Cape Lookout 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 45.34° N 123.98° W

Issued: 4 pm 09 Oct 2026 (local time)

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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 (10 Oct):

Morning surf: Morning surf (10 Oct, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 10s period with NW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Oct, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 9s period with NW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Oct, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 9s period with WNW swell.

The current surf forecast for Cape Lookout at 1AM is: 2.2m 9s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.4m 16s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm October 09). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (PDT) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (10 Oct)	7.5ft (2.3m)	10s
Afternoon (10 Oct)	7ft (2.2m)	9s
Evening (10 Oct)	6.5ft (2.0m)	9s

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

	Short Range Forecast Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Very mild (max 14°C on Fri afternoon, min 8°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.
	Fri 9				Saturday 10								Sunday 11
	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	2	4	3	4	4	4	3	3	4	4	3	4	4	3	3	2	3	3
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	WNW 12	WNW 9	WNW 9	WNW 9	NW 9	WNW 9	NW 9	NW 10	NW 10	NW 9	WNW 9	WNW 9	WNW 9	WNW 21	WNW 21	NW 9	W 19	WNW 19	WNW 19	W 18
Wave Graph
kJ	646	591	856	838	760	838	918	958	828	750	710	617	519	611	763	338	767	1129	1106	632
Wind (km/h)	NNW	NNW	NNW	N	NNE	NE	N	NNW	W	WNW	ENE	NE	NE	ENE	ENE	NNE	NNW	NNW	N	NE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross	cross	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	glassy	cross-on	cross-on	off	off	off	off	off	glassy	cross	cross	cross-off	cross-off
High Tide	11:59AM3.18m				00:31AM2.95m				12:30PM3.25m				1:16AM2.91m				1:00PM3.26m
Low Tide			6:20PM0.61m				6:23AM0.94m				6:59PM0.45m				6:58AM1.10m				7:37PM0.37m


	—	—	—	—	—	7:24	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:26	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	6:40	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:39	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:37	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	1	—	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	14	13	13	12	11	10	11	12	13	13	11	9	9	8	9	13	13	13	12	10
Feels °C	9	9	9	9	9	8	9	10	10	11	9	6	6	5	6	11	9	9	8	8
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	WNW 12	WNW 9	WNW 9	WNW 9	NW 9	WNW 9	NW 9	NW 10	NW 10	NW 9	WNW 9	WNW 9	WNW 9	WNW 9	NW 9	NW 9	WNW 9	NW 9	NW 8	NW 8
kJ	646	591	856	838	760	838	918	958	828	750	710	617	519	460	338	338	264	243	227	176
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	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	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)	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	76	82	127	87	123	110	78	77	77	76	220	282	73	193	190	129	53	106	86	88
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
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Rating (10 max)	2	2	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	4	4
Distance (km)	1265	983	66	43	43	43	43	43	137	69	43	43	43	43	43	43	105	178	43	43
Best forecast wave conditions in North Oregon			Devil s Punch Beverly Beach	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef	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)			4	4	4	4	4	4		3	4	4	4	4	4	4			4	4
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Rating (10 max)	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	4	4	4	4	5	4	4	4	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	5	5	5	6	4	5	6	6	8	9	9	8	8	5	5	6	9	5	5	5

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