Cape Lookout 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 45.34° N 123.98° W

Issued: 10 pm 09 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Cape Lookout sea temperature is

10.8° 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 (10 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (10 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 8s period with WNW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 8s period with WNW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 9s period with WNW swell.

The current surf forecast for Cape Lookout at 3AM is: 0.9m 8s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.5m 9s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm July 09). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (PDT) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (10 Jul)	3.5ft (1.0m)	8s
Afternoon (10 Jul)	3.5ft (1.0m)	8s
Evening (10 Jul)	3ft (0.9m)	9s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Sat morning, min 11°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.
	Thu 9		Friday 10								Saturday 11								Sunday 12
	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	2 AM	5 AM	8 AM	11 AM	2 PM	5 PM
Rating (10 max)	0	2	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	2	2	1	1	2	2	2	2	2	0	0	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NW 9	NW 8	NW 8	WNW 9	WNW 9	WNW 8	WNW 8	WNW 8	WNW 8	WNW 10	WNW 10	WNW 10	WNW 10	WNW 10	WNW 10	WNW 10	WNW 10	WNW 10	WNW 10	WNW 9	WNW 9	WNW 9	WNW 9	WNW 9
Wave Graph
kJ	91	102	102	161	154	134	134	134	100	210	210	226	269	275	275	318	318	295	289	237	197	188	188	154
Wind (km/h)	NNW	NNE	NNE	ENE	NE	NW	NW	NW	NNW	NNW	NNW	N	NE	W	WNW	NW	N	N	NE	NNE	NNE	NNW	NNW	NNW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross	cross-off	cross-off	glassy	glassy	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	glassy	glassy	glassy	glassy	cross-on	cross-on	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross	cross
High Tide						10:00AM2.25m				8:56PM3.25m					11:10AM2.40m			9:56PM3.38m					12:06PM2.56m
Low Tide				3:23AM0.62m				2:33PM1.69m				4:23AM0.34m				3:44PM1.73m					5:19AM0.10m			4:51PM1.69m


	—	—	—	5:37	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:37	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:39	—	—	—	—
	9:04	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	9:04	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	9:02	—	—	—	—	—	—	9:02
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	13	12	12	11	13	14	15	15	15	14	14	14	14	16	16	16	15	13	13	13	13	15	15	14
Feels °C	10	10	11	10	13	13	14	13	14	14	14	14	14	16	15	15	14	12	12	12	12	12	11	9
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NW 9	NW 8	NW 8	WNW 9	WNW 9	WNW 8	WNW 8	WNW 8	WNW 8	WNW 10	WNW 10	WNW 10	WNW 10	WNW 10	WNW 10	WNW 10	WNW 10	WNW 10	WNW 10	WNW 9	WNW 9	WNW 9	WNW 9	WNW 9
kJ	91	102	102	161	154	134	134	134	100	210	210	226	269	275	275	318	318	295	289	237	197	188	188	154
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	W 10	W 9	W 9	SW 16	SW 16	SW 15	SW 15	SW 15	WNW 10	SW 15	SW 15	SW 15	SW 15	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14
kJ	90	42	43	124	121	116	109	107	74	76	76	75	75	74	73	73	72	72	71	71	70	70	68	66
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	—	—	—	—	—	SW 15	—	W 18	W 18	W 18	W 18	W 18	W 20	W 16	W 16	W 17	W 17	W 18	W 18	W 15	W 15
kJ	90	91	90	—	—	—	—	—	77	—	6	6	6	6	6	7	5	5	5	22	24	27	17	18
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	NW 3	NW 4
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5	16
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Damon Point 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	Garths Reef CAL - Del Norte County	Cape Elizabeth Washington	The Rivermouth CAL - Santa Cruz	Cape Sebastian 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	Fort Canby A Jetty Washington	The Strait Washington	Neah Bay 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	Fort Canby A Jetty Washington	Drakes Bay CAL - Marin County	Nootka Island (Calvin Bay) Vancouver Island
Rating (10 max)	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	3	3	1	1	3	3	3	3	2	2	2	2
Distance (km)	178	43	43	43	43	397	226	945	337	43	43	43	43	104	334	341	43	43	43	43	43	104	817	527
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
Rating (10 max)		2	2	2	2					2	2	2	3				3	3	3	3	2
Best forecast wave conditions in United States	Swamis CAL - San Diego County	Mouse Rock CAL - San Luis Obispo	Boners CAL - San Luis Obispo	Boners CAL - San Luis Obispo	Mouse Rock CAL - San Luis Obispo	Government Point CAL - Santa Barbara	Steamer Lane-Middle Peak CAL - Santa Cruz	Steamer Lane-Middle Peak CAL - Santa Cruz	Mouse Rock CAL - San Luis Obispo	Mouse Rock CAL - San Luis Obispo	Mouse Rock CAL - San Luis Obispo	Mouse Rock CAL - San Luis Obispo	Cortez Bank CAL - San Diego County	Cortez Bank CAL - San Diego County	Ma'alaea HAW - Maui	The Point Carolina North	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef Oregon North	Cortez Bank CAL - San Diego County	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef Oregon North	Ranches HAW - Oahu	Ranches HAW - Oahu	Ranches HAW - Oahu	Ranches HAW - Oahu	Ranches HAW - Oahu
Rating (10 max)	3	4	4	4	4	3	2	2	3	4	3	3	3	3	2	2	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3
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Rating (10 max)	5	5	6	5	5	7	7	5	5	5	4	5	7	6	6	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	4

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