Cape Lookout 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 45.34° N 123.98° W

Issued: 3 pm 04 Nov 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 (04 Nov):

Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Nov, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 11s period with WNW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Nov, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 16s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Cape Lookout at 7PM is: 0.7m 12s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.7m 6s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm November 04). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (PST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (04 Nov)	-	-
Afternoon (04 Nov)	3ft (0.9m)	11s
Evening (04 Nov)	2ft (0.6m)	16s

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

	Short Range Forecast Moderate rain (total 14mm), heaviest on Wed afternoon. Very mild (max 16°C on Sat morning, min 11°C on Wed afternoon). Winds increasing (calm on Wed night, fresh winds from the SSW by Sat morning).
	Wed 4				Thursday 5								Friday 6								Sat 7
	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	10 AM	1 PM	4 PM	7 PM	10 PM	1 AM	4 AM	7 AM
Rating (10 max)	0	0	2	2	2	3	3	4	3	4	7	6	6	5	5	5	4	5	5	4	5	5	5
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	WNW 11	WNW 11	WNW 12	W 16	WNW 15	W 11	W 13	W 13	W 12	W 12	W 18	W 17	W 17	W 16	WNW 16	W 15	W 15	W 16	W 16	W 15	W 14	W 14	W 14
Wave Graph
kJ	268	167	142	179	370	828	2446	2490	2412	2282	6126	5851	5057	4401	4293	4636	5543	6275	6567	5635	5116	4431	3648
Wind (km/h)	SSW	S	SE	SW	SSW	SSE	SSE	SSE	SW	SW	SE	SE	SE	SE	SE	SE	S	S	SSE	S	SSE	SE	SE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-on	cross	cross-off	glassy	cross-on	cross	cross	cross	on	on	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross-off	cross-off
High Tide				8:45PM2.60m				9:11AM3.05m				9:48PM2.64m				9:46AM3.15m					10:41PM2.69m
Low Tide		2:51PM1.13m				2:46AM1.00m				3:42PM0.85m				3:32AM1.13m					4:25PM0.60m				4:13AM1.25m


	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:00	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:01	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:01
	—	4:59	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	4:58	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	4:55	—	—	—	—	4:54
mm	—	1	4	4	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	2	1	1	—
Temp °C	13	11	11	12	12	12	11	12	13	12	12	11	11	12	13	14	15	15	15	14	14	15	14
Feels °C	9	7	9	12	11	11	9	10	10	10	11	9	8	9	9	10	10	9	11	11	13	13	12
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	WNW 11	WNW 11	WNW 12	WSW 7	W 12	W 11	W 13	W 13	W 12	W 12	W 18	W 17	W 17	W 16	WNW 16	W 15	W 15	W 16	W 16	W 15	W 14	W 14	W 14
kJ	268	167	142	88	279	828	2446	2490	2412	2282	6126	5851	5057	4401	4293	4636	5543	6275	6567	5635	5116	4431	3648
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 9	SW 9	SW 6	WNW 12	WSW 7	WNW 14	W 22	WNW 21	W 20	WNW 19	—	—	SW 14	—	SW 14	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SSW 13	SW 13	SW 13
kJ	119	81	33	147	99	674	236	571	961	1421	—	—	51	—	29	28	27	27	27	26	16	27	27
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 16	SW 16	SW 9	W 16	WNW 15	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	86	86	65	179	370	72	70	50	65	29	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	SW 5	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	—	15	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Westport-The Cove Washington	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef Oregon North	Coos Bay North Oregon South	Point Grenville 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	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	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef Oregon North	Twin Rivers Washington	Super green 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
Rating (10 max)	2	3	2	3	4	4	5	5	4	5	8	8	7	6	6	7	4	4	9	8	7	6	5
Distance (km)	175	43	221	220	43	43	43	43	175	43	43	43	43	43	43	43	315	314	43	43	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	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)		3			4	4	5	5		5	8	8	7	6	6	7			9	8	7	6	5
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	5	5	5	5	5	8	8	7	6	6	7	5	6	9	8	7	6	5
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Rating (10 max)	5	5	4	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	8	8	7	6	6	7	5	5	9	8	7	6	5

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