The surf forecast is 4-5+ ft and choppy right now for Lincoln City, OR

WEATHER FORECAST
53° NNW @ 15mph
LOW / HIGH TIDE
10:29am / 4:46pm
BUOY 46278
WNW6.9ft @ 11s
WATER TEMP
53° 4/3, Boots/Gloves(3)

Forecast

Surf

Swell

WED 20

THU 21

FRI 22

SAT 23

SUN 24

10am

Clean
Fair
Choppy

Conditions are 4-5+ ft and choppy at 10am on Wed 5/20

WINDNNW 15 mph

PRIMARYWNW (292) 4.8 ft @ 12 sec

SECONDARYNW (310) 3.7 ft @ 7 sec

TIDE LEVEL

Low Tide,-0.7 ft

Forecast Details

Basic

Detail

Wednesday, May 20
SURF WIND SWELL
6am
5-7 ft
choppy

N

12mph
6ft
12s
WNW
12pm
4-5 ft
choppy

NNW

14mph
4.4ft
12s
WNW
6pm
3-4 ft
choppy

N

13mph
4.9ft
8s
NW

Thursday, May 21
SURF WIND SWELL
6am
4-6+ ft
choppy

N

9mph
6ft
11s
WNW
12pm
4-5+ ft
choppy

N

13mph
5.5ft
10s
NW
6pm
4-5+ ft
choppy

N

12mph
5.6ft
10s
NW

Friday, May 22
SURF WIND SWELL
6am
2-4 ft
choppy

N

9mph
4.2ft
7s
NW
12pm
3-5 ft
choppy

NNW

10mph
3.1ft
11s
WNW
6pm
3-4 ft
choppy

NNW

13mph
3.9ft
10s
WNW

Saturday, May 23
SURF WIND SWELL
6am
3-5 ft
fair

N

7mph
5ft
10s
WNW
12pm
3-5 ft
choppy

NNW

10mph
5.1ft
9s
WNW
6pm
4-5 ft
choppy

N

15mph
6.2ft
8s
NW

Sunday, May 24
SURF WIND SWELL
6am
4-5+ ft
fair

NNE

6mph
3.4ft
15s
WNW
12pm
4-6+ ft
choppy

NW

7mph
4.3ft
14s
WNW
6pm
4-7 ft
fair

NW

6mph
5.1ft
13s
WNW

	SURF	WIND	SWELL
6am	5-7 ft choppy	N 12mph	6ft 12s WNW
12pm	4-5 ft choppy	NNW 14mph	4.4ft 12s WNW
6pm	3-4 ft choppy	N 13mph	4.9ft 8s NW

	SURF	WIND	SWELL
6am	4-6+ ft choppy	N 9mph	6ft 11s WNW
12pm	4-5+ ft choppy	N 13mph	5.5ft 10s NW
6pm	4-5+ ft choppy	N 12mph	5.6ft 10s NW

	SURF	WIND	SWELL
6am	2-4 ft choppy	N 9mph	4.2ft 7s NW
12pm	3-5 ft choppy	NNW 10mph	3.1ft 11s WNW
6pm	3-4 ft choppy	NNW 13mph	3.9ft 10s WNW

	SURF	WIND	SWELL
6am	3-5 ft fair	N 7mph	5ft 10s WNW
12pm	3-5 ft choppy	NNW 10mph	5.1ft 9s WNW
6pm	4-5 ft choppy	N 15mph	6.2ft 8s NW

	SURF	WIND	SWELL
6am	4-5+ ft fair	NNE 6mph	3.4ft 15s WNW
12pm	4-6+ ft choppy	NW 7mph	4.3ft 14s WNW
6pm	4-7 ft fair	NW 6mph	5.1ft 13s WNW

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This forecast is for West facing beaches, and was updated May 20, 2026 @ 6:11am.

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