Cape Lookout 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 45.34° N 123.98° W

Issued: 10 am 13 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Cape Lookout sea temperature is

11.1°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 (13 Oct):

Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 14s period with WNW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 14s period with WNW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 14s period with WNW swell.

The current surf forecast for Cape Lookout at 5PM is: 1.3m 14s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.4m 15s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00am October 13). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.

Time (PDT) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (13 Oct)	4.5ft (1.3m)	14s
Afternoon (13 Oct)	4.5ft (1.3m)	14s
Evening (13 Oct)	4ft (1.2m)	14s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Thu afternoon, min 10°C on Tue morning). Wind will be generally light.
	Tuesday 13						Wednesday 14								Thursday 15
	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)	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	2	2	2	2	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	1	2	2	2
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	WNW 14	WNW 14	WNW 14	WNW 14	WNW 14	WNW 13	WNW 13	WNW 13	WNW 13	WNW 13	WNW 13	WNW 11	WNW 10	WNW 10	WNW 12	WNW 12	WNW 12	WNW 12	WNW 12	WNW 12	WNW 12	WNW 11
Wave Graph
kJ	633	633	633	633	497	475	396	372	372	372	468	275	473	305	254	258	522	444	361	196	207	210
Wind (km/h)	SE	SW	W	NW	ENE	ESE	E	ESE	ESE	NNW	NNW	N	NNE	ENE	E	E	E	ENE	NNW	N	NNE	ENE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	glassy	glassy	glassy	glassy	glassy	cross-off	cross-off	glassy	glassy	glassy	cross	cross-off	cross-off	glassy	off	off	cross-off	glassy	cross	cross-off	cross-off	off
High Tide				2:01PM3.15m				3:28AM2.60m				2:34PM3.04m				4:16AM2.47m				3:09PM2.91m
Low Tide		8:05AM1.42m				8:54PM0.43m				8:39AM1.57m				9:36PM0.56m				9:14AM1.71m				10:22PM0.70m


	7:28	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:30	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:31	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	6:34	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:31	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:30	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	10	13	13	14	14	14	14	14	14	15	16	16	15	16	16	16	15	19	21	20	19	18
Feels °C	8	11	10	12	12	11	11	12	13	14	14	14	14	16	15	15	14	19	19	18	18	16
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	WNW 14	WNW 14	WNW 14	WNW 14	WNW 14	WNW 13	WNW 13	WNW 13	WNW 13	WNW 13	WNW 13	WNW 11	WNW 10	WNW 10	WNW 9	WNW 9	WNW 12	WNW 12	WNW 12	WNW 12	WNW 12	WNW 11
kJ	633	633	633	633	497	475	396	372	372	372	468	275	473	305	222	169	522	444	361	196	207	210
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NW 6	NW 6	SW 16	SW 15	SW 14	SW 15	SW 15	SW 15	SW 15	SW 15	SW 15	WNW 13	SW 16	WNW 12	WNW 12	WNW 12	SW 16	SW 14	SW 14	W 8	W 9	SW 14
kJ	19	9	85	80	54	75	75	75	75	76	78	246	85	224	254	258	86	46	72	46	43	71
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 16	SW 16	W 8	W 8	SW 18	SW 18	SW 18	NW 6	NW 6	WNW 6	—	SW 15	—	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 13	SW 17	—	SW 14	SW 14	W 9
kJ	86	85	1	1	48	50	50	11	10	7	—	83	—	86	121	122	27	44	—	71	71	14
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	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	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	Seaside Point 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	Devil s Punch Beverly Beach Oregon North	Fort Canby A Jetty Washington	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef Oregon North	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef Oregon North
Rating (10 max)	3	3	3	3	4	3	3	3	3	3	4	3	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	2
Distance (km)	43	43	47	47	43	43	43	43	43	43	104	69	43	43	43	43	43	43	66	104	43	43
Best forecast wave conditions in North Oregon	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef	Smugglers Cove	Smugglers 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	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef	Devil s Punch Beverly Beach		Lincoln City Nelscott Reef	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef
Rating (10 max)	3	3	3	3	4	3	3	3	3	3		3	4	4	3	3	3	3	3		3	2
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3
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Rating (10 max)	5	5	5	6	7	4	4	4	4	4	5	7	4	4	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5

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