Cape Lookout 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 45.34° N 123.98° W

Issued: 10 am 06 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Cape Lookout sea temperature is

12.9°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 (06 Oct):

Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 10s period with WNW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 10s period with WNW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 10s period with WNW swell.

The current surf forecast for Cape Lookout at 2PM is: 1.1m 10s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.4m 14s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00am October 06). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (PDT) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (06 Oct)	3.5ft (1.0m)	10s
Afternoon (06 Oct)	3.5ft (1.0m)	10s
Evening (06 Oct)	3ft (0.9m)	10s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Tue afternoon, min 12°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.
	Tuesday 6						Wednesday 7								Thursday 8
	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	2 AM	5 AM	8 AM	11 AM	2 PM	5 PM	8 PM	11 PM
Rating (10 max)	2	1	0	1	1	1	2	2	2	2	2	2	3	4	4	4	3	1	1	1	2	3
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	WNW 11	WNW 10	WNW 10	WNW 10	WNW 10	WNW 10	WNW 10	WNW 10	WNW 11	WNW 11	WNW 11	WNW 11	WNW 14	WNW 14	WNW 14	WNW 13	WNW 13	WNW 13	WNW 13	WNW 13	WNW 13	WNW 12
Wave Graph
kJ	286	177	232	136	136	222	231	231	302	404	412	517	975	1422	1090	998	865	838	710	623	604	493
Wind (km/h)	NNE	NNW	NNW	N	N	N	N	NNE	NNE	NNW	NNW	NNW	N	N	N	N	N	NNW	NNW	NNW	N	NNE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	cross	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross	cross	cross-off	cross-off
High Tide		10:15AM2.75m				9:48PM2.86m				10:54AM2.93m				10:49PM2.92m					11:28AM3.07m
Low Tide				3:58PM1.42m				4:23AM0.64m				4:52PM1.12m					5:07AM0.69m				5:38PM0.85m


	7:18	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:20	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:22	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	6:46	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:45	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:43	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	13	15	16	15	15	14	14	14	14	16	16	15	13	13	13	12	12	15	15	15	13	13
Feels °C	12	14	13	12	13	11	12	13	12	14	14	12	10	11	10	9	9	12	12	12	10	12
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	WNW 11	WNW 10	WNW 10	WNW 10	WNW 10	WNW 10	WNW 10	WNW 10	WNW 11	WNW 11	WNW 11	WNW 11	WNW 14	WNW 14	WNW 14	WNW 13	WNW 13	WNW 13	WNW 13	WNW 13	WNW 13	WNW 12
kJ	286	177	232	136	136	222	231	231	302	404	412	517	975	1422	1090	998	865	838	710	623	604	493
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 14	NW 5	SW 14	WNW 13	WNW 12	SW 13	NW 5	NW 6	NW 6	WNW 18	WNW 16	WNW 16	SW 13	SW 18	NW 6	NW 6	NW 6	NW 6	SW 18	SW 17	SW 17	NW 5
kJ	51	10	49	54	52	27	29	36	32	103	151	263	27	52	60	51	47	36	108	107	102	40
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	WSW 10	SW 14	WNW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 21	SW 13	SW 13	WNW 18	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 19	SW 13	SW 18	SW 18	SW 18	SW 18	SW 12	SW 12	SSW 12	SW 16
kJ	10	51	17	28	27	17	27	27	64	27	27	27	57	27	50	80	80	79	22	22	14	95
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	NW 5	NW 5	NW 5	—	—	—	—	—	—	NW 6	—	—	—	—	—	NW 6	NW 5	NW 5	—
kJ	—	—	—	29	47	42	—	—	—	—	—	—	62	—	—	—	—	—	30	35	32	—
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef Oregon North	Smugglers Cove Oregon North	Elwha Washington	Elwha 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	Smugglers Cove Oregon North	Cape Elizabeth Washington	Elwha Washington	Devil s Punch Beverly Beach Oregon North	Devil s Punch Beverly Beach Oregon North	Devil s Punch Beverly Beach Oregon North	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef Oregon North	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef Oregon North	Devil s Punch Beverly Beach Oregon North	Super green Washington	Smith River and Kellogg Rd CAL - Del Norte County	Seaside Point Oregon North	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef Oregon North
Rating (10 max)	2	2	1	1	2	3	3	3	3	3	2	2	4	4	4	4	4	4	2	3	3	3
Distance (km)	43	47	314	314	43	43	43	43	43	47	226	314	66	66	66	43	43	66	314	381	69	43
Best forecast wave conditions in North Oregon	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	Smugglers Cove			Devil s Punch Beverly Beach	Seaside Cove	Devil s Punch Beverly Beach	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef	Devil s Punch Beverly Beach			Seaside Point	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef
Rating (10 max)	2	2			2	3	3	3	3	3			4	4	4	4	4	4			3	3
Best forecast wave conditions in United States	Magics HAW - Big Island	Ranches HAW - Oahu	Ranches HAW - Oahu	Waimea Bay/Pinballs HAW - Oahu	Pipeline HAW - Oahu	Pipeline HAW - Oahu	Magics HAW - Big Island	Pipeline HAW - Oahu	Ranches HAW - Oahu	Magics HAW - Big Island	Pipeline HAW - Oahu	Pipeline HAW - Oahu	Devil s Punch Beverly Beach Oregon North	Gale Point CAL - Humboldt	Maili Point HAW - Oahu	Samoa Peninsula CAL - Humboldt	Samoa Peninsula CAL - Humboldt	Gale Point CAL - Humboldt	Mad River Beach CAL - Humboldt	Gale Point CAL - Humboldt	Mouse Rock CAL - San Luis Obispo	Mouse Rock CAL - San Luis Obispo
Rating (10 max)	2	2	1	2	3	3	3	4	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	7	9	9	9	5	6	9	9	8	6	6	5	6	5	5	5	5	5	5	8	5	5

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