Lincoln City Nelscott Reef Surf Break

Lat Long: 44.95° N 124.03° W

Lincoln City Nelscott Reef 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 4 pm 20 Aug 2026 (local time)

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Today's Lincoln City Nelscott Reef sea temperature is
10.7° C
4.4° 

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 (20 Aug):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 11s period with WNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 11s period with WNW swell.

The current surf forecast for Lincoln City Nelscott Reef at 11PM is: 1.0m 11s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.9m 8s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm August 20). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Aug)--
Afternoon (20 Aug)4.5ft (1.3m)11s
Evening (20 Aug)4ft (1.2m)11s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Thu afternoon, min 12°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Thu
20
Friday
21
Saturday
22
2 PM
5 PM
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)
1
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
0
0
1
2
2
2
2
0
0
0
1
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
WNW
11
1.3
WNW
11
1.3
WNW
11
1
WNW
11
0.9
WNW
11
1.1
NW
8
1.1
NW
8
1.1
NW
8
0.6
SSW
14
0.6
SSW
14
0.8
WNW
10
0.9
WNW
10
0.9
WNW
9
0.8
WNW
10
0.7
WNW
10
0.7
WNW
9
0.7
WNW
9
0.7
WNW
9
0.7
WNW
9
0.7
WNW
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
441
404
372
240
187
150
147
138
136
133
128
135
153
120
94
92
92
88
86
82
Wind (km/h)
10
NW
10
NW
5
NNW
5
S
5
SSE
5
S
10
S
10
SSW
10
SW
10
SW
5
SSW
10
SSE
10
SSE
10
SSE
10
SSE
20
SSW
25
SSW
20
SSW
15
S
10
SSE
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross
glassy
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
High Tide
6:35PM1.77m
9:33AM1.27m
7:39PM1.74m
10:44AM1.34m
8:47PM1.75m
Low Tide
12:33PM0.81m
2:45AM0.24m
1:48PM0.89m
3:53AM0.20m
3:13PM0.90m
clear
clear
clear
clear
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clear
part cloud
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:24
6:24
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:14
8:13
8:10
 mm
Temp °C
18
17
14
12
12
12
12
15
16
16
13
12
12
13
14
16
17
17
15
14
Feels °C
17
16
14
12
11
11
11
14
15
15
12
11
11
11
12
13
13
15
14
13
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