Cape Lookout 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 45.34° N 123.98° W

Issued: 9 pm 02 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Cape Lookout sea temperature is

11.8°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 (03 Nov):

Morning surf: Morning surf (03 Nov, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 15s period with WNW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Nov, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 14s period with WNW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Nov, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 14s period with WNW swell.

The current surf forecast for Cape Lookout at 5AM is: 2.0m 15s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 1.1m 10s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm November 02). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (PST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (03 Nov)	6ft (1.9m)	15s
Afternoon (03 Nov)	6ft (1.8m)	14s
Evening (03 Nov)	5.5ft (1.7m)	14s

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

	Short Range Forecast Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Very mild (max 15°C on Tue morning, min 11°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.
	Mon 2		Tuesday 3								Wednesday 4								Thu 5
	7 PM	10 PM	1 AM	4 AM	7 AM	10 AM	1 PM	4 PM	7 PM	10 PM	1 AM	4 AM	7 AM	10 AM	1 PM	4 PM	7 PM	10 PM	1 AM	4 AM	7 AM
Rating (10 max)	4	4	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	2	0	0	0	0	3	4	3
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	WNW 16	WNW 16	WNW 16	WNW 15	WNW 15	WNW 14	WNW 14	WNW 14	WNW 14	WNW 13	WNW 13	WNW 13	WNW 12	WNW 12	WNW 11	WNW 11	WNW 11	W 16	WNW 15	W 14	W 14
Wave Graph
kJ	2216	1968	1919	1846	1499	1439	1259	1241	1065	854	732	660	531	368	268	170	123	242	370	593	1744
Wind (km/h)	SE	E	SSE	E	ESE	SE	WNW	WNW	SE	ESE	ESE	ESE	SE	SSE	SSW	SSE	SSE	S	WSW	SSW	SSE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross	off	cross-off	cross-off	glassy	glassy	glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross-on	cross	cross	cross-on	glassy	glassy	cross
High Tide	6:04PM2.65m					7:46AM2.80m				7:30PM2.59m				8:32AM2.93m				8:45PM2.60m
Low Tide			00:54AM0.75m					1:48PM1.43m				1:54AM0.88m				2:51PM1.13m				2:46AM1.00m


	—	—	—	6:56	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:58	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:00
	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:00	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	4:59	—	—	—	—	4:58
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	3	1	—	—
Temp °C	12	13	12	14	13	13	15	13	12	12	12	11	11	12	13	11	12	11	12	12	11
Feels °C	9	9	9	10	9	10	13	11	10	9	10	8	8	9	9	7	9	8	12	11	10
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	WNW 16	WNW 16	WNW 16	WNW 15	WNW 15	WNW 14	WNW 14	WNW 14	WNW 14	WNW 13	WNW 13	WNW 13	WNW 12	WNW 12	WNW 11	SW 9	WNW 11	WNW 12	WSW 7	W 11	W 14
kJ	2216	1968	1919	1846	1499	1439	1259	1241	1065	854	732	660	531	368	268	117	123	147	76	563	1744
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	W 9	WSW 8	WSW 10	WSW 10	WSW 10	WSW 11	WSW 11	WSW 11	WSW 11	SW 11	SW 10	SW 10	SW 10	SW 9	SW 9	WNW 11	SW 6	W 16	WNW 15	W 14	W 22
kJ	94	94	163	222	296	322	441	450	389	334	322	268	204	170	119	170	32	242	370	593	236
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	—	—	—	—	—	—	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 9	SW 9	WNW 12	SW 14	SW 14
kJ	125	127	128	102	72	71	—	—	—	—	—	—	40	86	86	86	64	38	232	72	71
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	SW 6	—	—	—
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	66	—	—	—
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Rating (10 max)	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	2	3	3	3	3	4	4
Distance (km)	43	43	43	43	43	43	66	47	43	43	43	43	43	43	175	43	43	236	43	43	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	Seaside Cove	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		Lincoln City Nelscott Reef	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef
Rating (10 max)	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3		3	3		3	4	4
Best forecast wave conditions in United States	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef Oregon North	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef Oregon North	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef Oregon North	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef Oregon North	Mouse Rock CAL - San Luis Obispo	Ranches HAW - Oahu	Samoa Peninsula CAL - Humboldt	Ranches HAW - Oahu	Mouse Rock CAL - San Luis Obispo	Boners CAL - San Luis Obispo	Boners CAL - San Luis Obispo	Mouse Rock CAL - San Luis Obispo	Ghost Tree CAL - Monterey	Mouse Rock CAL - San Luis Obispo	Steamer Lane-Middle Peak CAL - Santa Cruz	Fullers CAL - Monterey	Mouse Rock CAL - San Luis Obispo	Ranches HAW - Oahu	Ranches HAW - Oahu	Ranches HAW - Oahu	Ranches HAW - Oahu
Rating (10 max)	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	5
Header Global	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef United States	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef United States	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef United States	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef United States	Boners United States	Beach Road South Africa	Bali Village Indonesia	Bali Village Indonesia	Bay of Skaill United Kingdom	Bankvaults Indonesia	Bay of Skaill United Kingdom	Bay of Skaill United Kingdom	Ghost Tree United States	Cow Bombie Australia	Cow Bombie Australia	Supertubes Australia	Benkunqut Indonesia	Cojo United States	Kaiser's (Hachijojima Island) Japan	Kaiser's (Hachijojima Island) Japan	Hanalei Bay United States
Rating (10 max)	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	5	5	5	4	5	7	5	5

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