Lincoln City Nelscott Reef Surf Break

Lat Long: 44.95° N 124.03° W

Lincoln City Nelscott Reef 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 4 am 21 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's Lincoln City Nelscott Reef sea temperature is
11.9°C
0.9° 

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 (21 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 12s period with WNW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 12s period with WNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 14s period with NW swell.

The current surf forecast for Lincoln City Nelscott Reef at 9AM is: 0.8m 12s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.9m 8s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00am October 21). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Oct)2.5ft (0.8m)12s
Afternoon (21 Oct)2.5ft (0.8m)12s
Evening (21 Oct)2ft (0.6m)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 Wed afternoon, min 7°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
Friday
23
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
2
1
1
1
3
3
3
3
2
1
0
1
1
2
2
3
3
2
3
3
4
3
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
NW
9
0.8
W
12
0.8
WNW
12
0.8
WNW
12
0.8
WNW
12
0.8
WNW
11
0.6
NW
14
1.1
WNW
13
1.3
WNW
12
1.5
WNW
12
1.5
WNW
11
1.5
WNW
12
1.5
WNW
12
2.1
NW
12
2
NW
8
2.1
NW
8
2.5
NW
9
2.5
NW
9
2.3
WNW
10
2.3
WNW
10
2.1
WNW
10
1.9
WNW
10
1.8
WNW
10
2
NW
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
226
180
186
186
186
170
149
414
466
595
556
585
585
1193
480
579
974
1168
1022
1088
899
800
701
816
Wind (km/h)
5
E
5
NE
5
ESE
5
NNW
10
NNW
15
NNW
10
NNE
10
NNE
10
NNE
10
NNE
15
N
20
N
25
NNW
25
N
25
N
20
N
15
N
15
N
15
N
15
NNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
10
NNE
5
NE
Wind State
glassy
glassy
off
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
10:10AM1.64m
9:42PM1.55m
10:37AM1.76m
10:38PM1.61m
11:03AM1.90m
Low Tide
3:49AM0.22m
4:28PM0.57m
4:30AM0.23m
5:11PM0.39m
5:07AM0.27m
5:51PM0.20m
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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7:41
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6:21
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6:20
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6:17
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Temp °C
13
12
12
16
17
14
10
10
10
9
9
13
13
12
12
11
11
11
11
12
12
11
10
9
Feels °C
11
10
9
13
14
11
8
8
8
6
6
9
8
7
7
6
7
7
8
8
8
7
8
7
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