Cape Lookout 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 45.34° N 123.98° W

Issued: 10 pm 07 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Cape Lookout sea temperature is

10.7° 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 (08 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 9s period with WNW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 9s period with WNW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Jul, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 9s period with WNW swell.

The current surf forecast for Cape Lookout at 2AM is: 1.0m 9s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.4m 16s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm July 07). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (PDT) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (08 Jul)	3.5ft (1.0m)	9s
Afternoon (08 Jul)	3.5ft (1.1m)	9s
Evening (08 Jul)	4ft (1.2m)	9s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Fri afternoon, min 10°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.
	Tue 7		Wednesday 8								Thursday 9								Friday 10
	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	2 AM	5 AM	8 AM	11 AM	2 PM	5 PM
Rating (10 max)	1	2	2	2	2	1	0	0	1	1	2	2	2	1	0	0	1	2	2	2	2	1	1	1
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	WNW 9	WNW 9	WNW 9	WNW 9	WNW 9	WNW 9	WNW 9	WNW 9	WNW 9	WNW 9	WNW 9	WNW 9	WNW 9	WNW 9	WNW 9	WNW 9	NW 9	NW 8	SW 16	SW 16	WNW 8	WNW 8	WNW 8	WNW 8
Wave Graph
kJ	180	180	180	172	154	151	147	190	190	211	231	207	203	199	194	194	91	100	90	124	131	131	131	157
Wind (km/h)	N	N	N	NNE	N	NNW	NNW	NNW	N	N	NNE	NE	NNE	NNW	NNW	NNW	NNW	N	NNE	NE	NNE	NW	NW	NNW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross	cross	cross-off	cross-off	glassy	glassy	glassy	cross-on	cross	cross
High Tide					7:03AM2.18m				7:06PM3.03m					8:35AM2.16m			7:58PM3.13m					10:00AM2.25m
Low Tide			1:11AM1.14m				12:23PM1.38m					2:19AM0.89m			1:23PM1.57m					3:23AM0.62m				2:33PM1.69m


	—	—	—	5:35	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:35	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:37	—	—	—	—
	9:05	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	9:05	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	9:04	—	—	—	—	—	—	9:04
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	13	13	13	13	14	14	14	13	13	12	11	10	11	14	14	14	14	13	13	12	13	15	16	15
Feels °C	11	11	11	12	13	12	10	9	9	9	8	8	10	11	11	10	11	12	13	11	13	14	15	13
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	WNW 9	WNW 9	WNW 9	WNW 9	WNW 9	WNW 9	WNW 9	WNW 9	WNW 9	WNW 9	WNW 9	WNW 9	WNW 9	WNW 9	WNW 9	WNW 9	NW 9	NW 8	NW 9	WNW 9	WNW 8	WNW 8	WNW 8	WNW 8
kJ	180	180	180	172	154	151	147	190	190	211	231	207	203	199	194	194	91	100	62	84	131	131	131	157
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 18	SW 18	SW 18	SW 18	SW 18	SW 18	SW 15	SW 15	SW 17	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	W 10	W 9	WNW 8	NW 8	SW 16	SW 15	SW 15	SW 15
kJ	65	90	89	155	111	111	111	111	111	54	54	142	127	125	125	91	90	42	55	65	121	116	109	77
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 19	SW 19	SW 19	—	SW 14	SW 15	SW 15	SW 15	SW 15	SW 18	SW 18	—	—	—	WSW 13	SW 13	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	—	—	—	—
kJ	96	59	59	—	54	54	54	54	54	80	79	—	—	—	16	27	90	91	90	124	—	—	—	—
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Fort Canby A Jetty Washington	Smugglers Cove Oregon North	Smugglers Cove Oregon North	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef Oregon North	Devil s Punch Beverly Beach Oregon North	Garths Reef CAL - Del Norte County	Beer Can Beach CAL - Santa Cruz	Pleasure Point-Insides CAL - Santa Cruz	Garths Reef CAL - Del Norte County	Deep Creek Washington	Smugglers Cove Oregon North	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef Oregon North	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef Oregon North	Neah Bay Washington	Neah Bay Washington	Neah Bay Washington	Cape Elizabeth Washington	Smugglers Cove 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	Point Grenville Washington	Elwha Washington
Rating (10 max)	3	2	2	2	3	2	2	2	2	1	2	2	3	1	1	1	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	1
Distance (km)	104	47	47	43	66	397	946	946	397	315	47	43	43	341	341	341	226	47	43	43	43	104	220	314
Best forecast wave conditions in North Oregon		Smugglers Cove	Devil s Punch Beverly Beach	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef	Devil s Punch Beverly Beach						Devil s Punch Beverly Beach	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef					Seaside Cove	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef
Rating (10 max)		2	3	2	3						3	2	3					2	2	2	2
Best forecast wave conditions in United States	Malibu CAL - LA County	Steamer Lane-The Point CAL - Santa Cruz	Boners CAL - San Luis Obispo	Boners CAL - San Luis Obispo	Boners CAL - San Luis Obispo	Majors Bay HAW - Kaua'i	Majors Bay HAW - Kaua'i	Super Tubes CAL - Ventura	Super Tubes CAL - Ventura	Boners CAL - San Luis Obispo	Fullers CAL - Monterey	Boners CAL - San Luis Obispo	Boners CAL - San Luis Obispo	Steamer Lane-The Slot CAL - Santa Cruz	Steamer Lane-Middle Peak CAL - Santa Cruz	El Capitan CAL - Santa Barbara	Steamer Lane-The Point CAL - Santa Cruz	Mouse Rock CAL - San Luis Obispo	Mouse Rock CAL - San Luis Obispo	Fullers CAL - Monterey	Government Point CAL - Santa Barbara	Steamer Lane-Middle Peak CAL - Santa Cruz	Steamer Lane-Middle Peak CAL - Santa Cruz	Steamer Lane-Middle Peak CAL - Santa Cruz
Rating (10 max)	3	4	4	4	4	3	3	2	3	4	4	4	4	4	2	3	4	4	4	4	4	2	2	2
Header Global	Trial Harbour Australia	Trial Harbour Australia	Trial Harbour Australia	Trial Harbour Australia	Lucky Point Philippines	Lucky Point Philippines	Lucky Point Philippines	Lucky Point Philippines	Lucky Point Philippines	Lucky Point Philippines	Ntylonyane (Breezy Point) South Africa	Trial Harbour Australia	Baler - Lindy's Point Philippines	Weld Road New Zealand	Boneyards South Africa	Kaifu Rivermouth Japan	Barbel Point South Africa	Boneyards South Africa	Papatowai New Zealand	Kaifu Rivermouth Japan	Kaifu Rivermouth Japan	Kaifu Rivermouth Japan	Kaifu Rivermouth Japan	Kaifu Rivermouth Japan
Rating (10 max)	9	8	7	6	8	9	9	9	8	8	6	6	6	6	6	6	5	5	6	7	8	8	8	8

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