Cape Lookout 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 45.34° N 123.98° W

Issued: 10 pm 23 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 (24 Oct):

Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 10s period with WNW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 10s period with WNW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 9s period with NW swell.

The current surf forecast for Cape Lookout at 2AM is: 1.6m 10s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.3m 16s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm October 23). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (PDT) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (24 Oct)	4.5ft (1.4m)	10s
Afternoon (24 Oct)	4ft (1.2m)	10s
Evening (24 Oct)	2.5ft (0.8m)	9s

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

	Short Range Forecast Heavy rain (total 24mm), heaviest during Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 12°C on Sun afternoon, min 8°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.
	Fri 23		Saturday 24								Sunday 25
	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)	3	3	3	3	2	2	1	2	2	1	2	2	1	2	1	3	4	3
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	WNW 10	WNW 10	WNW 10	WNW 10	WNW 10	WNW 10	WNW 10	WNW 10	NW 9	WNW 10	WNW 11	WNW 10	WNW 10	W 10	W 10	WNW 11	W 11	W 10
Wave Graph
kJ	698	637	541	500	436	353	302	235	101	221	581	806	889	849	896	1132	991	618
Wind (km/h)	NNE	ENE	ENE	E	E	E	NW	NW	SSE	SSE	SSE	SE	SSE	SSE	SSE	S	SE	SE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	off	off	off	cross-off	glassy	cross-on	glassy	glassy	cross	cross	cross-off	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross-off	cross-off
High Tide			11:20PM2.71m				11:21AM3.13m				00:08AM2.79m				11:51AM3.29m
Low Tide					5:10AM1.08m				5:53PM0.59m				5:46AM1.15m				6:33PM0.32m


	—	—	—	7:43	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:45	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:15	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:14	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	3	8	6	4	2
Temp °C	10	9	8	8	8	10	11	10	10	10	10	10	11	11	11	12	11	12
Feels °C	8	7	6	6	6	9	9	8	8	6	6	5	7	8	7	10	9	10
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	WNW 10	WNW 10	WNW 10	WNW 10	WNW 10	WNW 10	WNW 10	WNW 10	NW 9	WNW 10	WNW 11	WNW 10	WNW 10	W 10	W 10	WNW 11	W 11	W 10
kJ	698	637	541	500	436	353	302	235	101	221	581	806	889	849	896	1132	991	618
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	WSW 16	W 10	SW 16	SW 16	SW 15	SW 15	SW 15	SW 15	SW 6	SW 15	W 13
kJ	40	40	39	39	40	40	40	25	71	39	38	35	34	34	34	37	33	56
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	SW 13	—	SW 13	SW 16	—	—	—	W 16	W 16	—	SW 15	—	SW 15
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	7	—	7	39	—	—	—	5	5	—	34	—	33
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Hoko River Kydaka Washington	Fort Canby A Jetty 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	Fort Canby A Jetty Washington	Smugglers Cove 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	Seaside Cove Oregon North	Seaside Point Oregon North
Rating (10 max)	2	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	2	2	2	2	3	3	3	3	3	4
Distance (km)	325	104	43	43	43	43	43	43	104	47	43	43	43	43	43	43	72	69
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	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
Rating (10 max)			3	3	3	3	3	3		2	2	2	3	3	3	3	3	4
Best forecast wave conditions in United States	Fullers CAL - Monterey	Fullers CAL - Monterey	Mouse Rock CAL - San Luis Obispo	Ghost Tree CAL - Monterey	Ghost Tree CAL - Monterey	Mouse Rock CAL - San Luis Obispo	Cortez Bank CAL - San Diego County	Cortez Bank CAL - San Diego County	Cortez Bank CAL - San Diego County	Lecount Hollow Massachusetts	Boners CAL - San Luis Obispo	Boners CAL - San Luis Obispo	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef Oregon North	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef Oregon North	Waiaha Rivermouth / Honls HAW - Big Island	Ranches HAW - Oahu	Waimea Bay/Pinballs HAW - Oahu	Seaside Cove Oregon North
Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	3	4	3	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	4
Header Global	Trial Harbour Australia	Benkunqut Indonesia	Deba Spain	Deba Spain	Trial Harbour Australia	Benkunqut Indonesia	Outside Corner Indonesia	Outside Corner Indonesia	Nyang-Nyang Indonesia	Bali Village Indonesia	El Huerto Spain	El Huerto Spain	Deba Spain	Ahijedero Mexico	Benkunqut Indonesia	La Nora Spain	Belharra France	Easky Left Ireland
Rating (10 max)	7	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	5	5	5	4	4	5	5	6

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