Lincoln City Nelscott Reef 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 44.95° N 124.03° W

Issued: 10 am 14 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Lincoln City Nelscott Reef sea temperature is

11.1° 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 (14 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (14 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 13s period with SW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 14s period with W swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 9s period with WNW swell.

The current surf forecast for Lincoln City Nelscott Reef at 2PM is: 0.5m 14s primary swell from a West direction and 0.6m 9s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction, 0.6m 5s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00am July 14). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (PDT) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (14 Jul)	1.5ft (0.5m)	13s
Afternoon (14 Jul)	1.5ft (0.5m)	14s
Evening (14 Jul)	2.5ft (0.8m)	9s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Tue afternoon, min 11°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.
	Tuesday 14						Wednesday 15								Thursday 16								Fri 17
	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	2 AM	5 AM
Rating (10 max)	1	0	0	0	1	1	2	2	1	0	0	0	1	1	1	2	2	1	1	0	2	3	3	3
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 13	W 14	W 14	W 14	WNW 9	WNW 9	WNW 9	WNW 10	WNW 10	WNW 10	SW 18	WNW 20	WNW 19	WNW 19	WNW 19	WNW 19	WNW 19	WNW 19	WNW 18	WNW 18	WNW 18	WNW 17	WNW 17	WNW 17
Wave Graph
kJ	85	106	104	101	110	110	108	160	131	160	152	132	125	210	205	199	201	201	263	249	318	307	390	423
Wind (km/h)	N	NW	NW	NNW	NNW	N	NNE	NNE	N	NNW	NNW	NNW	NNW	NNW	NNW	SW	SSW	SW	WSW	WSW	WNW	N	NE	ENE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	glassy	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross	cross	cross	glassy	glassy	cross-on	cross-on	on	on	glassy	glassy	glassy
High Tide			1:56PM1.69m				00:51AM2.36m					2:39PM1.76m			1:43AM2.27m					3:20PM1.81m				2:35AM2.12m
Low Tide	7:38AM-0.48m				7:18PM0.61m					8:23AM-0.47m				8:13PM0.54m				9:07AM-0.40m				9:09PM0.48m


	5:41	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:43	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:43	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:45
	—	—	—	—	9:00	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	9:00	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	8:59	—	—	8:58
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	12	16	17	16	14	12	12	11	13	16	17	17	14	13	12	13	14	15	17	16	15	13	12	11
Feels °C	12	14	15	13	12	11	11	10	12	14	14	15	12	12	12	13	14	14	15	14	14	13	12	10
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NW 5	NW 8	WNW 9	WNW 9	WNW 9	WNW 9	WNW 9	WNW 10	WNW 10	WNW 10	WNW 10	WNW 9	WNW 9	WNW 9	NW 6	NW 5	WNW 8	WNW 8	WNW 8	WNW 8	WNW 7	WNW 8	WNW 8	WNW 8
kJ	19	71	66	88	110	110	108	160	131	160	120	113	110	84	43	29	147	136	120	117	105	126	126	154
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	WNW 8	W 14	W 14	W 14	W 13	W 13	W 13	SW 12	WNW 13	WSW 18	SW 18	WSW 18	WNW 19	WNW 19	WNW 9	WNW 9	WNW 19	WNW 19	WNW 18	WNW 18	WNW 18	WNW 17	WNW 17	WNW 17
kJ	33	106	104	101	90	87	87	39	58	121	152	120	125	210	82	80	201	201	263	249	318	307	390	423
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SW 18	SW 18	WNW 13	WNW 20	WNW 20	SW 18	SW 17	WNW 19	WNW 19	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16
kJ	85	84	84	83	82	64	62	80	79	58	132	132	78	75	205	199	65	125	125	124	124	124	122	121
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	NW 5	NNW 5	NNW 4	NNW 4	NNW 4	NW 5	NW 5	NW 5	NW 5	NW 5	NW 4	NW 4	NW 5	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	—	10	14	17	16	18	23	19	21	23	23	17	29	37	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef Oregon North	Garths Reef CAL - Del Norte County	Steamer Lane-Middle Peak CAL - Santa Cruz	Cape Elizabeth Washington	Fort Canby A Jetty Washington	Smugglers Cove Oregon North	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef Oregon North	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef Oregon North	Devil s Punch Beverly Beach Oregon North	Cape Elizabeth Washington	Steamer Lane-Middle Peak CAL - Santa Cruz	Beer Can Beach CAL - Santa Cruz	Elwha Washington	Smugglers Cove Oregon North	Smugglers Cove Oregon North	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef Oregon North	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef Oregon North	Long Beach Peninsula Washington	Half Moon Bay Washington	Westport-The Cove Washington	Long Beach Peninsula Washington	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef Oregon North	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef Oregon North	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef Oregon North
Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	2	1	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	3	3	3
Distance (km)	0	354	905	268	147	90	0	0	23	268	905	904	357	90	90	0	0	180	218	218	180	0	0	0
Best forecast wave conditions in North Oregon	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef					Smugglers Cove	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef	Smugglers Cove					Smugglers Cove	Seaside Cove	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef					Lincoln City Nelscott Reef	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef
Rating (10 max)	1					1	2	2	2					2	2	2	2					3	3	3
Best forecast wave conditions in United States	Waiaha Rivermouth / Honls HAW - Big Island	Ranches HAW - Oahu	Ranches HAW - Oahu	Ranches HAW - Oahu	Off the Wall/Insanities HAW - Oahu	Pinetrees HAW - Kaua'i	Mouse Rock CAL - San Luis Obispo	Waiaha Rivermouth / Honls HAW - Big Island	Abalolo Reef HAW - Oahu	Ranches HAW - Oahu	Waimea Bay/Pinballs HAW - Oahu	Jockos Point HAW - Oahu	Waimea Bay/Pinballs HAW - Oahu	Steamer Lane-The Slot CAL - Santa Cruz	Waiaha Rivermouth / Honls HAW - Big Island	Boners CAL - San Luis Obispo	Boners CAL - San Luis Obispo	Ranches HAW - Oahu	Shark Pit HAW - Maui	Shark Pit HAW - Maui	El Capitan CAL - Santa Barbara	Mouse Rock CAL - San Luis Obispo	Mouse Rock CAL - San Luis Obispo	Mouse Rock CAL - San Luis Obispo
Rating (10 max)	2	2	2	2	3	3	3	3	3	2	2	2	2	3	3	4	4	2	2	2	3	4	4	4
Header Global	Fox River New Zealand	Fox River New Zealand	Cathedral Rock Australia	Cathedral Rock Australia	Asu Indonesia	Anawhata Road (Oaonui) New Zealand	Balnarring Point Australia	Asu Indonesia	Tessellated Pavements Australia	Cape St Martin South Africa	Hell South Africa	Fish Boma South Africa	Boneyards South Africa	Boneyards South Africa	Luna Park Australia	Cobblestones Australia	Easter Reef Australia	Dunedin - Bobs Beach New Zealand	Easter Reef Australia	Easter Reef Australia	Easter Reef Australia	Papatowai New Zealand	Luna Park Australia	Cannibal Bay New Zealand
Rating (10 max)	6	7	7	7	4	5	4	4	6	5	5	5	5	5	6	5	5	9	6	6	6	7	5	5

Map Icons:
Break
Live Wave Height (m)
Live Wind Speed (km/h)
Surf Rating (10 Max)
Ocean Swells (m)
Wind Speed (km/h)

Latest Updates

Ben Mondy

FREE! Surf-Forecast.com widget for your website

The surf report / weather widget below is available to embed on third party websites free of charge and provides a summary of our Lincoln City Nelscott Reef surf forecast. Simply grab the html code snippet that we provide and paste it into your own site. You can choose your preferred language and metric/imperial units for the surf forecast feed to suit users of your site. Click here to get the code.

Lincoln City Nelscott Reef 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

How big are the waves at Lincoln City Nelscott Reef today (14 Jul):

Short Range Forecast

Latest Updates

How Our WaveFinder Tool Makes Forecasting Easier Than Ever Before

The Five Best Forecasts For International Surfing Day 2026

Best Surf Travel Deals & Discounts For 2026 To Help Make Surf Travel Cheaper

Let Our Surf Alerts Do All Your Forecast Heavy Lifting

Talking To Maddie Meddings on New Film Undercurrents. (And Then Watch It!)

FREE! Surf-Forecast.com widget for your website