Lincoln City Nelscott Reef 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 44.95° N 124.03° W

Issued: 10 am 26 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Lincoln City Nelscott Reef sea temperature is

11.3°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 (26 Oct):

Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 9s period with W swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 8s period with W swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 8s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Lincoln City Nelscott Reef at 3PM is: 1.9m 8s primary swell from a West direction and 0.6m 11s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 10:00am October 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (PDT) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (26 Oct)	6ft (1.9m)	9s
Afternoon (26 Oct)	6ft (1.9m)	8s
Evening (26 Oct)	4.5ft (1.4m)	8s

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

	Short Range Forecast Heavy rain (total 26mm), heaviest during Mon night. Very mild (max 13°C on Mon afternoon, min 7°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.
	Monday 26						Tuesday 27								Wednesday 28
	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)	1	1	0	1	1	1	2	1	0	1	2	1	2	2	0	1	1	2	1	1	3	4
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	WNW 9	W 9	W 8	W 8	W 8	WNW 8	WNW 8	WNW 7	WNW 7	WNW 7	WNW 16	WNW 16	WNW 9	NW 8	WNW 8	WNW 15	WNW 14	WNW 14	WNW 14	WNW 8	WNW 10	WNW 10
Wave Graph
kJ	599	607	505	346	266	226	202	132	205	259	229	300	411	419	400	439	465	394	373	326	703	703
Wind (km/h)	S	SSW	WSW	SW	SSW	SW	SW	NW	NNW	NW	NW	WSW	SSW	S	SSW	SSW	SW	WSW	WSW	SW	SSW	SSE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross	cross	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	glassy	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross	cross-on	cross	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-off
High Tide			12:33PM2.26m				1:59AM1.76m				1:09PM2.31m					2:51AM1.73m			1:50PM2.31m
Low Tide	6:56AM0.48m				7:52PM-0.25m				7:35AM0.57m					8:37PM-0.32m				8:17AM0.66m				9:26PM-0.32m


	7:45	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:47	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:48	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	6:13	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:12	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:09	—	—
mm	1	2	2	2	1	1	1	3	2	—	—	—	—	1	1	1	2	2	1	1	1	1
Temp °C	11	12	13	12	11	11	11	11	11	11	12	12	10	10	11	11	11	12	12	11	10	8
Feels °C	7	9	10	9	9	10	10	9	8	8	10	9	8	7	7	6	8	9	9	8	8	5
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	WNW 9	W 9	W 8	W 10	W 8	WNW 8	WNW 8	WNW 7	WSW 10	WNW 16	NW 7	WNW 8	WNW 9	NW 8	WNW 8	WNW 8	WNW 8	WNW 8	WNW 8	WNW 8	WNW 10	WNW 10
kJ	599	607	505	71	266	226	202	132	56	234	194	300	411	419	400	439	394	394	372	326	703	703
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	W 12	SW 14	W 11	SW 14	WSW 10	WSW 10	WSW 10	WSW 10	WNW 16	SW 16	WNW 16	WNW 16	WNW 15	WNW 15	WNW 15	WNW 15	WNW 14	WNW 14	WNW 14	WNW 10	WNW 13	WNW 13
kJ	75	93	86	91	56	57	54	83	155	165	229	280	326	314	339	405	465	384	373	246	253	242
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 14	WNW 12	SW 14	WNW 11	W 11	SW 14	SW 13	WNW 17	SW 16	WSW 10	SW 15	WSW 9	WSW 9	SW 14	SW 14	SW 17	S 4	SW 16	WNW 10	WNW 14	SW 14	SW 16
kJ	69	29	91	40	58	64	88	117	94	55	104	35	32	74	95	104	9	267	90	265	96	163
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 5	S 5	—	W 8	—	—	—	—	WNW 7	WNW 7	—	—	—	SW 9	SW 4	SW 9	—	S 4	—	—	S 4	—
kJ	35	11	—	346	—	—	—	—	205	259	—	—	—	83	19	20	—	9	—	—	1	—
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Coos Bay North Oregon South	Seaside Point Oregon North	Seaside Point Oregon North	Seaside Point Oregon North	Smugglers Cove Oregon North	Smugglers Cove Oregon North	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef Oregon North	Smugglers Cove Oregon North	Damon Point Washington	Cape Sebastian Oregon South	Cape Sebastian Oregon South	Pillar Point Washington	Coos Bay North Oregon South	Coos Bay North Oregon South	Coos Bay North Oregon South	Coos Bay North Oregon South	Coos Bay North Oregon South	Coos Bay North Oregon South	Cape Sebastian Oregon South	The Cape Washington	Coos Bay North Oregon South	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef Oregon North
Rating (10 max)	3	2	2	1	1	1	2	2	1	3	3	1	3	3	3	3	3	3	4	2	4	4
Distance (km)	178	112	112	112	90	90	0	90	221	294	294	362	178	178	178	178	178	178	294	278	178	0
Best forecast wave conditions in North Oregon		Seaside Cove	Seaside Cove	Seaside Cove	Seaside Cove	Seaside Cove	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef	Seaside Cove														Lincoln City Nelscott Reef
Rating (10 max)		2	2	1	1	2	2	2														4
Best forecast wave conditions in United States	Ranches HAW - Oahu	Pipeline HAW - Oahu	Waimea Bay/Pinballs HAW - Oahu	Waimea Bay/Pinballs HAW - Oahu	Waimea Bay/Pinballs HAW - Oahu	Ranches HAW - Oahu	Ranches HAW - Oahu	Ranches HAW - Oahu	Ranches HAW - Oahu	Ranches HAW - Oahu	Waimea Bay/Pinballs HAW - Oahu	Waimea Bay/Pinballs HAW - Oahu	Magics HAW - Big Island	Mouse Rock CAL - San Luis Obispo	Fullers CAL - Monterey	Tarantulas CAL - Santa Barbara	Makaha (Outside) HAW - Oahu	Ghost Tree CAL - Monterey	Cape Sebastian Oregon South	Cape Sebastian Oregon South	Tarantulas CAL - Santa Barbara	Ghost Tree CAL - Monterey
Rating (10 max)	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	5	5	5	6	6	4	7	7	5	5	4	5	5	4	6	4	4

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