Cape Lookout Surf Forecast and Surf Reports

Cape Lookout in Oregon_North is an exposed beach reef and point break that has reliable surf. Spring and Summer provide the best conditions. Ideal winds are from the east with some shelter here from north winds. Waves just as likely from local windswells as from distant groundswells and the ideal swell angle is from the west. Waves at the beach are both lefts and rights Surfable at all stages of the tide. It very rarely gets crowded here. Watch out for rips and rocks.

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Overall Cape Lookout Surf Consistency and Wind Distribution

IMPORTANT: Beta version feature! Swell heights are open water values from NWW3. There is no attempt to model near-shore effects. Coastal wave heights will generally be less, especially if the break does not have unobstructed exposure to the open ocean.

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Other Nearby Surf Breaks closest to Cape Lookout:   (click location name for more details)
Closest break	Pacific City-Gas Chambers	9 mi
Second closest break	Pacific City/Cape Kiwanda	10 mi
Third closest break	Barview Jetty	12 mi
Fourth closest break	Rockaway	19 mi
Fifth closest break	Roads End	23 mi
Wave buoys nearest to Cape Lookout:
Closest wave buoy	Stonewall Banks Buoy	55 mi
Second closest wave buoy	Col River Bar Buoy	61 mi
Third closest wave buoy	Tilamook Buoy	95 mi
Fourth closest wave buoy	Cape Elizabeth	144 mi
Fifth closest wave buoy	Port Orford Buoy	183 mi
Tide stations nearest to Cape Lookout:
Closest tide station	Netarts, Netarts Bay, Oregon	7 mi
Second closest tide station	Tillamook, Hoquarten Slough, Oregon	11 mi
Third closest tide station	Tillamook, Hoquarten Slough, Tillamook Bay, Oregon	11 mi
Fourth closest tide station	Nestucca Bay entrance, Oregon	12 mi
Fifth closest tide station	Bay City, Tillamook Bay, Oregon	13 mi
Ski Resorts closest to Cape Lookout:
Closest ski area	Mt Hood Ski Bowl (United States)	108 mi
Second closest ski area	Timberline (United States)	112 mi
Third closest ski area	Mt Hood Meadows (United States)	112 mi
Fourth closest ski area	Cooper Spur (United States)	116 mi
Fifth closest ski area	Hoodoo Ski Area (United States)	122 mi
Town and city forecasts close to Cape Lookout:
Closest city location	Pacific City (United States)	9 mi
Second closest city location	Tillamook (United States)	11 mi
Third closest city location	Bay City (United States)	14 mi
Fourth closest city location	Rockaway Beach (United States)	19 mi
Fifth closest city location	Rose Lodge (United States)	23 mi

• The closest passenger airport to Cape Lookout is Mc Minnville Muni (Mackminnville) Airport (MMV) in USA, which is 69 km (43 miles) away (directly).
• The second nearest airport to Cape Lookout is Scappoose Industrial Airpark (San Luis) Airport (SPB), also in USA, 101 km (63 miles) away.
• The third closest airport is Portland International Airport (PDX), also in USA, 112 km (70 miles) away.