Cape Lookout 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 45.34° N 123.98° W

Issued: 4 pm 28 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Cape Lookout sea temperature is

11.7°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 (28 Oct):

Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Oct, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 9s period with WNW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Oct, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 10s period with WNW swell.

The current surf forecast for Cape Lookout at 9PM is: 2.0m 10s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.7m 13s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm October 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (PDT) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (28 Oct)	-	-
Afternoon (28 Oct)	6.5ft (2.0m)	9s
Evening (28 Oct)	6.5ft (2.0m)	10s

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

	Short Range Forecast Light rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Wed afternoon. Very mild (max 12°C on Wed afternoon, min 7°C on Fri morning). Wind will be generally light.
	Wed 28				Thursday 29								Friday 30
	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)	0	2	3	2	2	3	3	3	2	2	3	2	2	2	2	2	0	0	2	2
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	WNW 9	WNW 9	WNW 10	WNW 10	WNW 10	WNW 10	WNW 10	WNW 10	WNW 10	WNW 10	WNW 10	WNW 9	WNW 9	WNW 9	SW 15	SW 15	SW 15	SW 15	SW 15	SW 15
Wave Graph
kJ	672	799	732	683	697	603	533	452	411	411	325	261	165	161	137	136	136	136	151	143
Wind (km/h)	WSW	WSW	SSW	SSE	SSE	SE	ESE	SE	SSW	SSW	SSW	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	SSE	SSW	S	SE	ESE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	on	on	cross-on	cross	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-on	cross-on	glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-on	cross	cross-off	cross-off
High Tide	1:44PM3.47m					3:27AM2.72m				2:30PM3.39m				4:27AM2.63m				3:21PM3.24m
Low Tide				8:47PM0.03m				8:31AM1.56m				9:40PM0.12m				9:25AM1.68m				10:38PM0.27m


	—	—	—	—	—	7:50	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:50	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	6:08	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:07	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:06	—	—
mm	1	1	1	1	—	—	—	1	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	—	—	—
Temp °C	12	12	10	9	9	8	8	10	11	11	10	8	9	9	7	9	11	10	8	8
Feels °C	8	9	8	6	6	4	4	8	8	8	8	5	6	6	4	6	5	5	4	4
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	WNW 9	WNW 9	WNW 10	WNW 10	WNW 10	WNW 10	WNW 10	WNW 10	WNW 10	WNW 10	WNW 10	WNW 9	WNW 9	WNW 9	WNW 9	WNW 8	WNW 8	NW 8	WNW 11	WNW 11
kJ	672	799	732	683	697	603	533	452	411	411	325	261	165	161	132	84	103	70	151	107
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	WNW 14	WNW 14	WNW 13	WNW 13	WNW 13	WNW 13	WNW 12	WNW 12	WNW 12	WNW 12	SW 16	WNW 12	WNW 11	WNW 11	SW 15	WNW 11	SW 15	SW 15	SW 15	SW 15
kJ	201	145	195	181	102	165	157	155	117	85	157	79	102	73	137	90	136	136	137	143
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	WNW 12	SW 16	SW 15	SW 15	WNW 11	SW 15	WNW 11	WNW 11	SW 4	SW 4
kJ	96	94	130	69	94	127	161	89	89	89	85	151	139	137	71	136	69	46	9	9
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	SW 4	—	—
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6	—	—
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Elwha Washington	Westport-The Cove Washington	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	Half Moon Bay Washington	Long Beach Peninsula Washington	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	Ocean Park Washington	Half Moon Bay Washington	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef Oregon North	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef Oregon North
Rating (10 max)	2	3	4	4	4	4	4	3	2	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	2	3	3
Distance (km)	314	175	43	43	43	43	43	43	175	137	43	43	43	43	43	43	129	175	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			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)			4	4	4	4	4	3			3	3	3	3	3	3			3	3
Best forecast wave conditions in United States	Waiaha Rivermouth / Honls HAW - Big Island	Cape Sebastian Oregon South	Boners CAL - San Luis Obispo	Ghost Tree CAL - Monterey	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef Oregon North	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef Oregon North	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef Oregon North	Magics HAW - Big Island	Cape Sebastian Oregon South	Majors Bay HAW - Kaua'i	Mouse Rock CAL - San Luis Obispo	Magics HAW - Big Island	Magics HAW - Big Island	Waiaha Rivermouth / Honls HAW - Big Island	Waiaha Rivermouth / Honls HAW - Big Island	Blacks Beach CAL - San Diego County	Majors Bay HAW - Kaua'i	Government Point CAL - Santa Barbara	Magics HAW - Big Island	Mouse Rock CAL - San Luis Obispo
Rating (10 max)	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3
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Rating (10 max)	6	4	4	5	4	7	7	9	6	5	4	5	5	6	6	7	6	5	5	5

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