Cape Lookout 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 45.34° N 123.98° W

Issued: 4 am 09 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Cape Lookout sea temperature is

12.6°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 (09 Oct):

Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 12s period with WNW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 12s period with WNW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Oct, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 9s period with WNW swell.

The current surf forecast for Cape Lookout at 10AM is: 1.3m 12s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.4m 16s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00am October 09). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (PDT) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (09 Oct)	4.5ft (1.3m)	12s
Afternoon (09 Oct)	5ft (1.6m)	12s
Evening (09 Oct)	7ft (2.2m)	9s

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

	Short Range Forecast Light rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Sat morning. Very mild (max 14°C on Fri morning, min 8°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.
	Friday 9								Saturday 10								Sunday 11
	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	0	1	2	4	4	4	3	1	2	3	4	4	3	4	4	3	2	2	3	3
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	WNW 12	WNW 12	WNW 12	WNW 12	WNW 12	WNW 9	WNW 9	WNW 9	WNW 9	WNW 9	NW 10	WNW 10	NW 10	WNW 10	NW 10	NW 10	NW 9	WNW 21	WNW 21	NW 9	W 19	WNW 19	WNW 19	W 18
Wave Graph
kJ	477	469	461	454	646	644	856	856	838	838	958	1149	1200	1071	846	667	563	611	763	338	767	1129	1106	632
Wind (km/h)	N	ESE	SSW	NW	NNW	NNW	NNW	N	N	ESE	NW	WNW	W	NNW	ENE	ENE	ENE	NE	ENE	NNE	NNW	NNW	NNE	NNE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	glassy	cross-on	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross-off	cross-off	glassy	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross	off	off	off	off	off	cross-off	cross	cross	cross-off	cross-off
High Tide	11:42PM2.95m				11:59AM3.18m				00:31AM2.95m				12:30PM3.25m				1:16AM2.91m				1:00PM3.26m
Low Tide			5:46AM0.80m				6:20PM0.61m				6:23AM0.94m				6:59PM0.45m				6:58AM1.10m				7:37PM0.37m


	—	7:22	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:24	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:26	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	6:40	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:39	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:37	—	—
mm	—	—	—	1	—	—	—	—	1	—	1	2	1	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	13	14	14	14	14	13	13	12	11	10	11	13	13	12	11	9	9	8	9	12	13	14	12	11
Feels °C	12	14	13	11	9	8	9	9	9	9	9	9	10	10	9	6	6	5	6	9	9	10	8	8
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	WNW 12	WNW 12	WNW 12	WNW 12	WNW 12	WNW 9	WNW 9	WNW 9	WNW 9	WNW 9	NW 10	WNW 10	NW 10	WNW 10	NW 10	NW 10	NW 9	WNW 9	NW 9	NW 9	NW 9	NW 9	NW 9	NW 8
kJ	477	469	461	454	646	644	856	856	838	838	958	1149	1200	1071	846	667	563	470	415	338	294	287	249	211
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NW 5	NW 5	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	WNW 19	SW 16	W 19	W 19	W 18	W 18	W 18	W 24	W 17	W 17	WNW 21	WNW 21	W 20	W 19	WNW 19	WNW 19	W 18
kJ	16	12	91	91	125	125	124	124	85	186	180	165	230	225	282	210	200	611	763	279	767	1129	1106	632
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 16	SW 16	W 21	W 21	W 21	WNW 20	WNW 20	SW 16	WNW 19	SW 15	SW 15	SW 15	SW 15	SW 15	W 17	W 24	SW 14	W 16	W 16	W 16	SW 14	SW 17	SW 16	SW 16
kJ	93	91	77	78	76	82	127	87	123	110	78	77	77	76	154	282	73	193	190	129	53	106	86	88
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Smugglers Cove Oregon North	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef Oregon North	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef Oregon North	Pillar Point Washington	Lovers Point CAL - Monterey	Lovers Point CAL - Monterey	Devil s Punch Beverly Beach Oregon North	Devil s Punch Beverly Beach Oregon North	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef Oregon North	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef Oregon North	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef Oregon North	Fort Canby A Jetty Washington	Fort Canby A Jetty Washington	Smugglers Cove Oregon North	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef Oregon North	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef Oregon North	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef Oregon North	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef Oregon North	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef Oregon North	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef Oregon North	Fort Canby A Jetty Washington	Damon Point Washington	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef Oregon North	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef Oregon North
Rating (10 max)	3	3	3	2	2	2	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	4	4
Distance (km)	47	43	43	319	983	983	66	66	43	43	43	104	104	47	43	43	43	43	43	43	104	178	43	43
Best forecast wave conditions in North Oregon	Seaside Cove	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef				Devil s Punch Beverly Beach	Devil s Punch Beverly Beach	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef			Seaside Cove	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	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef
Rating (10 max)	3	3	3				4	4	4	4	4			4	4	4	4	4	4	4			4	4
Best forecast wave conditions in United States	Boners CAL - San Luis Obispo	Mouse Rock CAL - San Luis Obispo	Boners CAL - San Luis Obispo	Waimea Bay/Pinballs HAW - Oahu	Waimea Bay/Pinballs HAW - Oahu	Waimea Bay/Pinballs HAW - Oahu	San Carpoforo Creek CAL - San Luis Obispo	Fullers CAL - Monterey	Mouse Rock CAL - San Luis Obispo	Fullers CAL - Monterey	Fullers CAL - Monterey	Westport-The Corner Washington	Westport-The Corner Washington	Infinities HAW - Kaua'i	Government Point CAL - Santa Barbara	Steamer Lane-Middle Peak CAL - Santa Cruz	Steamer Lane-The Point CAL - Santa Cruz	Steamer Lane-The Slot CAL - Santa Cruz	Boners CAL - San Luis Obispo	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef Oregon North	Westport-The Corner Washington	Steamer Lane-Middle Peak CAL - Santa Cruz	Mavericks CAL - San Mateo	Salinas River State Beach CAL - Monterey
Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	5	4	4	4	3	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	5	4	5	5	5	4	5	5	5	5	5	7	8	9	4	9	8	5	5	6	6	5	5	5

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