Lincoln City Nelscott Reef 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 44.95° N 124.03° W

Issued: 4 am 25 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Lincoln City Nelscott Reef sea temperature is

11.6°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 (25 Oct):

Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Oct, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 10s period with WNW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Oct, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 10s period with WNW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Oct, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 10s period with WNW swell.

The current surf forecast for Lincoln City Nelscott Reef at 10AM is: 2.3m 10s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.5m 15s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 1.3m 5s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00am October 25). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (PDT) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (25 Oct)	7.5ft (2.3m)	10s
Afternoon (25 Oct)	8ft (2.5m)	10s
Evening (25 Oct)	7.5ft (2.3m)	10s

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

	Short Range Forecast Heavy rain (total 22mm), heaviest during Sun morning. Very mild (max 13°C on Sun afternoon, min 8°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.
	Sunday 25								Monday 26								Tuesday 27
	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)	3	3	2	2	2	3	4	2	3	3	3	3	1	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	1	2	3	3
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	WNW 11	WNW 11	WNW 10	WNW 10	WNW 10	WNW 11	WNW 11	WNW 10	W 9	W 9	W 9	W 8	W 8	WSW 7	WSW 7	WSW 10	WSW 10	WSW 10	WSW 10	WNW 16	WNW 16	WNW 16	WNW 15	WNW 15
Wave Graph
kJ	563	952	1147	1128	1367	1615	1273	727	484	495	521	405	264	143	99	173	173	123	155	234	229	280	353	417
Wind (km/h)	SE	SSE	S	S	S	SSE	SE	SE	SSE	SE	SE	SE	SSW	NW	NNE	S	SSE	SSE	SE	SW	NW	NW	SSE	SSE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	glassy	glassy	glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	glassy	cross-on	cross-on	glassy	cross-off
High Tide	00:19AM1.73m				12:00PM2.16m				1:09AM1.76m				12:33PM2.26m				1:59AM1.76m				1:09PM2.31m
Low Tide			6:19AM0.40m				7:10PM-0.14m				6:56AM0.48m				7:52PM-0.25m				7:35AM0.57m					8:37PM-0.32m


	—	7:43	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:45	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:47	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	6:15	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:13	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:12	—	—
mm	—	—	3	9	1	1	1	1	3	—	—	—	1	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	9	11	11	11	13	13	11	11	11	11	11	13	13	12	11	10	10	10	9	12	12	12	10	9
Feels °C	5	7	7	7	9	10	8	8	8	8	8	11	12	11	10	9	9	8	7	11	10	10	9	7
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	WNW 11	WNW 11	WNW 10	WNW 10	WNW 10	WNW 11	WNW 11	WNW 10	W 9	W 9	W 9	W 8	W 8	WSW 7	WSW 7	WSW 10	WSW 10	WSW 10	NW 7	NW 7	NW 7	NW 8	NW 8	NW 8
kJ	563	952	1147	1128	1367	1615	1273	727	484	495	521	405	264	143	99	173	173	123	57	75	96	173	227	260
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 15	SW 15	SW 15	SW 15	SW 15	SW 15	SW 15	W 13	SW 14	SW 6	W 12	W 12	W 11	NW 8	NW 8	NW 8	NW 7	NW 7	WSW 10	WSW 10	WNW 16	WNW 16	WNW 15	WNW 15
kJ	116	107	106	104	76	54	55	92	53	34	75	71	62	55	49	48	34	42	114	85	229	280	353	417
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	W 18	W 16	W 16	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SW 14	W 13	W 12	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	W 11	SW 14	SW 13	WNW 17	WNW 16	WNW 16	WSW 10	WSW 9	SW 9	WSW 9
kJ	—	6	5	20	14	14	15	54	56	108	69	91	92	91	59	64	88	117	155	234	63	58	41	32
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 3	SSW 4	SSW 5	SSW 5	SSW 5	SSW 5	S 5	S 6	S 6	SSE 5	S 5	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	7	40	86	77	66	72	85	89	77	49	45	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
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Rating (10 max)	3	2	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	1	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	1	2	3	3
Distance (km)	0	178	180	180	180	180	0	112	0	0	0	0	112	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	357	268	0	0
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Rating (10 max)	3						4	3	3	3	3	3	1	2	2	2	2	2	2	2			3	3
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Rating (10 max)	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	4
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Rating (10 max)	5	5	4	6	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	5	5	4	4	4	6	5	5

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