Lincoln City Nelscott Reef 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 44.95° N 124.03° W

Issued: 4 am 06 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Lincoln City Nelscott Reef sea temperature is

13.2°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 (06 Sep):

Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 15s period with SW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 15s period with SW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 14s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Lincoln City Nelscott Reef at 7AM is: 0.6m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.9m 9s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00am September 06). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (PDT) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (06 Sep)	2ft (0.6m)	15s
Afternoon (06 Sep)	2ft (0.6m)	15s
Evening (06 Sep)	2ft (0.6m)	14s

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 Tue morning, min 12°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.
	Sunday 6								Monday 7								Tuesday 8
	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	2	2	1	1	1	2	2	2	2	2	1	0	0	2	2	2	2	2	1	0	0	0	2
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 16	SW 15	SW 15	SW 15	SW 15	SW 15	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SSW 14	SW 14	WNW 11	WNW 11	WNW 11	WNW 10	WNW 10	NNW 5	NNW 6	NW 6
Wave Graph
kJ	193	191	186	141	178	171	169	169	167	167	167	167	164	164	134	160	105	103	88	88	87	87	105	131
Wind (km/h)	E	SE	SSE	SSW	SW	WSW	NNE	E	ESE	ESE	ESE	NW	NW	NNW	N	NE	NE	NE	NE	NNW	NNW	N	N	NNE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross-on	cross-on	on	glassy	glassy	glassy	glassy	glassy	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross-off
High Tide				10:07AM1.45m				8:44PM2.00m				10:58AM1.56m				9:55PM2.05m					11:39AM1.69m			10:56PM2.08m
Low Tide		3:30AM-0.03m				3:06PM0.81m				4:33AM-0.10m				4:23PM0.70m					5:26AM-0.15m				5:24PM0.55m


	—	6:43	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:43	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:46	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	7:44	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:42	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:39	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	13	12	13	16	16	16	14	13	13	12	13	17	17	17	14	13	13	13	13	19	18	18	14	15
Feels °C	13	11	12	15	15	15	15	13	13	12	13	17	15	15	13	12	12	12	12	17	15	15	12	14
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	WNW 9	WNW 9	WNW 9	WNW 8	NW 8	NW 8	NW 8	WNW 8	NW 8	NW 8	NW 8	NW 8	NW 8	NW 8	WNW 11	WNW 11	WNW 11	WNW 11	WNW 11	WNW 10	WNW 10	WNW 10	SW 13	SW 13
kJ	135	135	129	123	98	98	95	80	62	62	64	73	58	57	109	93	105	103	88	88	86	55	87	85
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 16	SW 15	SW 15	SW 15	SW 15	SW 15	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	NW 7	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	WNW 10	WNW 10
kJ	193	191	186	141	178	171	169	169	167	167	167	167	164	164	34	160	93	89	88	87	87	87	32	31
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	WNW 13	WNW 13	WNW 13	WNW 13	WNW 12	WNW 12	WNW 12	WNW 12	WNW 12	WNW 12	SSW 14	NW 7	NW 7	NW 7	NW 7	SW 20	WSW 19	SW 18	SW 18	SW 18
kJ	59	58	83	82	99	98	98	95	86	83	82	111	109	117	134	26	23	16	11	15	35	50	50	49
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	NNW 3	NNW 4	NNW 4	NNW 4	NNW 4	NNW 5	NNW 5	NNW 5	NNW 6	NW 6
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6	7	6	10	13	19	44	83	105	131
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Rating (10 max)	2	2	2	2	3	1	2	2	2	2	2	2	1	1	2	2	2	2	2	2	1	1	1	2
Distance (km)	0	0	0	147	294	904	0	0	0	0	0	23	218	268	0	0	0	0	0	147	369	354	268	0
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Rating (10 max)	2	2	2				2	2	2	2	2	2			2	2	2	2	2					2
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	3	4	3	4	4	4	3	4	4	3	4	4	3	4	3	4	4	3	4	4	4
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