Cape Lookout 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 45.34° N 123.98° W

Issued: 4 am 18 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's Cape Lookout sea temperature is

11.8°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 (18 Oct):

Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Oct, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 11s period with WNW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Oct, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 13s period with WNW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Oct, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 12s period with WNW swell.

The current surf forecast for Cape Lookout at 8AM is: 2.1m 11s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.3m 18s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00am October 18). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (PDT) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (18 Oct)	7ft (2.1m)	11s
Afternoon (18 Oct)	7ft (2.1m)	13s
Evening (18 Oct)	7ft (2.1m)	12s

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 9°C on Sun morning). Wind will be generally light.
	Sunday 18								Monday 19								Tuesday 20
	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	2 AM	5 AM	8 AM	11 AM	2 PM	5 PM	8 PM	11 PM
Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	2	3	4	4	3	3	2	2	2	2	4	4	3	3	2	2	1	1	2	2
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	WNW 11	WNW 11	WNW 11	WNW 11	WNW 13	WNW 12	WNW 12	WNW 12	WNW 12	WNW 11	WNW 11	WNW 11	WNW 11	WNW 11	W 14	W 11	W 11	W 10	W 10	W 10	W 10	WNW 9	WNW 9	WNW 9
Wave Graph
kJ	1086	972	972	1045	1387	1314	1231	1211	966	828	705	619	452	387	753	1134	835	520	244	273	226	280	326	258
Wind (km/h)	NNE	ENE	NE	N	NNW	N	N	SSE	S	S	SSE	S	NW	NNW	NNE	NNE	ENE	NNE	NE	NNE	NNW	NNW	E	E
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	off	off	cross-off	cross	cross-off	cross-off	glassy	cross-on	cross	cross	cross	cross-on	cross	cross-off	cross-off	off	cross-off	off	cross-off	cross	cross	off	cross-off
High Tide			7:46AM2.28m				5:47PM2.49m					8:49AM2.37m			7:11PM2.43m					9:31AM2.49m				8:30PM2.44m
Low Tide	00:20AM0.95m				12:16PM2.00m				1:26AM1.00m				1:54PM1.93m					2:25AM1.01m				3:06PM1.76m


	—	7:35	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:35	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:37	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	6:24	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:23	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:22	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	10	9	9	12	13	12	11	11	11	11	11	12	13	12	11	10	10	11	10	14	16	16	16	15
Feels °C	7	6	6	9	9	8	9	10	9	8	9	10	11	9	8	7	7	8	7	12	13	14	14	12
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	WNW 11	WNW 11	WNW 11	WNW 11	WNW 13	WNW 12	WNW 12	WNW 12	WNW 12	WNW 11	WNW 11	WNW 11	WNW 11	WNW 11	W 14	W 11	W 11	W 10	W 10	W 10	W 10	WNW 9	WNW 9	WNW 9
kJ	1086	972	972	1045	1387	1314	1231	1211	966	828	705	619	452	387	753	1134	835	520	244	273	226	280	326	258
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 18	SW 18	SW 18	SW 18	SW 18	SW 18	SW 17	SW 16	SW 16	WNW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	W 15	WNW 10	SW 15	SW 15	SW 15	NW 10	NW 5	NW 6	W 13	W 13	W 13
kJ	79	49	50	50	50	108	98	94	93	86	93	93	91	112	220	84	78	77	98	17	20	89	125	163
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 14	SW 14	SW 13	SW 14	W 18	W 18	—	—	WNW 16	SW 16	WNW 16	WNW 16	WNW 16	SW 16	W 10	—	—	WNW 15	NW 4	WNW 13	WNW 13	SW 15	SW 16	SW 16
kJ	29	30	28	29	25	25	—	—	51	93	86	51	50	90	113	—	—	42	7	60	60	58	38	38
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef Oregon North	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef Oregon North	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef Oregon North	Smugglers Cove Oregon North	Damon Point Washington	Devil s Punch Beverly Beach 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	Westport-The Cove Washington	Coos Bay North Oregon South	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	Smugglers Cove Oregon North	Smugglers Cove Oregon North	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef Oregon North	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef Oregon North
Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	2	3	4	4	4	3	2	3	2	2	3	3
Distance (km)	43	43	43	47	178	66	43	43	43	43	43	43	175	221	43	43	43	43	43	43	47	47	43	43
Best forecast wave conditions in North Oregon	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef	Seaside Cove		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	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	Seaside Cove	Seaside Cove	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef
Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4		4	4	4	4	4	4	3			4	4	4	3	2	3	2	2	3	3
Best forecast wave conditions in United States	Cortez Bank CAL - San Diego County	Cortez Bank CAL - San Diego County	Mouse Rock CAL - San Luis Obispo	Mouse Rock CAL - San Luis Obispo	Cape Sebastian Oregon South	Cape Sebastian Oregon South	Fullers CAL - Monterey	Cojo CAL - Santa Barbara	Mouse Rock CAL - San Luis Obispo	Mouse Rock CAL - San Luis Obispo	Mouse Rock CAL - San Luis Obispo	Salinas River State Beach CAL - Monterey	Samoa Peninsula CAL - Humboldt	Gale Point CAL - Humboldt	Fullers CAL - Monterey	Government Point CAL - Santa Barbara	Mouse Rock CAL - San Luis Obispo	Mouse Rock CAL - San Luis Obispo	Samoa Peninsula CAL - Humboldt	Ghost Tree CAL - Monterey	Sharp Park CAL - San Mateo	Boners CAL - San Luis Obispo	Mouse Rock CAL - San Luis Obispo	Mouse Rock CAL - San Luis Obispo
Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
Header Global	Nugget Point New Zealand	Ahijedero Mexico	Ahijedero Mexico	Dunedin - Bobs Beach New Zealand	Balephetrish (Tiree) United Kingdom	Dunedin - Bobs Beach New Zealand	Luna Park Australia	Dunedin - Bobs Beach New Zealand	Ahijedero Mexico	Brims Ness United Kingdom	Brims Ness United Kingdom	Brims Ness United Kingdom	Alnes Lighthouse Norway	Alnes Lighthouse Norway	Alnes Lighthouse Norway	Papatowai New Zealand	Catlins River Mouth New Zealand	Calicoan Island ABCD Beach Philippines	Cyclops Australia	Cyclops Australia	Cyclops Australia	Lucky Point Philippines	Baler - Lindy's Point Philippines	Lucky Point Philippines
Rating (10 max)	5	4	4	7	4	6	5	5	4	5	5	6	7	6	5	8	5	5	6	6	6	9	6	9

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