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 21 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Lincoln City Nelscott Reef sea temperature is
13.6°C
0.9° 

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 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Sep, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 12s period with WNW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Sep, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 12s period with WNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Sep, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 11s period with WNW swell.

The current surf forecast for Lincoln City Nelscott Reef at 2AM is: 2.1m 13s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.8m 17s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm September 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 Sep)6.5ft (2.0m)12s
Afternoon (22 Sep)5.5ft (1.7m)12s
Evening (22 Sep)5.5ft (1.7m)11s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Very mild (max 17°C on Tue afternoon, min 11°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Mon
21
Tuesday
22
Wednesday
23
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
4
4
4
4
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
3
4
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.7
WNW
13
2
WNW
13
2.1
WNW
13
2
WNW
12
2
WNW
12
1.9
WNW
12
1.7
WNW
12
1.7
WNW
12
1.7
WNW
11
1.7
WNW
11
1.6
WNW
11
1.5
WNW
11
1.5
WNW
11
1.7
WNW
11
1.9
WNW
11
2
WNW
11
2.1
WNW
11
2.2
NW
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1018
1363
1465
1189
1114
997
847
819
662
650
608
540
540
638
822
961
1056
1110
Wind (km/h)
10
N
10
NNE
10
NE
5
NE
5
NE
10
NNW
15
NW
15
NNW
5
N
5
ENE
5
E
5
ESE
5
ESE
10
NW
10
NNW
20
NNW
15
N
15
NNE
Wind State
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
glassy
off
off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
High Tide
9:18PM1.67m
11:11AM1.53m
10:13PM1.73m
11:36AM1.63m
Low Tide
4:50AM0.13m
4:54PM0.68m
5:28AM0.09m
5:36PM0.55m
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part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
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7:01
7:03
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:14
7:12
 mm
Temp °C
12
13
13
13
13
16
17
16
13
12
12
12
12
16
16
15
12
11
Feels °C
11
12
12
13
13
14
15
14
13
12
11
11
11
14
15
12
9
9
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