Cape Lookout 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 45.34° N 123.98° W

Issued: 4 am 14 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Cape Lookout sea temperature is

13.2°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 (14 Sep):

Morning surf: Morning surf (14 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 8s period with WNW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 8s period with WNW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s period with WNW swell.

The current surf forecast for Cape Lookout at 4PM is: 1.0m 8s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.4m 13s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00am September 14). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (PDT) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (14 Sep)	3.5ft (1.0m)	8s
Afternoon (14 Sep)	3.5ft (1.0m)	8s
Evening (14 Sep)	3ft (0.9m)	8s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Wed afternoon, min 12°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.
	Monday 14								Tuesday 15								Wednesday 16
	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)	1	1	1	2	0	1	1	1	1	1	1	0	1	1	2	1	1	1	1	0	0	1	1	2
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	WNW 8	WNW 8	WNW 8	WNW 8	WNW 8	WNW 8	WNW 8	WNW 8	WNW 8	NW 8	NW 8	NW 8	NW 8	SW 17	NW 7	NW 7	NW 7	NW 7	NW 7	NW 7	NW 7	NW 8	NW 8	NW 8
Wave Graph
kJ	161	153	149	123	126	123	101	101	98	82	82	84	82	96	107	104	104	107	126	126	121	160	205	186
Wind (km/h)	S	S	SSW	W	NW	NNW	N	NE	ENE	NE	NE	NNW	NNW	NNW	N	NNE	NE	ENE	ENE	NNW	NNW	NNW	N	N
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross	cross	cross-on	glassy	cross-on	cross	cross-off	cross-off	off	off	glassy	cross	cross-off	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	off	off	cross	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off
High Tide		2:54AM2.81m				2:46PM3.17m				3:42AM2.62m				3:18PM3.07m				4:34AM2.43m				3:53PM2.94m
Low Tide				8:38AM1.10m				9:25PM0.61m				9:11AM1.33m				10:10PM0.70m				9:44AM1.55m				11:00PM0.82m


	—	6:52	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:52	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:54	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	7:29	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:27	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:24	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	15	15	15	16	16	16	14	13	12	12	12	14	14	15	14	14	13	13	14	18	19	17	16	16
Feels °C	14	14	14	15	14	14	12	12	11	11	11	12	12	13	12	13	12	12	12	16	15	13	13	14
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	WNW 8	WNW 8	WNW 8	WNW 8	WNW 8	WNW 8	WNW 8	WNW 8	WNW 8	NW 8	NW 8	NW 8	NW 8	WNW 7	NW 7	NW 7	NW 7	NW 7	NW 7	NW 7	NW 7	SW 16	NW 8	NW 8
kJ	161	153	149	123	126	123	101	101	98	82	82	84	82	96	107	104	104	107	126	126	121	63	205	186
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 12	SW 17	SW 17	SW 17	SW 16	WNW 12	WNW 12	WNW 12	WNW 11	WNW 11	WNW 11	WNW 11	WNW 11	WNW 11
kJ	61	61	61	61	61	61	44	44	43	26	25	75	75	75	64	28	28	26	25	24	24	23	22	22
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	WSW 19	WSW 16	WSW 19	WNW 15	WSW 18	WSW 17	WSW 17	WNW 13	WNW 13	SW 17	SW 17	SW 12	WNW 12	WNW 12	WNW 12	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	WSW 16	SW 24	SW 16	SW 16
kJ	35	27	69	42	31	30	29	35	35	75	75	24	29	29	29	62	61	61	38	38	24	22	63	63
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	NW 8	—	—
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	160	—	—
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef Oregon North	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef Oregon North	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef Oregon North	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef Oregon North	Bolinas Jetty CAL - Marin County	Florencia Bay Vancouver Island	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	Hobuck/North Coast Washington	Fort Canby A Jetty Washington	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	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef Oregon North	Smugglers Cove Oregon North	Cape Elizabeth Washington	The Strait Washington	Cape Sebastian Oregon South	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef Oregon North
Rating (10 max)	2	2	2	2	2	1	2	2	2	2	2	2	1	2	2	2	2	2	2	1	1	1	3	2
Distance (km)	43	43	43	43	834	427	43	43	43	43	43	104	336	104	66	43	43	43	43	47	226	334	337	43
Best forecast wave conditions in North Oregon	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	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	Seaside Cove				Lincoln City Nelscott Reef
Rating (10 max)	2	2	2	2			2	2	2	2	2				2	2	2	2	2	1				2
Best forecast wave conditions in United States	Boners CAL - San Luis Obispo	Mouse Rock CAL - San Luis Obispo	Mouse Rock CAL - San Luis Obispo	Steamer Lane-Middle Peak CAL - Santa Cruz	Steamer Lane-Middle Peak CAL - Santa Cruz	Ranches HAW - Oahu	Fullers CAL - Monterey	Mouse Rock CAL - San Luis Obispo	Fullers CAL - Monterey	Government Point CAL - Santa Barbara	Fullers CAL - Monterey	Barber's Point - Coast Guard Jetty HAW - Oahu	Off the Wall/Insanities HAW - Oahu	Gale Point CAL - Humboldt	Fullers CAL - Monterey	Government Point CAL - Santa Barbara	Ranches HAW - Oahu	Ranches HAW - Oahu	Ranches HAW - Oahu	Ranches HAW - Oahu	Tracks (Nanakuli) HAW - Oahu	Shark Pit HAW - Maui	Andrew Molera State Park CAL - Monterey	Samoa Peninsula CAL - Humboldt
Rating (10 max)	3	3	3	2	2	2	3	4	4	4	4	3	2	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	2	3	3
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Rating (10 max)	5	6	6	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	7	6	6	6	5	5	5	5	6	5	5	5	5	5

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