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 18 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's Lincoln City Nelscott Reef sea temperature is
12.3°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 (19 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 11s period with WNW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 11s period with WNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Oct, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 12s period with WNW swell.

The current surf forecast for Lincoln City Nelscott Reef at 5AM is: 2.0m 12s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.7m 16s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm October 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Oct)6ft (1.8m)11s
Afternoon (19 Oct)5ft (1.5m)11s
Evening (19 Oct)10ft (3.0m)12s

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 Tue afternoon, min 10°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Sun
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
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)
4
4
4
4
4
2
2
3
4
4
4
4
3
3
2
2
3
3
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.4
WNW
12
2.3
WNW
12
2.2
WNW
12
2
WNW
12
1.8
WNW
11
1.7
WNW
11
1.5
WNW
11
1.3
WNW
15
2.5
WNW
13
3
WNW
12
2.5
WNW
11
2.1
W
11
1.7
W
10
1.4
WNW
10
1.2
WNW
10
1
WNW
10
1.3
NW
9
1.4
NW
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1622
1449
1313
1024
831
724
550
744
2216
2124
1626
1048
644
402
294
197
276
287
Wind (km/h)
5
NNE
5
S
5
SSE
10
SSE
10
SSE
5
S
10
W
10
NNW
10
NNE
10
NNE
10
NNE
5
NE
5
ENE
5
N
10
NNW
10
NNW
5
NNE
5
ENE
Wind State
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
glassy
cross
cross
cross-off
glassy
High Tide
6:01PM1.55m
9:01AM1.45m
7:23PM1.50m
9:40AM1.53m
8:38PM1.51m
Low Tide
2:05AM0.22m
2:31PM0.86m
3:02AM0.22m
3:37PM0.73m
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cloud
cloud
cloud
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part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
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Temp °C
11
11
10
10
10
13
14
13
11
11
11
12
12
16
17
15
13
14
Feels °C
10
10
8
8
8
12
11
11
9
9
9
10
10
14
14
13
11
12
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