Cape Lookout 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 45.34° N 123.98° W

Issued: 10 am 27 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Cape Lookout sea temperature is

12.8°C

Cape Lookout 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 Cape Lookout today (27 Sep):

Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 6s period with NW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 18s period with WNW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Sep, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 6s period with NW swell.

The current surf forecast for Cape Lookout at 6PM is: 1.1m 6s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.3m 18s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction, 0.3m 12s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00am September 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (PDT) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (27 Sep)	2.5ft (0.8m)	6s
Afternoon (27 Sep)	1ft (0.3m)	18s
Evening (27 Sep)	4ft (1.2m)	6s

Table - waves today at Cape Lookout. (Swell directed towards the surf break)

	Short Range Forecast Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Tue afternoon. Very mild (max 15°C on Tue afternoon, min 10°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.
	Sunday 27						Monday 28								Tuesday 29
	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)	1	0	0	1	1	2	1	3	3	3	2	2	3	2	2	2	2	2	0	1	3	3
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NW 6	NW 6	WNW 18	NW 6	NW 6	WNW 17	WNW 16	WNW 16	WNW 16	WNW 14	WNW 14	WNW 14	WNW 14	WNW 14	WNW 13	WNW 13	WNW 13	WNW 13	WNW 13	WNW 13	WNW 12	WNW 12
Wave Graph
kJ	66	53	61	96	109	170	366	679	773	697	767	767	767	659	577	653	865	1217	1532	1550	1197	1053
Wind (km/h)	ENE	NW	NNW	N	N	NNE	NNE	NE	E	NW	NW	NNW	SE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	S	SSW	SSW	NNW	N
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	glassy	cross	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	glassy	cross-off	glassy	cross	cross	glassy	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross-off
High Tide			1:08PM3.22m				1:48AM2.90m				1:39PM3.30m					2:36AM2.81m				2:13PM3.32m
Low Tide	7:00AM0.90m				7:35PM0.51m				7:33AM1.04m					8:16PM0.39m				8:07AM1.21m				9:02PM0.34m


	7:07	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:09	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:11	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	7:04	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:01	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:00	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	2	1	—
Temp °C	12	14	14	14	13	12	11	10	10	13	14	14	13	13	12	12	13	14	15	14	14	13
Feels °C	10	11	10	10	8	9	8	8	8	11	13	14	13	12	10	10	11	11	11	11	13	10
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NW 6	NW 6	NW 6	WNW 18	W 9	NW 6	NW 6	WNW 16	WNW 16	WNW 14	WNW 14	WNW 14	WNW 14	WNW 14	WNW 13	WNW 13	WNW 13	WNW 13	WNW 13	WNW 13	WNW 12	WNW 12
kJ	66	53	46	61	26	96	74	679	773	697	767	767	767	659	577	653	865	1217	1532	1550	1197	1053
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	WNW 8	WNW 7	NW 8	SW 12	WNW 13	W 8	WNW 16	NW 6	NW 6	NW 5	WNW 8	WNW 8	W 7	W 7	W 7	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	WSW 17	SW 18	SW 15	SW 14
kJ	25	18	14	25	34	35	366	51	32	18	63	44	40	28	28	64	64	69	119	78	57	54
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 13	SW 13	WNW 18	W 11	WNW 18	WNW 17	W 9	W 9	W 8	W 8	SW 17	WSW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	WSW 19	SW 11	SW 11	SW 11	SW 14	SW 18	SW 17
kJ	26	26	61	20	62	170	53	56	51	49	74	107	66	89	124	37	5	5	5	53	49	77
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	NW 6	NW 6	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	—	—	—	96	109	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
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Rating (10 max)	2	1	1	1	1	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	4	4	3	2	4	4
Distance (km)	43	47	226	340	314	43	43	43	43	66	137	137	43	43	43	43	43	43	846	846	43	47
Best forecast wave conditions in North Oregon	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef	Seaside Cove				Lincoln City Nelscott Reef	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef	Devil s Punch Beverly Beach			Lincoln City Nelscott Reef	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef			Lincoln City Nelscott Reef	Seaside Point
Rating (10 max)	2	2				3	3	4	4	4			4	4	3	3	4	4			4	4
Best forecast wave conditions in United States	Magics HAW - Big Island	Magics HAW - Big Island	Hilo Breakwall HAW - Big Island	Hilo Breakwall HAW - Big Island	Fossil Beach Kodiak Alaska - Kodiak Island	Hilo Breakwall HAW - Big Island	Mouse Rock CAL - San Luis Obispo	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef Oregon North	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef Oregon North	Turtles Washington	Long Beach Peninsula Washington	Long Beach Peninsula Washington	Hollywood Beach CAL - Ventura	Boners CAL - San Luis Obispo	Boners CAL - San Luis Obispo	Kahului Harbor HAW - Maui	Ghost Tree CAL - Monterey	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef Oregon North	Kahului Harbor HAW - Maui	Fullers CAL - Monterey	El Capitan CAL - Santa Barbara	Boners CAL - San Luis Obispo
Rating (10 max)	3	3	3	3	4	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	4	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	5	5	6	6	5	5	5	9	8	8	7	6	6	5	5

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