Lincoln City Nelscott Reef 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 44.95° N 124.03° W

Issued: 10 am 13 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Lincoln City Nelscott Reef sea temperature is

9.8° 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 (13 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Jul, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 8s period with NW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 8s period with NW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 14s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Lincoln City Nelscott Reef at 2PM is: 1.1m 8s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.5m 14s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.4m 15s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00am July 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (PDT) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (13 Jul)	4ft (1.2m)	8s
Afternoon (13 Jul)	3.5ft (1.1m)	8s
Evening (13 Jul)	1.5ft (0.5m)	14s

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 11°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.
	Monday 13						Tuesday 14								Wednesday 15								Thu 16
	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)	1	0	0	0	0	1	2	2	1	0	0	0	0	1	1	2	1	0	0	0	0	1	1	1
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NW 8	NW 8	NW 8	SW 14	W 15	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	W 14	W 14	W 14	W 14	WNW 9	WNW 9	WNW 9	WNW 10	WNW 10	WNW 10	WNW 9	WNW 20	WNW 19	WNW 19	WNW 19	WNW 19
Wave Graph
kJ	191	167	145	91	112	88	87	85	106	106	148	101	110	110	113	163	167	160	147	132	125	210	205	199
Wind (km/h)	N	NW	NNW	NNW	N	N	N	NNE	N	NNW	NNW	NNW	N	N	N	NNE	N	NNW	NNW	NNW	N	N	N	N
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross-off	cross	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross
High Tide			1:11PM1.61m				11:57PM2.38m				1:56PM1.69m				00:51AM2.36m					2:39PM1.76m			1:43AM2.27m
Low Tide	6:49AM-0.44m				6:21PM0.68m				7:38AM-0.48m				7:18PM0.61m					8:23AM-0.47m				8:13PM0.54m


	5:41	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:41	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:43	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:43
	—	—	—	—	9:00	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	9:00	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	9:00	—	—	8:59
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	13	17	17	16	14	11	11	11	12	16	17	16	14	12	12	12	13	17	17	17	14	12	12	12
Feels °C	12	15	14	13	12	9	9	9	10	13	14	13	12	10	10	11	11	15	14	14	12	10	10	10
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NW 8	SW 14	SW 14	WNW 8	WNW 8	WNW 8	WNW 8	WNW 8	SW 13	W 14	WNW 9	WNW 9	WNW 9	WNW 9	WNW 9	WNW 10	WNW 10	WNW 10	WNW 9	WNW 9	WNW 9	WNW 9	WNW 9	WNW 8
kJ	191	91	92	75	58	36	35	34	85	106	66	88	110	110	113	163	167	160	147	113	110	82	62	64
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 14	W 14	WNW 15	SW 14	SW 14	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	WNW 8	WNW 8	W 14	W 14	W 13	WNW 13	W 13	SW 12	SW 18	WSW 18	WSW 18	WSW 18	WNW 19	WNW 19	WNW 19	WNW 19
kJ	89	33	76	91	89	88	87	85	23	34	148	101	90	58	87	39	79	121	121	120	125	210	205	199
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	W 14	SW 21	SW 21	WNW 15	W 15	WNW 14	WNW 14	WNW 14	W 14	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SW 18	SW 12	WNW 13	WNW 20	WNW 20	SW 18	NW 7	WNW 13	WNW 13
kJ	33	18	18	75	112	70	69	68	106	84	84	83	82	64	62	80	38	58	132	132	78	19	54	53
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	NW 8	NW 8	NNW 4	NNW 5	NNW 5	NNW 5	NNW 5	NNW 5	NNW 5	NNW 5	NNW 5	NNW 5	NNW 5	NNW 6	NNW 6	NW 5	NNW 5	NW 5	NW 5	NW 6	NW 6	NW 7	NW 7
kJ	—	167	145	30	42	44	44	44	31	31	35	48	54	61	53	55	39	36	42	53	77	92	158	174
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Devil s Punch Beverly Beach Oregon North	Fort Canby A Jetty Washington	Jordan River Vancouver Island	Lovers Point CAL - Monterey	South Beach CAL - Del Norte County	Devil s Punch Beverly Beach Oregon North	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef Oregon North	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef Oregon North	Devil s Punch Beverly Beach Oregon North	Damon Point Washington	Steamer Lane-Middle Peak CAL - Santa Cruz	No Pass CAL - Humboldt	South Beach CAL - Del Norte County	Devil s Punch Beverly Beach Oregon North	Devil s Punch Beverly Beach Oregon North	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef Oregon North	Devil s Punch Beverly Beach Oregon North	Garths Reef CAL - Del Norte County	Cox Bay Vancouver Island	Cox Bay Vancouver Island	Fort Canby A Jetty Washington	Devil s Punch Beverly Beach Oregon North	Devil s Punch Beverly Beach Oregon North	Devil s Punch Beverly Beach Oregon North
Rating (10 max)	2	2	1	1	1	2	2	2	2	1	1	2	1	2	2	2	2	1	2	2	2	2	2	3
Distance (km)	23	147	383	942	357	23	0	0	23	221	905	548	357	23	23	0	23	354	483	483	147	23	23	23
Best forecast wave conditions in North Oregon	Smugglers Cove					Devil s Punch Beverly Beach	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef	Devil s Punch Beverly Beach					Devil s Punch Beverly Beach	Devil s Punch Beverly Beach	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef	Smugglers Cove					Devil s Punch Beverly Beach	Smugglers Cove	Devil s Punch Beverly Beach
Rating (10 max)	2					2	2	2	2					2	2	2	2					2	2	3
Best forecast wave conditions in United States	Ranches HAW - Oahu	Ranches HAW - Oahu	Ranches HAW - Oahu	Ranches HAW - Oahu	Ranches HAW - Oahu	Ranches HAW - Oahu	Magics HAW - Big Island	Waiaha Rivermouth / Honls HAW - Big Island	Pinetrees HAW - Kaua'i	Waiaha Rivermouth / Honls HAW - Big Island	Ranches HAW - Oahu	Ranches HAW - Oahu	Off the Wall/Insanities HAW - Oahu	Steamer Lane-The Point CAL - Santa Cruz	Mouse Rock CAL - San Luis Obispo	Waiaha Rivermouth / Honls HAW - Big Island	Magics HAW - Big Island	Waiaha Rivermouth / Honls HAW - Big Island	Waimea Bay/Pinballs HAW - Oahu	Waimea Bay/Pinballs HAW - Oahu	Ranches HAW - Oahu	Waimea Bay/Pinballs HAW - Oahu	Boners CAL - San Luis Obispo	Waiaha Rivermouth / Honls HAW - Big Island
Rating (10 max)	3	3	3	3	2	3	2	2	3	3	2	2	3	3	3	3	3	3	2	2	2	3	4	3
Header Global	Bancoora Australia	Bullies Australia	Buchupureo Chile	Buchupureo Chile	Buchupureo Chile	Puertecillo Chile	Lebu Chile	Cathedral Rock Australia	Fox River New Zealand	Cathedral Rock Australia	Cathedral Rock Australia	Cathedral Rock Australia	Amanzimtoti South Africa	Bancoora Australia	Barrancon Chile	Bancoora Australia	Balnarring Point Australia	Shipstern Bluff Australia	Baboon Point South Africa	Fish Boma South Africa	Boneyards South Africa	Boneyards South Africa	Cobblestones Australia	Easter Reef Australia
Rating (10 max)	5	7	8	7	7	6	6	9	6	8	8	7	4	4	4	4	4	9	4	5	5	5	5	5

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