Wind | Tide |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 am | 12–14 ft | Fair | 20 mph cross-shore (S), gusts 31 | 4.4 ft |
| 8 amnow | 12–14 ft | Poor | 22 mph cross-shore (S), gusts 34 | 5.4 ft |
| 9 am | 12–14 ft | Poor | 21 mph cross-shore (S), gusts 33 | 6.7 ft |
| 10 am | 12–14 ft | Poor | 22 mph cross-shore (S), gusts 35 | 8.0 ft |
| 11 am | 13–15 ft | Poor | 22 mph cross-shore (S), gusts 36 | 9.0 ft |
| 12 pm | 13–15 ft | Poor | 24 mph cross-shore (S), gusts 38 | 9.2 ft |
| 1 pm | 13–15 ft | Poor | 25 mph cross-shore (S), gusts 40 | 8.7 ft |
| 2 pm | 12–14 ft | Poor | 24 mph cross-shore (SSW), gusts 40 | 7.3 ft |
| 3 pm | 13–15 ft | Poor | 23 mph cross-shore (S), gusts 39 | 5.3 ft |
| 4 pm | 12–14 ft | Poor | 23 mph cross-shore (S), gusts 39 | 3.3 ft |
| 5 pm | 11–13 ft | Poor to Fair | 22 mph cross-shore (S), gusts 36 | 1.4 ft |
| Time | Surf | Rating | Wind | Tide |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 am | 12–14 ft | Good | 17 mph cross-shore (S), gusts 29 | 4.7 ft |
| 8 am | 13–15 ft | Good | 19 mph cross-shore (SSE), gusts 32 | 5.3 ft |
| 9 am | 13–15 ft | Fair | 20 mph cross-shore (S), gusts 34 | 6.4 ft |
| 10 am | 13–14 ft | Poor to Fair | 21 mph cross-shore (S), gusts 35 | 7.7 ft |
| 11 am | 13–15 ft | Poor | 21 mph cross-shore (S), gusts 35 | 8.8 ft |
| 12 pm | 14–16 ft | Poor | 21 mph cross-shore (S), gusts 35 | 9.4 ft |
| 1 pm | 13–15 ft | Poor | 20 mph cross-shore (S), gusts 34 | 9.2 ft |
| 2 pm | 12–14 ft | Poor | 19 mph cross-shore (SSW), gusts 32 | 8.2 ft |
| 3 pm | 13–15 ft | Poor | 19 mph cross-shore (SSW), gusts 32 | 6.6 ft |
| 4 pm | 13–15 ft | Fair | 19 mph cross-shore (S), gusts 32 | 4.6 ft |
| 5 pm | 12–13 ft | Fair | 19 mph cross-shore (S), gusts 31 | 2.6 ft |
Lincoln City waves today: sets, lulls and how they break
At 8 am, sets at Lincoln City arrive about every 5 minutes with about 4 waves each, and the waves are mostly spilling and crumbly.
- Set waves
- about 13.7 ft faces
- Waves per set
- about 4
- Sets
- every 5 minutes or so, each lasting about 37 s
- Lulls
- about 125 s between breaking waves
- How they break
- Spillingwhich means soft, crumbling whitewater
- Shape
- Crumblywhich means whitewater rolls gently down the face
- Breaking
- 84% of waves stand up and break where surfers sitThe rest roll through.
- Along-shore current
- strong, about 2.2 mphThis is not a rip current forecast. For rip current risk, see the National Weather Service.
Lincoln City surf this weekend and the next 10 days
Next 10 days at Lincoln City: the biggest day is Saturday, Nov 14 at 16–22 ft, and the best-rated day is Tuesday, Nov 17 (Great). This weekend: Saturday, Nov 14, 16–22 ft and Good; Sunday, Nov 15, 10–13 ft and Fair.
Fri, Nov 20 – Tue, Nov 24
Days 11–16 for Lincoln City are in the Current app with a Premium subscription.
Bars: surf face height from the low end to set waves, by day. Colour strip: the day's best rating. Arrows: main swell direction. Shaded: this weekend.
The 10-day forecast as a table, with swell and wind
| Day | Surf | Rating | Main swell | Wind am | Wind pm | Best time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tue, Nov 10 | 11–15 ft | Fair | 10.8 ft · 13 s · WSW | 22 mph cross-shore (S), gusts 34 | 24 mph cross-shore (SSW), gusts 40 | 7 am |
| Wed, Nov 11 | 12–16 ft | Good | 11.3 ft · 13 s · WSW | 19 mph cross-shore (SSE), gusts 32 | 19 mph cross-shore (SSW), gusts 32 | 7 am |
| Thu, Nov 12 | 13–19 ft | Great | 12.9 ft · 14 s · W | 9 mph offshore (SE) | 12 mph cross-shore (SSE), gusts 17 | 7 am |
| Fri, Nov 13 | 11–15 ft | Fair | 11.4 ft · 13 s · WSW | 37 mph cross-shore (SSW), gusts 60 | 25 mph cross-shore (S), gusts 35 | 3 pm |
| Sat, Nov 14 | 16–22 ft | Good | 24.5 ft · 18 s · W | 17 mph cross-shore (S), gusts 23 | 23 mph cross-shore (SSW), gusts 33 | 7 am |
| Sun, Nov 15 | 10–13 ft | Fair | 7.8 ft · 14 s · W | 20 mph cross-shore (S), gusts 26 | 15 mph cross-shore (SSW) | 1 pm |
| Mon, Nov 16 | 16–21 ft | Great | 22.6 ft · 18 s · W | 11 mph cross-shore (SSE), gusts 19 | 13 mph cross-shore (SSW), gusts 24 | 7 am |
| Tue, Nov 17 | 12–17 ft | Great | — | 7 mph cross-shore (S), gusts 13 | 11 mph cross-shore (S), gusts 17 | 10 am |
| Wed, Nov 18 | 9–13 ft | Fair | — | 7 mph onshore (WNW), gusts 13 | 16 mph cross-shore (NNW), gusts 27 | 4 pm |
| Thu, Nov 19 | 11–15 ft | Great | — | 4 mph offshore (ENE) | 6 mph cross-shore (NNW) | 7 am |
| Fri, Nov 20 – Tue, Nov 24 | Days 11–16 for Lincoln City are in the Current app with a Premium subscription. Get the app | |||||
Lincoln City tide chart and tide times
Tides at Lincoln City today, Tuesday, Nov 10: high 7.7 ft at 12:49 am, low 4.0 ft at 5:57 am, high 9.3 ft at 11:49 am and low -0.1 ft at 6:48 pm. At 8 am the tide is 5.4 ft and rising.
Lincoln City tide chart, November 2026
| Day | Tides |
|---|---|
| Tue, Nov 10 | High 7.7 ft at 12:49 amLow 4.0 ft at 5:57 amHigh 9.3 ft at 11:49 amLow -0.1 ft at 6:48 pm |
| Wed, Nov 11 | High 7.7 ft at 1:32 amLow 4.6 ft at 6:29 amHigh 9.4 ft at 12:17 pmLow 0.3 ft at 7:23 pm |
| Thu, Nov 12 | High 7.5 ft at 2:11 amLow 4.9 ft at 7:01 amHigh 9.3 ft at 12:53 pmLow 1.0 ft at 8 pm |
| Fri, Nov 13 | High 8.0 ft at 3:01 amLow 5.9 ft at 7:37 amHigh 9.9 ft at 1:33 pmLow 2.1 ft at 8:48 pm |
| Sat, Nov 14 | High 8.1 ft at 3:41 amLow 6.1 ft at 8:31 amHigh 9.0 ft at 2:05 pmLow 2.1 ft at 9:29 pm |
| Sun, Nov 15 | High 7.9 ft at 4:38 amLow 6.2 ft at 9:24 amHigh 8.6 ft at 2:54 pmLow 2.3 ft at 10:24 pm |
| Mon, Nov 16 | High 7.4 ft at 5:30 amLow 5.5 ft at 10:43 amHigh 7.3 ft at 3:50 pmLow 2.1 ft at 11:10 pm |
| Tue, Nov 17 | High 7.4 ft at 6:25 amLow 5.1 ft at 12:02 pm |
Tide predictions, not observations. Heights in feet above MLLW.
Lincoln City water temperature
The water temperature at Lincoln City is about 55°F on Tuesday, Nov 10. With the air feeling like 46°F and a 22 mph wind, a 4/3 or 5/4 wetsuit with a hood is the suggestion. Over the next week the water stays between 54 and 55°F.
Water temperature is a forecast for the water at this spot, not a buoy reading. The wetsuit suggestion uses Billabong's wetsuit temperature scale, adjusted for air temperature and wind.
Surf spots near Lincoln City
- Nelscott Reef1.6 mi S · 13–15 ft · Poor
- Roads End1.8 mi N · 12–14 ft · Poor to Fair
- Taft3.2 mi S · 12–14 ft · Poor to Fair
- Gleneden Beach6.5 mi S · 11–13 ft · Poor to Fair
- Boiler Bay9.9 mi SSW · 8–9 ft · Poor
- Otter Rock16 mi S · 10–12 ft · Poor
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About Lincoln City
Lincoln City is a beach break in Lincoln City, Lincoln County, Oregon, facing west. Also called D River.
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