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Lincoln City Nelscott Reef surfForecast / Oregon North / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 am Tuesday 06 Jan 2026 PST
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Lincoln City Nelscott Reef surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Lincoln City Nelscott Reef sea temperature is
11.2° C
 (Which is 1.2°C warmer than normal for this time of year)
Nearby Cam: 5km away, Chinook Winds Casino Resort in Lincoln City, OR

How big are the waves at Lincoln City Nelscott Reef today?

The current surf forecast for Lincoln City Nelscott Reef at 1PM is: 3.5m 7s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.3m 13s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction, 0.3m 13s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 09:00am January 06). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (PST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 Jan)5ft (1.5m)11s
Afternoon (06 Jan)13ft (4.0m)9s
Evening (06 Jan)11ft (3.5m)10s

Table - waves today at Lincoln City Nelscott Reef. (Swell directed towards the surf break)

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Tuesday
06
Wednesday
07
Thursday
08
Fri
09
7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
3
0
0
0
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7
7
6
7
7
6
5
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.6
WNW
1.5
WNW
3.5
WSW
4
WSW
3
WNW
3
WNW
3.5
WNW
3.5
WNW
4
WNW
4.5
WNW
4.5
WNW
5.5
WNW
6
WNW
6.5
WNW
6.5
WNW
6
WNW
6
WNW
5.5
WNW
5
WNW
5
WNW
4.5
WNW
4.5
WNW
4
WNW
4
WNW
Period(s) (?)1111791010111112131417171616161616161615151514
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)6045211291225219022257243428654232653874631784320967210262056718645163361420512407109279180792069265875
Wind
(km/h)
20
SSW
35
SSW
40
SSW
40
SW
30
W
25
NW
20
WNW
15
WSW
25
SW
40
W
35
W
30
WNW
20
WNW
25
NW
20
NW
20
NW
20
WNW
15
WNW
15
W
15
W
15
W
10
WSW
10
SSW
15
S
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscrosscross-
on		cross-
on		oncross-
on		ononcross-
on		ononcross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		ononononononcross-
on		cross
High Tide
/ height (m)
1:54PM
2.13
3:29AM
1.93
2:46PM
1.91
4:10AM
1.95
3:42PM
1.68
Low Tide
/ height (m)
8:34AM
0.63
9:11PM
-0.16
9:32AM
0.60
9:51PM
0.01
10:33AM
0.56
10:29PM
0.20
Tuesday
06
Wednesday
07
Thursday
08
Fri
09
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Sunset---4:50-------4:51-------4:52----
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Rain (mm)
-248134--16321211-41111--
Temp. °C889101098887887667789999108
Feels °C (?)300243231-1001-10124555785
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