Surf Forecasts:
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) & Date | Wave Height | Wave 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 ForecastMostly 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 | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||
441 | 404 | 372 | 240 | 187 | 150 | 147 | 138 | 136 | 133 | 128 | 135 | 153 | 120 | 94 | 92 | 92 | 88 | 86 | 82 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | 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 | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | 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 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 7 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | NW 8 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 |
441 | 404 | 372 | 240 | 187 | 138 | 145 | 138 | 113 | 96 | 77 | 135 | 153 | 120 | 94 | 92 | 49 | 88 | 86 | 82 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 14 | NW 8 | NW 8 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | W 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | NW 7 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | WNW 9 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 7 |
169 | 167 | 136 | 84 | 99 | 150 | 147 | 104 | 136 | 102 | 128 | 59 | 48 | 65 | 53 | 53 | 92 | 48 | 48 | 44 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 |
— | 23 | 44 | 134 | 133 | 131 | 133 | 133 | 133 | 133 | 92 | 87 | 85 | 67 | 66 | 66 | 66 | 66 | 67 | 67 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 2 | — | SSW 2 | SSW 3 | SSW 3 | S 3 | S 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 13 | 32 | 52 | 41 | 23 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 357 | 268 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 112 | 178 | 218 | 357 | 218 | 178 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 218 | 218 | 218 | 178 | 0 |
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