Lincoln City Nelscott Reef surfForecast / Oregon North / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 pm Tuesday 12 May 2026 PDT
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Lincoln City Nelscott Reef surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Lincoln City Nelscott Reef sea temperature is
12.7° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Lincoln City Nelscott Reef today?

The current surf forecast for Lincoln City Nelscott Reef at 10PM is: 1.1m 11s primary swell from a West direction and 0.6m 14s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.3m 2s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm May 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 May)--
Afternoon (12 May)3.5ft (1.1m)11s
Evening (12 May)3.5ft (1.1m)11s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Tue night. Very mild (max 15°C on Tue afternoon, min 10°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Tue
12
Wednesday
13
Thursday
14
Fri
15
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
8 AM
11 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
1
2
2
0
0
0
0
1
1
2
3
2
2
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
W
11
1
W
11
1
W
11
1.1
W
11
1.2
W
11
1.2
W
11
1.2
W
11
2
W
12
2
W
12
1.9
W
12
1.8
W
11
1.7
W
11
1.6
W
11
1.5
W
10
1.5
W
10
1.4
W
10
1.3
W
10
1.2
W
9
1.2
W
9
1.1
W
9
1.2
W
9
0.7
WNW
16
0.9
WNW
16
1
WNW
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
281
233
248
300
344
335
317
1160
1136
980
778
683
577
458
434
371
314
246
235
198
230
234
371
445
Wind (km/h)
15
SW
10
WSW
5
S
10
SSE
10
S
15
WSW
20
WSW
20
SW
25
SW
20
SW
15
SW
10
S
5
SSE
5
S
10
S
10
SW
15
W
10
W
10
WSW
5
SSW
10
NW
10
NW
5
WNW
10
WSW
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
High Tide
9:56PM1.80m
10:33AM1.44m
10:30PM1.96m
11:34AM1.52m
11:06PM2.11m
Low Tide
3:50PM0.24m
4:55AM0.16m
4:35PM0.32m
5:42AM-0.06m
5:20PM0.40m
6:27AM-0.26m
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:48
5:48
5:47
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:34
8:35
8:36
8:37
2
8
1
1
1
Temp °C
15
14
13
12
11
11
11
12
13
13
12
11
11
11
12
13
13
12
12
11
11
10
11
11
13
12
12
10
9
8
7
8
8
9
9
9
10
10
11
10
10
10
10
10
9
7
9
7
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
W
11
1
W
11
1
W
11
1.1
W
11
1.2
W
11
1.2
W
11
1.2
W
11
2
W
12
0.5
SW
14
1.9
W
12
1.8
W
11
1.7
W
11
1.6
W
11
1.5
W
10
1.5
W
10
1.4
W
10
1.3
W
10
1.2
W
9
1.2
W
9
1.1
W
9
1.2
W
9
1.1
W
6
1.1
WNW
7
1.3
WNW
8
Energy kJ
281
233
248
300
344
335
317
1160
103
980
778
683
577
458
434
371
314
246
235
198
230
104
111
223
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
NNW
5
0.6
SW
14
0.6
SW
14
0.6
SW
14
0.6
SW
14
0.7
W
14
0.9
W
13
0.6
SW
14
0.6
SW
14
0.5
SW
14
0.5
SW
14
0.4
SW
14
0.4
SW
14
0.4
SW
13
0.4
SW
13
0.4
SW
13
0.4
SW
13
0.4
NNW
6
0.4
NNW
6
0.4
WNW
18
0.5
WNW
17
0.7
W
9
0.9
WNW
16
1
WNW
15
Energy kJ
10
121
119
128
128
178
277
132
132
102
102
71
67
63
62
45
62
12
12
104
160
78
371
445
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SW
14
0.4
NW
5
0.4
NW
5
0.3
NW
5
0.5
W
15
0.6
SW
14
0.6
SW
14
0.1
SW
20
0.1
SW
20
0.1
SW
20
0.1
SW
19
0.1
SW
19
0.2
WSW
18
0.3
SW
18
0.3
SW
18
0.3
SW
18
0.4
NW
5
0.4
SW
13
0.4
SW
13
0.4
NW
6
0.4
SW
16
0.7
WNW
16
0.7
W
9
0.5
SW
16
Energy kJ
69
8
7
3
104
130
132
15
15
15
15
14
33
49
50
49
7
62
44
8
95
234
76
125
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SW
2
0.3
SSW
2
0.4
SSW
3
0.9
WSW
4
1.1
W
5
2
W
12
0.3
NNW
5
Energy kJ
1
1
3
31
61
1136
6
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
2
2
2
3
3
1
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
4
2
1
2
2
2
3
2
2
Distance (km)
357
353
178
0
278
353
353
904
354
354
294
178
0
178
178
743
805
377
178
178
178
294
354
358
Best forecast wave conditions in North Oregon
Rating
(10 max)
2
3
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
2
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
9
9
9
9
9
8
7
9
9
9
9
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
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