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 pm 18 Jul 2026 (local time)

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Today's Lincoln City Nelscott Reef sea temperature is
11.1° C
3.8° 

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 (18 Jul):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 16s period with WNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 16s period with WNW swell.

The current surf forecast for Lincoln City Nelscott Reef at 7PM is: 0.9m 16s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.9m 9s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction, 1.1m 5s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm July 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Jul)--
Afternoon (18 Jul)3ft (0.9m)16s
Evening (18 Jul)3ft (0.9m)16s

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 Mon afternoon, min 12°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Sat
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
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)
0
1
1
1
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
3
2
2
2
1
1
2
2
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
WNW
16
0.9
WNW
16
0.9
WNW
16
0.9
WNW
15
0.9
WNW
15
0.8
WNW
15
0.7
WNW
15
1.5
NW
7
1.6
NW
7
1.7
NW
7
1.8
NW
8
1.9
NW
8
2
NW
8
1.8
NW
8
1.7
NW
8
1.6
NW
8
1.6
NW
8
1.5
NW
8
1.4
NW
9
1.4
NW
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
348
344
344
339
339
256
225
231
285
311
375
413
468
414
352
341
314
291
281
266
Wind (km/h)
20
NNW
25
NNW
20
N
20
N
15
N
15
N
15
N
20
NNW
25
NNW
20
NNW
20
N
15
N
15
N
10
N
10
N
10
NNW
15
NW
10
NW
5
NNW
5
N
Wind State
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
glassy
High Tide
4:42PM1.90m
4:25AM1.68m
5:22PM1.91m
5:29AM1.46m
6:04PM1.91m
Low Tide
11:06PM0.39m
11:09AM0.09m
00:09AM0.35m
11:49AM0.30m
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:47
5:48
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:57
8:55
8:54
 mm
Temp °C
17
17
15
13
12
12
13
16
17
16
14
13
13
13
15
18
19
19
16
14
Feels °C
14
13
12
10
9
10
11
13
14
13
12
11
11
12
14
17
18
18
16
14
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