Lincoln City Nelscott Reef 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 44.95° N 124.03° W

Issued: 10 am 12 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Lincoln City Nelscott Reef sea temperature is

9.7° 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 (12 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 9s period with WNW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 9s period with WNW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 9s period with NW swell.

The current surf forecast for Lincoln City Nelscott Reef at 1PM is: 1.1m 9s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.6m 14s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.8m 4s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00am July 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (PDT) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (12 Jul)	4.5ft (1.3m)	9s
Afternoon (12 Jul)	3.5ft (1.0m)	9s
Evening (12 Jul)	5ft (1.6m)	9s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Mon morning, min 10°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.
	Sunday 12						Monday 13								Tuesday 14								Wed 15
	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	2 AM	5 AM
Rating (10 max)	2	0	0	0	1	2	2	2	1	0	0	0	0	1	2	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	WNW 9	WNW 9	WNW 9	WNW 9	NW 9	WNW 9	WNW 8	NW 8	NW 8	NW 8	NW 8	SW 14	W 15	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	W 14	W 14	W 14	W 14	NNW 6	WNW 9	WNW 9	WNW 10
Wave Graph
kJ	272	261	203	154	379	181	235	264	191	187	165	91	112	88	87	85	106	106	104	101	110	110	108	125
Wind (km/h)	NNE	NNW	NNW	NNW	N	N	NNE	NNE	N	NNW	NNW	NNW	N	N	NNE	NNE	N	NNW	NNW	NNW	N	N	N	N
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross-off
High Tide			12:23PM1.52m				11:02PM2.34m				1:11PM1.61m				11:57PM2.38m				1:56PM1.69m				00:51AM2.36m
Low Tide	5:58AM-0.34m				5:21PM0.73m				6:49AM-0.44m				6:21PM0.68m				7:38AM-0.48m				7:18PM0.61m


	5:41	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:41	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:41	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:43
	—	—	—	—	9:00	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	9:00	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	9:00	—	—	9:00
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	12	16	16	16	14	11	11	10	13	17	17	16	14	12	11	10	11	16	16	15	13	12	11	11
Feels °C	11	13	12	12	11	9	9	8	11	15	14	13	11	10	9	8	9	13	12	10	9	9	8	8
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	WNW 9	WNW 9	WNW 9	WNW 9	SW 14	WNW 9	WNW 8	SW 14	NW 8	SW 14	SW 14	WNW 8	WNW 8	WNW 8	WNW 8	WNW 8	WNW 8	W 14	WNW 9	WNW 9	WNW 9	WNW 9	WNW 9	WNW 10
kJ	272	261	203	154	118	181	235	114	191	91	92	75	58	36	35	34	33	106	66	88	110	110	108	125
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	W 16	SW 14	SW 14	WNW 16	SW 14	W 14	WNW 15	SW 14	SW 14	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	WNW 8	W 14	W 14	W 13	W 13	W 13	WNW 13
kJ	164	164	127	123	43	114	114	50	89	33	76	91	89	88	87	85	85	34	104	101	90	89	87	59
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	W 18	W 18	W 18	W 15	—	W 15	WNW 16	SW 21	W 14	SW 21	SW 21	WNW 15	W 15	WNW 14	WNW 14	WNW 14	W 14	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SW 13	SW 12
kJ	24	25	24	18	—	41	51	18	14	18	18	75	112	70	69	68	106	84	84	83	65	64	40	39
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	NNW 4	NNW 5	NW 9	NNW 5	N 5	NW 8	—	NW 8	NW 8	NNW 5	NNW 5	NNW 5	NNW 5	NNW 5	NNW 5	NNW 5	NNW 5	NNW 5	NNW 6	NNW 6	NNW 6	NNW 5
kJ	—	—	19	52	379	70	24	264	—	187	165	35	36	42	42	36	33	32	52	86	100	90	69	55
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Rating (10 max)	2	1	2	3	3	2	2	2	2	2	1	1	1	2	2	2	2	1	1	2	1	2	2	2
Distance (km)	0	383	775	549	549	0	0	0	23	147	383	1226	357	23	0	0	23	354	905	549	354	294	294	0
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Rating (10 max)	2					2	2	2	2					2	2	2	2							2
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Rating (10 max)	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	2	2	3	3	3	3	3	2	2	2	3	3	4	3
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Rating (10 max)	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	6	5	5	9	9	7	8	8	6	7	6	7	7	4	4	4	5

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