Lincoln City Nelscott Reef Surf Break

Lat Long: 44.95° N 124.03° W

Lincoln City Nelscott Reef 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 10 pm 23 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Lincoln City Nelscott Reef sea temperature is
13.7°C
0.6° 

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 (24 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Sep, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 11s period with WNW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 10s period with WNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 10s period with WNW swell.

The current surf forecast for Lincoln City Nelscott Reef at 4AM is: 1.8m 11s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.7m 15s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm September 23). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 4.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Sep)5.5ft (1.7m)11s
Afternoon (24 Sep)5ft (1.6m)10s
Evening (24 Sep)4.5ft (1.4m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 29mm), heaviest during Fri morning. Very mild (max 18°C on Thu morning, min 10°C on Sat morning). Winds increasing (calm on Thu morning, strong winds from the WSW by Fri morning).

Wed
23
Thursday
24
Friday
25
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
4
4
4
3
3
1
2
3
3
0
0
0
0
0
2
3
3
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.1
WNW
11
2.1
WNW
11
2
WNW
11
1.8
WNW
11
1.7
WNW
11
1.7
WNW
11
1.6
WNW
10
1.6
WNW
10
1.5
WNW
10
1.4
WNW
10
1.2
WNW
10
3.5
SSW
8
4.5
SW
9
5
W
10
3.5
WNW
10
2.5
WNW
9
2.3
NW
8
2.1
NW
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1024
1024
940
785
673
637
541
510
453
394
272
1410
3119
5203
2483
1151
751
599
Wind (km/h)
15
N
10
NE
5
ENE
5
ENE
10
E
5
SSE
10
SW
15
S
15
SE
15
SSE
40
SSE
45
SSW
45
WSW
30
W
20
W
10
W
5
N
5
E
Wind State
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
glassy
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
on
on
on
glassy
glassy
High Tide
11:01PM1.79m
12:01PM1.74m
11:46PM1.83m
12:25PM1.85m
Low Tide
5:36PM0.55m
6:00AM0.08m
6:15PM0.40m
6:32AM0.10m
6:53PM0.25m
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
mod rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
mod rain
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:05
7:05
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:09
7:07
 mm
6
4
1
1
10
4
1
1
1
Temp °C
12
12
12
12
12
18
18
16
13
14
15
14
13
13
15
14
13
12
Feels °C
10
11
11
11
10
17
16
14
11
12
8
6
5
8
11
12
12
11
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