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 am 22 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's Lincoln City Nelscott Reef sea temperature is
11.7°C
1.1° 

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 (22 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 12s period with WNW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 12s period with WNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Oct, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 8s period with NW swell.

The current surf forecast for Lincoln City Nelscott Reef at 8AM is: 1.5m 11s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.6m 15s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.9m 5s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00am October 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 Oct)5ft (1.5m)12s
Afternoon (22 Oct)4.5ft (1.3m)12s
Evening (22 Oct)7ft (2.1m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 13°C on Sat afternoon, min 7°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
22
Friday
23
Saturday
24
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
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
3
2
1
1
0
2
2
2
3
4
3
2
2
4
3
3
3
3
3
1
1
2
2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
WNW
12
1.5
WNW
12
1.5
WNW
11
1.5
WNW
12
1.5
WNW
12
1.3
WNW
12
2.1
NW
8
2.5
NW
9
2.5
NW
9
2.5
NW
9
2.5
NW
10
2.5
NW
10
2.5
NW
10
1.9
WNW
10
2.1
NW
10
2
NW
10
1.9
NW
10
1.7
NW
10
1.7
WNW
10
1.5
WNW
10
1.4
NW
10
1.3
WNW
10
1.2
NW
10
1.1
NW
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
466
595
556
585
585
414
528
966
1019
1168
1245
1281
1175
800
880
832
720
604
554
457
400
320
269
198
Wind (km/h)
10
N
10
N
10
N
20
NNW
25
NNW
25
N
25
N
20
N
20
N
15
N
10
NNE
15
NNW
15
NW
10
NNW
10
NNE
10
NE
5
NE
5
ENE
5
E
5
N
5
NW
10
N
10
N
5
ESE
Wind State
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
glassy
cross-on
cross
cross-off
glassy
High Tide
10:37AM1.76m
10:38PM1.61m
11:03AM1.90m
11:30PM1.67m
11:31AM2.04m
Low Tide
4:30AM0.23m
5:11PM0.39m
5:07AM0.27m
5:51PM0.20m
5:43AM0.32m
6:30PM0.02m
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clear
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clear
clear
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clear
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Temp °C
10
10
9
12
12
12
12
11
11
11
10
12
12
11
10
9
8
8
7
11
13
11
9
9
Feels °C
8
8
6
8
7
7
7
7
7
8
7
9
9
8
8
7
6
6
5
9
10
8
6
7
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