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Lincoln City Nelscott Reef Surf Forecast
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Lincoln City Nelscott Reef surfForecast / Oregon North / USA
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 am Saturday 23 May 2026 PDTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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
11.5° C
(Which is 1.1°C colder than average for this time of year)How big are the waves at Lincoln City Nelscott Reef today?
The current surf forecast for Lincoln City Nelscott Reef at 7AM is: 1.6m 10s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.4m 15s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.4m 14s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00am May 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 May) | 5ft (1.6m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (23 May) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 8s |
| Evening (23 May) | 6ft (1.8m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Lincoln City Nelscott Reef. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 20mm), heaviest during Mon afternoon. Very mild (max 17°C on Sun afternoon, min 8°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 23 | Sunday 24 | Monday 25 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    | |||||||||||||||||||||
WNW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 9 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NNW 8 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 15 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | WSW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 13 | WNW 14 | |
173 | 459 | 496 | 456 | 392 | 338 | 368 | 347 | 407 | 397 | 530 | 742 | 822 | 866 | 793 | 769 | 732 | 587 | 433 | 1082 | 1578 | 2394 | 4323 | 6334 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | |
High Tide | 6:10AM1.58m | 7:56PM1.69m | 7:31AM1.42m | 8:43PM1.77m | 8:53AM1.33m | 9:25PM1.84m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:03AM0.60m | 1:25PM-0.03m | 2:24AM0.48m | 2:20PM0.11m | 3:35AM0.34m | 3:12PM0.25m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 5:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:47 | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9 | 2 | 2 | 1 | |
Temp °C | 11 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 11 | 15 | 17 | 16 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 10 | 12 | 10 | 9 |
8 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 6 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 10 | NW 10 | SW 15 | NW 9 | SW 15 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 16 | NNW 7 | NW 7 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | SW 14 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 13 | WNW 14 |
 kJ | 173 | 459 | 75 | 456 | 75 | 153 | 124 | 98 | 407 | 183 | 122 | 742 | 822 | 866 | 793 | 769 | 732 | 587 | 433 | 102 | 1578 | 2394 | 4323 | 6334 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 15 | SW 15 | NW 20 | SW 15 | SW 15 | WNW 17 | WNW 9 | WNW 16 | WNW 15 | NNW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 18 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 15 | SW 15 |
| kJ | 72 | 51 | 104 | 75 | 15 | 77 | 84 | 159 | 121 | 397 | 530 | 90 | 67 | 46 | 27 | 25 | 116 | 128 | 102 | 54 | 103 | 103 | 134 | 136 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 18 | SW 18 | — | W 20 | W 23 | WNW 18 | WNW 18 | SW 16 | SW 16 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | NW 6 | NW 6 | SW 20 | S 10 | SSW 18 | SW 18 | SW 15 | — |
| kJ | 79 | 48 | — | 8 | 11 | 33 | 123 | 119 | 121 | 88 | 94 | 86 | 65 | 122 | 122 | 86 | 18 | 9 | 15 | 2 | 32 | 50 | 134 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 6 | NNW 7 | NW 10 | — | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 4 | SSW 5 | WSW 12 | SSW 5 | SSW 6 | S 6 | S 6 |
| kJ | 153 | 5 | 496 | — | 392 | 338 | 368 | 347 | 250 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 16 | 63 | 1082 | 39 | 42 | 24 | 15 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 354 | 338 | 23 | 23 | 294 | 354 | 354 | 338 | 353 | 294 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 147 | 218 | 218 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 338 | 218 | 218 | 294 |
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