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Lincoln City

NWS PQR · ORZ103; official reef-face range: 6–9 ft

Updated Tue, Sep 22, 5:30 PM PDT

When to go

Around 7:00 PM

Looks good · Low confidence

5.6–5.6 ft · Offshore waves · not face height

Wind: 3.6 kt · cross-shore

Forecast details

Light wind should keep the water smoother.

Other wind windows

Plan around the wind

The best available upcoming daylight wind sample to compare with the wave evidence. This compares wind only; wave size, tide suitability, and hazards can change your choice.

At 6:00 PM · America/Los_Angeles
Light wind · up to 5.1 kt · reported gusts up to 9.7 kt
Offshore waves: 5.7–5.7 ft across the period. Surf height unavailable. Tide data available; check the local tide response.
Wind source time: Sep 22, 4:45 PM PDT. This is not the model run issue time.

How these periods are chosen

The planner prefers three consecutive hourly samples covering two daylight hours, but retains shorter one- or two-sample evidence when that is all the forecast provides. Light wind means at most 6 kt. Moderate offshore means at most 12 kt from land toward the sea when shore orientation is verified. Strong wind or known gusts of 20 kt or more remain visible as cautions instead of making the entire comparison disappear. These are comparison labels, not locally tested surf-quality or safety ratings. Missing gusts remain unknown. Terrain shelter, currents, closures, and your ability are not assessed.

Forecast confidence

Returned marine grid point is 7.7 km from the mapped spot. Provider grid resolution is not established for this response.
Reference model hour: 0 hours from now; historical residuals do not measure forecast lead-time error.
No accepted local model for these inputs: missing history, unsupported direction/period/height, or failed historical validation.
A mapped coordinate does not establish nearshore grid resolution or terrain/shelter accuracy.

Wind N 5.1 kt

Tide 4.5 ft rising

Wave, wind and tide details

Offshore model swellWNW 5.5 ft @ 9sValid 2026-09-22 18:00 · America/Los_AngelesMarine grid 44.9583, -124.1250 · offshore model, not a local measurement

Offshore model sea5.7 ft @ 10.8sSignificant wave height including wind waves and swell; not breaking surfValid 2026-09-22 18:00 · America/Los_Angeles

Model windN 5.1 ktcross-shoreValid 2026-09-22 18:00 · America/Los_Angeles1.0 kt onshore component

Tide4.5 ftrisingNOAA South Beach 9435380 · 35 km from spot · predicted height relative to MLLWRetrieved Sep 22, 5:32 PM PDT · provider issue time unavailable29% of adjacent local low–high range · descriptive, not a safety rating

NWS PQR · ORZ103

Surf Height...................6 to 9 ft. Offshore Swell................Northwest 6 ft at 12 seconds. Thunderstorm Potential........None expected. Weather.......................Partly cloudy. High Temperature..............60 to 65. Wind..........................NW at 5 MPH. Tides.........................Low 0.7 feet - 04:12 AM PDT. High 6.3 feet - 10:57 AM PDT. Low 3.3 feet - 04:18 PM PDT. High 7.0 feet - 10:09 PM PDT. Sunrise/Sunset Times..........Sunrise - 7:04 AM PDT. Sunset - 7:13 PM PDT.

TODAYOfficial breaking-surf height for LINCOLN CITY OREGON; forecast-zone range, not a calibrated break transformationIssued Sep 22, 6:02 AM PDT

STONEWALL BANK - 20NM West of Newport, OR buoy 46050 · 49 km from Lincoln City6.6 ft @ 12sNDBC measured significant wave height (Hs) at the explicitly assigned same-coast offshore buoy; not breaking-wave face heightObserved Sep 22, 4:50 PM PDT

NDBC STONEWALL BANK - 20NM West of Newport, OR 460506.6 ft @ 12sObserved offshore significant wave height at the named buoy; not surf at this breakObserved Sep 22, 4:50 PM PDT

Surf height unavailable. Coastal and offshore waves are not breaking-wave heights.

Surf and wind

Recommended window: No recommended window

Breaking surf is not reliably resolved. Hourly offshore swell and wind inputs are listed below.

Hourly forecast

Hourly surf forecast for Lincoln City
Time	Wind	Tide	Offshore swell
5 PM	NNW 5.4 ktcross-shore	4 ftrising	WNW 5.6 ft @ 9s
6 PM	N 5.1 ktcross-shore	4.5 ftrising	WNW 5.5 ft @ 9s
7 PM	NNE 3.6 ktcross-shore	5 ftrising	WNW 5.5 ft @ 9s
8 PM	ENE 3.4 ktoffshore	5.5 ftrising	WNW 5.4 ft @ 9s

5 PMUnavailable

WindNNW 5.4 ktcross-shoreTide4 ftrisingOffshore swellWNW 5.6 ft @ 9s

6 PMUnavailable

WindN 5.1 ktcross-shoreTide4.5 ftrisingOffshore swellWNW 5.5 ft @ 9s

7 PMUnavailable

WindNNE 3.6 ktcross-shoreTide5 ftrisingOffshore swellWNW 5.5 ft @ 9s

8 PMUnavailable

WindENE 3.4 ktoffshoreTide5.5 ftrisingOffshore swellWNW 5.4 ft @ 9s

Tide

NOAA South Beach 9435380 · 35 km from spot · MLLW

Interpolated tide height Recommended window

About this spot

Model-grid forecast requested at the mapped coordinate; reef, headland, and nearshore transformations are unresolved. Beach and reef break.

Mapped spot coordinate: 44.94, -124.03.

Mainland · Coast not verified · Ocean-facing bearing 270° · Location provenance

Model request point: Lincoln City (44.94, -124.03). Model output times describe valid conditions; the provider does not expose the model run issue time in this response.

Forecast sources

Data coverage 5/6 sources

Source availability is not forecast accuracy. Where an empirical model passes historical testing, its error and interval coverage are shown above. Source count cannot increase that confidence.

Coverage tier A · US_PNW_OR · spot-level model point

NWS PQR · ORZ103; official reef-face range6–9 ftCurrent · Sep 22, 6:02 AM PDT

STONEWALL BANK - 20NM West of Newport, OR buoy 46050 · 49 km from Lincoln City6.6 ft @ 12sCurrent · Sep 22, 4:50 PM PDTOffshore significant wave height; not breaking surf

NWS PQR · ORZ103
NWS PQR · ORZ103; Official breaking-surf height for LINCOLN CITY OREGON; forecast-zone range, not a calibrated break transformationCurrentSep 22, 6:02 AM PDT
US National Weather Service Coastal Waters Forecast
Marine wind, seas, and hazards where SRF is absent; market adapter or station mapping not connectedUnavailableNo source time
STONEWALL BANK - 20NM West of Newport, OR buoy 46050 · 49 km from Lincoln City
STONEWALL BANK - 20NM West of Newport, OR buoy 46050 · 49 km from Lincoln City; NDBC measured significant wave height (Hs) at the explicitly assigned same-coast offshore buoy; not breaking-wave face heightCurrentSep 22, 4:50 PM PDT
NOAA CO-OPS Tides and Currents API
NOAA South Beach 9435380 · 35 km from spot; predicted high/low events above MLLW, converted to feet. Timestamp is retrieval time; provider issue time is not supplied.CurrentSep 22, 5:32 PM PDT
Open-Meteo Marine API
1 of 1 configured model points availableCurrentSep 22, 4:45 PM PDT
Open-Meteo Weather API
1 of 1 configured model points availableCurrentSep 22, 4:45 PM PDT
Surf-Forecast public pages
Spot discovery and break-specific HTML fallbackNot applicableNo source time
Surfline public spot pages
Break-specific comparison, cams, and metadataNot applicableNo source time

How best guesses are made

Best guesses combine usable wave and wind evidence, with qualitative confidence and specific limitations. A missing tide or local surf-height model does not prevent useful guidance. Tide levels use the named station datum; their effect at this break remains uncertain. Wind direction is relative to the mapped beach orientation, without calibrated terrain or shelter effects. The comparison is a heuristic, not a measured quality rating.