Lincoln City Nelscott Reef Surf Break

Lat Long: 44.95° N 124.03° W

Lincoln City Nelscott Reef 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 4 am 11 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Lincoln City Nelscott Reef sea temperature is
13.5°C
1.4° 

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 (11 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Sep, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 9s period with NW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 9s period with NW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 16s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Lincoln City Nelscott Reef at 12PM is: 1.7m 9s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.8m 16s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00am September 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (11 Sep)5.5ft (1.7m)9s
Afternoon (11 Sep)5ft (1.6m)9s
Evening (11 Sep)3ft (0.9m)16s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Very mild (max 17°C on Fri afternoon, min 11°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Friday
11
Saturday
12
Sunday
13
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
3
3
1
1
2
3
3
3
3
1
0
1
1
2
2
2
2
0
0
0
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
NNW
9
1.5
NW
10
1.7
NW
9
1.7
NW
9
1.6
NW
9
1.6
NW
9
1.6
NW
9
0.8
SW
16
0.9
SW
15
1.4
NW
11
0.9
SW
15
0.8
SW
15
0.8
SW
14
0.8
SW
14
0.7
SW
14
0.8
SW
14
0.8
SW
14
0.7
SW
14
0.7
SW
14
0.7
SW
14
0.7
SW
14
0.7
SW
14
1.1
WNW
9
1.3
WNW
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
267
415
488
478
430
396
396
335
380
408
333
286
293
285
203
285
241
198
198
195
187
179
181
243
Wind (km/h)
5
NNE
5
NE
5
ESE
5
NW
15
NW
10
NW
5
NNW
5
ESE
5
SE
10
SE
10
SE
15
SSW
15
SW
15
SSW
10
SSW
10
SE
15
SSE
10
SSE
10
SSE
15
SSW
15
SW
15
SSW
10
S
10
S
Wind State
glassy
cross-off
off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
High Tide
00:41AM2.05m
1:22PM1.99m
1:30AM1.97m
1:53PM2.04m
2:17AM1.86m
2:23PM2.05m
Low Tide
7:29AM-0.05m
7:51PM0.14m
8:04AM0.08m
8:34PM0.07m
8:38AM0.23m
9:17PM0.05m
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cloud
part cloud
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light rain
rain showers
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:48
6:50
6:52
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:35
7:32
7:30
 mm
1
1
Temp °C
12
11
12
16
17
16
14
12
12
12
13
16
16
16
13
12
12
11
11
14
16
16
15
14
Feels °C
12
10
11
15
15
14
13
11
11
11
12
13
13
13
11
10
10
9
9
11
13
13
14
14
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