Lincoln City Nelscott Reef surfForecast / Oregon North / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 am Sunday 03 May 2026 PDT
Forecast 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 normal 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 9AM is: 1.2m 16s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 1.5m 8s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00am May 03). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 4.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (03 May)4ft (1.2m)16s
Afternoon (03 May)5ft (1.6m)15s
Evening (03 May)7ft (2.2m)14s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent

Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Sun morning, min 8°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Sunday
3
Monday
4
Tuesday
5
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
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
4
4
3
2
2
2
3
3
3
2
1
0
2
2
2
3
2
1
1
1
2
2
Swell
Height Map
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.components.forecast-table.maps.snow_map">Snow Map</span><span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.components.forecast-table.maps.snow_map">Snow Map</span><span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.components.forecast-table.maps.snow_map">Snow Map</span>
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.components.forecast-table.maps.snow_map">Snow Map</span><span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.components.forecast-table.maps.snow_map">Snow Map</span><span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.components.forecast-table.maps.snow_map">Snow Map</span>
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.components.forecast-table.maps.snow_map">Snow Map</span><span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.components.forecast-table.maps.snow_map">Snow Map</span><span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.components.forecast-table.maps.snow_map">Snow Map</span>
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
WNW
18
1.6
NW
9
1.2
WNW
16
1.3
WNW
16
1.6
WNW
15
1.6
WNW
15
2.1
WNW
14
2.2
WNW
14
2.1
WNW
14
2
WNW
13
1.7
WNW
13
1.8
WNW
13
1.7
WNW
13
1.6
WNW
13
1.6
WNW
12
1.5
WNW
12
1.5
WNW
12
1.4
WNW
12
1.4
WNW
12
1.2
WNW
12
1.2
WNW
12
1.1
WNW
11
1
WNW
11
1
W
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
443
475
696
827
1118
1091
1874
1933
1797
1426
983
1077
917
803
742
609
599
514
514
418
404
320
259
242
Wind (km/h)
5
NE
5
ENE
5
E
5
WNW
10
WSW
10
SW
15
SSW
15
S
10
S
10
S
15
S
20
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
10
SSW
10
S
10
S
10
S
10
S
15
SW
10
W
10
WNW
5
NW
5
SW
cross-off
off
glassy
glassy
on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross-on
on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
High Tide
1:17AM1.95m
3:05PM1.50m
1:48AM1.91m
3:49PM1.45m
2:21AM1.85m
4:36PM1.40m
Low Tide
8:47AM-0.17m
8:23PM0.68m
9:24AM-0.15m
8:58PM0.73m
10:04AM-0.10m
9:36PM0.77m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:03
6:01
6:00
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:22
8:23
8:25
Temp °C
14
15
17
22
19
17
12
10
11
11
12
13
14
13
12
11
11
11
12
14
14
13
11
9
13
15
17
22
18
16
9
7
9
9
10
10
11
10
10
9
9
9
10
12
12
11
10
8
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.7
NW
9
1.6
NW
9
1.5
NW
8
1.5
NW
8
1.6
WNW
15
1.6
WNW
15
2.1
WNW
14
2.2
WNW
14
2.1
WNW
14
2
WNW
13
1.7
WNW
13
1.8
WNW
13
1.7
WNW
13
1.6
WNW
13
1.6
WNW
12
1.5
WNW
12
1.5
WNW
12
1.4
WNW
12
1.4
WNW
12
1.2
WNW
12
1.2
WNW
12
1.1
WNW
11
1
WNW
11
1
W
11
Energy kJ
429
390
319
311
1118
1091
1874
1933
1797
1426
983
1077
917
803
742
609
599
514
514
418
404
320
259
242
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
WNW
18
0.9
WNW
16
1.2
WNW
16
1.3
WNW
16
1.4
NW
8
1.3
NW
8
0.3
SW
16
0.3
SW
16
0.3
SW
16
0.3
SW
16
0.9
NW
7
0.7
NW
9
0.9
NW
10
0.9
NW
9
0.9
NW
9
0.9
NW
8
0.8
NW
9
0.7
NW
9
0.7
NW
9
0.7
NW
9
0.7
NW
9
0.6
NW
8
0.6
NNW
8
0.6
W
16
Energy kJ
443
475
696
827
286
244
41
41
42
43
91
75
154
115
112
105
88
81
81
79
77
55
42
188
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
WNW
11
0.5
WNW
11
0.5
WNW
12
0.8
WNW
12
0.3
SW
16
0.3
SW
16
0.1
SW
13
0.2
SSW
13
0.1
SW
13
0.1
SW
13
0.2
WSW
17
0.3
SW
18
0.3
SW
15
0.4
SW
15
0.4
SW
15
0.4
SW
15
0.4
SW
15
0.4
SW
15
0.4
SW
16
0.4
SW
16
0.3
SW
16
0.4
SW
17
0.4
SW
17
0.6
NNW
8
Energy kJ
70
74
79
158
40
41
7
16
7
7
29
48
33
54
54
55
78
84
87
89
42
102
107
41
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SSW
3
0.9
SSW
4
0.8
SSW
4
0.8
SSW
4
0.7
SSW
4
0.7
SSW
4
0.7
SSW
4
0.5
SSW
4
0.5
SSW
4
0.6
SSW
4
0.6
SSW
4
0.5
SSW
4
0.4
SSW
4
0.4
SSW
4
Energy kJ
8
32
25
23
17
15
13
8
7
11
11
9
5
6
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
4
4
3
3
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
3
2
2
Distance (km)
0
0
0
0
268
268
112
178
178
178
218
218
353
353
178
178
178
0
178
218
218
294
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in North Oregon
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
4
4
4
3
2
2
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
4
4
3
3
4
4
4
4
3
3
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
4
6
5
5
9
  • Map Icons:
  • Break
  • Live Wave Height (m)
  • Live Wind Speed (km/h)
  • Surf Rating (10 Max)
  • Ocean Swells (m)
  • Wind Speed (km/h)
Map placeholder

FREE! Surf-Forecast.com widget for your website

The surf report / weather widget below is available to embed on third party websites free of charge and provides a summary of our Lincoln City Nelscott Reef surf forecast. Simply grab the html code snippet that we provide and paste it into your own site. You can choose your preferred language and metric/imperial units for the surf forecast feed to suit users of your site. Click here to get the code.


Nearest locationNearest
Nearest locationNearest
Nearest locationNearest