Lincoln City Nelscott Reef 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 44.95° N 124.03° W

Issued: 10 am 29 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Lincoln City Nelscott Reef sea temperature is

13.3°C

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

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Lincoln City Nelscott Reef today (29 Sep):

Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 13s period with WNW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Sep, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 13s period with WNW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Sep, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 12s period with WNW swell.

The current surf forecast for Lincoln City Nelscott Reef at 6PM is: 2.2m 13s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.6m 15s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00am September 29). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 4.

Time (PDT) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (29 Sep)	6ft (1.9m)	13s
Afternoon (29 Sep)	7.5ft (2.3m)	13s
Evening (29 Sep)	7ft (2.2m)	12s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Thu morning, min 12°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.
	Tuesday 29						Wednesday 30								Thursday 1
	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)	4	4	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	3	1	2	2	3	3	3	3	2	2	2	3	2
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	WNW 13	WNW 13	WNW 13	WNW 13	WNW 12	WNW 12	WNW 12	WNW 12	WNW 12	WNW 12	WNW 12	WNW 11	WNW 11	WNW 11	WNW 11	WNW 11	WNW 11	WNW 10	WNW 10	WNW 10	WNW 10	WNW 10
Wave Graph
kJ	1117	1631	1765	1738	1474	1290	1096	980	874	874	763	571	540	469	499	489	480	394	353	302	296	231
Wind (km/h)	SSE	SSE	SSW	SW	SE	NNE	NE	NNE	NNE	N	NNW	N	N	NNE	NNE	NNE	NE	NNW	NNW	NNW	NNE	NNE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross-on	glassy	glassy	glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross-on	cross	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	glassy	cross	cross	cross	cross-off	cross-off
High Tide				2:21PM2.17m				3:44AM1.65m				3:00PM2.16m				4:47AM1.54m				3:45PM2.10m
Low Tide		8:41AM0.47m				9:40PM-0.13m				9:20AM0.59m				10:32PM-0.12m				10:05AM0.71m


	7:11	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:11	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:13	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	7:00	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:59	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:57	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	14	14	15	16	15	15	14	14	13	17	17	15	12	13	13	13	14	19	18	17	15	14
Feels °C	13	13	14	16	16	16	14	14	12	16	15	12	9	11	12	12	13	17	15	15	14	13
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	WNW 13	WNW 13	WNW 13	WNW 13	WNW 12	WNW 12	WNW 12	WNW 12	WNW 12	WNW 12	WNW 12	WNW 11	WNW 11	WNW 11	WNW 11	WNW 11	WNW 11	WNW 10	WNW 10	WNW 10	WNW 10	WNW 10
kJ	1117	1631	1765	1738	1474	1290	1096	980	874	874	763	571	540	469	499	489	480	394	353	302	296	231
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 16	SW 17	SW 15	SW 15	SW 15	SW 15	SW 15	SW 15	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 15	SW 15	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14
kJ	157	183	106	106	137	136	183	191	196	201	201	201	201	198	196	186	176	132	130	130	128	127
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 11	SSW 11	SW 18	SW 18	SW 18	SW 18	SSW 11	SSW 11	—	SW 10	SW 20	SW 20	SW 20	SW 20	SW 20	SW 15	SW 15	SW 18	SW 18	SW 18	SW 18	SW 18
kJ	12	12	80	80	80	79	12	12	—	4	15	15	15	15	15	181	104	82	82	82	81	80
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 3	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	NNW 4	NNW 4	NNW 4	—	NNW 4	—	—	—	NNW 2	—	—
kJ	5	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	19	22	15	—	7	—	—	—	1	—	—
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	2	2	3	3	3	3	3	2	2	2	3	2
Distance (km)	0	0	268	221	0	0	0	0	0	23	221	268	23	0	0	0	0	90	112	115	0	0
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Rating (10 max)	4	4			4	4	4	4	4	4			3	3	3	3	3	2	2	2	3	2
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	3	5	4	4	4	4	4	2	3	4	3	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	3
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