
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Lincoln City Nelscott Reef today (20 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 10s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 10s period with WNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 9s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Lincoln City Nelscott Reef at 5AM is: 2.2m 11s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.5m 15s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm October 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Oct) | 5ft (1.6m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (20 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 10s |
| Evening (20 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Lincoln City Nelscott Reef. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Tue afternoon, min 9°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||
Mon 19 | Tuesday 20 | Wednesday 21 | ||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | W 11 | WNW 11 | W 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | NW 9 | W 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | W 11 | NW 14 | WNW 13 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||
2344 | 2124 | 1599 | 1086 | 620 | 349 | 294 | 197 | 261 | 264 | 226 | 228 | 186 | 186 | 186 | 166 | 147 | 408 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | glassy | cross-on | cross | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | off | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 7:23PM1.50m | 9:40AM1.53m | 8:38PM1.51m | 10:10AM1.64m | 9:42PM1.55m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:02AM0.22m | 3:37PM0.73m | 3:49AM0.22m | 4:28PM0.57m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | 7:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:21 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 16 | 18 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 15 | 16 | 13 | 10 | 10 |
Feels °C | 7 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 15 | 16 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 12 | 13 | 10 | 8 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | W 11 | WNW 11 | W 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | W 11 | W 11 | WNW 13 |
2344 | 2124 | 1599 | 1086 | 620 | 349 | 294 | 197 | 261 | 264 | 226 | 172 | 117 | 101 | 104 | 166 | 116 | 408 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 15 | SW 15 | SSW 15 | SW 15 | NNW 5 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | W 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | SSW 14 | NW 14 | SSW 14 |
188 | 178 | 144 | 106 | 31 | 40 | 40 | 178 | 178 | 176 | 152 | 228 | 186 | 186 | 186 | 138 | 147 | 138 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | NW 14 | SSW 14 | NW 8 |
14 | 14 | 48 | 49 | 174 | 174 | 178 | 188 | 196 | 198 | 164 | 162 | 106 | 138 | 138 | 53 | 140 | 15 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | N 4 | — | — | — | — | NNW 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 8 | NNW 5 | NW 5 |
— | — | 8 | — | — | — | — | 28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 111 | 47 | 55 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 209 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 147 | 268 | 294 | 0 | 0 |
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