Lincoln City Nelscott Reef Surf Break

Lat Long: 44.95° N 124.03° W

Lincoln City Nelscott Reef 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 10 pm 22 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Lincoln City Nelscott Reef sea temperature is
13.4°C
1.0° 

Lincoln City Nelscott Reef surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Lincoln City Nelscott Reef today (23 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 11s period with WNW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 11s period with WNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Sep, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 11s period with WNW swell.

The current surf forecast for Lincoln City Nelscott Reef at 5AM is: 1.5m 11s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.8m 16s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm September 22). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Sep)5ft (1.5m)11s
Afternoon (23 Sep)6ft (1.9m)11s
Evening (23 Sep)7ft (2.1m)11s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 22mm), heaviest during Thu night. Very mild (max 17°C on Thu morning, min 11°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed morning, fresh winds from the S by Thu night).

Tue
22
Wednesday
23
Thursday
24
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
3
4
4
4
3
3
2
3
3
2
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.7
WNW
11
1.7
WNW
11
1.6
WNW
11
1.5
WNW
11
1.5
WNW
11
1.7
WNW
11
1.8
WNW
11
1.9
WNW
11
2.1
WNW
11
2.1
WNW
11
2
WNW
11
1.9
WNW
11
1.7
WNW
11
1.7
WNW
11
1.6
WNW
10
1.6
WNW
10
1.5
WNW
10
1.4
WNW
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
662
650
608
540
540
638
745
894
1075
1024
991
829
713
637
541
541
485
394
Wind (km/h)
5
NNE
5
NE
5
E
5
E
5
E
10
WNW
15
NW
20
N
15
N
10
NNE
10
NNE
5
ENE
5
E
5
WSW
10
SW
5
SSE
10
SE
20
SSE
Wind State
cross-off
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
10:13PM1.73m
11:36AM1.63m
11:01PM1.79m
12:01PM1.74m
Low Tide
5:28AM0.09m
5:36PM0.55m
6:00AM0.08m
6:15PM0.40m
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cloud
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light rain
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7:03
7:05
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:12
7:09
 mm
3
9
Temp °C
13
12
12
12
13
16
16
15
12
11
12
12
13
17
16
13
12
15
Feels °C
13
12
12
11
12
14
14
12
9
9
11
11
12
16
15
13
10
12
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