Lincoln City Nelscott Reef 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 44.95° N 124.03° W

Issued: 4 pm 11 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Lincoln City Nelscott Reef sea temperature is

11.5°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 (11 Oct):

Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 19s period with WNW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 19s period with WNW swell.

The current surf forecast for Lincoln City Nelscott Reef at 10PM is: 1.3m 18s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 1.4m 8s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm October 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (PDT) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (11 Oct)	-	-
Afternoon (11 Oct)	3.5ft (1.1m)	19s
Evening (11 Oct)	4.5ft (1.3m)	19s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Wed morning, min 8°C on Mon morning). Wind will be generally light.
	Sun 11				Monday 12								Tuesday 13
	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)	2	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	4	4	4	3	3	3	4	4	4	3
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	WNW 19	WNW 19	WNW 19	WNW 18	WNW 18	WNW 17	WNW 17	WNW 16	WNW 16	WNW 16	WNW 16	WNW 16	WNW 14	WNW 14	WNW 14	WNW 14	WNW 14	WNW 14	WNW 14	WNW 13
Wave Graph
kJ	716	1432	1402	832	1015	1312	1361	986	938	1107	1107	1093	834	767	767	767	778	811	765	586
Wind (km/h)	NNW	N	NNE	NE	ENE	E	ESE	W	WNW	NNW	NNE	E	ESE	ESE	SE	SE	SSE	NNW	NE	E
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross	cross	cross-off	cross-off	glassy	off	glassy	glassy	cross-on	cross-on	glassy	glassy	glassy	cross-off	cross-off	glassy	glassy	glassy	glassy	glassy
High Tide	1:07PM2.11m					2:13AM1.73m			1:36PM2.09m					2:59AM1.66m				2:06PM2.03m
Low Tide				8:14PM-0.09m				8:02AM0.51m				8:52PM-0.09m				8:36AM0.63m				9:31PM-0.06m


	—	—	—	—	—	7:26	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:28	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	6:37	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:37	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:35	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	13	14	10	10	10	9	8	13	13	13	10	10	10	10	11	12	13	14	14	15
Feels °C	9	11	7	8	8	6	6	11	10	11	9	9	9	8	9	10	11	12	13	14
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NW 9	NW 9	NW 9	NW 8	WNW 18	WNW 17	WNW 17	WNW 16	WNW 16	WNW 16	WNW 16	WNW 16	WNW 14	WNW 14	WNW 14	WNW 14	WNW 14	WNW 14	WNW 14	WNW 13
kJ	430	376	328	277	1015	1312	1361	986	938	1107	1107	1093	834	767	767	767	778	811	765	586
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	WNW 19	WNW 19	WNW 19	WNW 18	NW 8	NW 8	NW 8	NW 8	NW 7	NW 7	NW 7	NW 7	NW 7	NW 6	SW 15	SW 15	SW 15	SW 15	SW 15	SW 14
kJ	716	1432	1402	832	165	145	122	96	91	75	60	55	36	34	188	183	218	134	171	169
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	W 16	SW 14	SW 17	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	NW 6	NW 6	WNW 6	SW 18	SW 18	SW 18
kJ	179	100	179	159	161	94	165	163	206	206	157	157	155	196	24	18	13	194	197	197
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
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Rating (10 max)	2	2	4	4	4	4	4	4	2	3	4	4	4	3	3	3	4	4	4	3
Distance (km)	357	357	0	0	0	0	0	0	357	112	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
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Rating (10 max)			4	4	4	4	4	4		3	4	4	4	3	3	3	4	4	4	3
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Rating (10 max)	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
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