Cape Lookout 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 45.34° N 123.98° W

Issued: 10 pm 13 Oct 2026 (local time)

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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 (14 Oct):

Morning surf: Morning surf (14 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 13s period with WNW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 13s period with WNW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 10s period with WNW swell.

The current surf forecast for Cape Lookout at 5AM is: 1.0m 13s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.4m 15s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm October 13). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.

Time (PDT) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (14 Oct)	3.5ft (1.0m)	13s
Afternoon (14 Oct)	4.5ft (1.3m)	13s
Evening (14 Oct)	4.5ft (1.4m)	10s

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 13°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.
	Tue 13		Wednesday 14								Thursday 15
	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	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 13	WNW 13	WNW 13	WNW 13	WNW 13	WNW 13	WNW 13	WNW 10	WNW 10	WNW 12	WNW 12	WNW 12	WNW 12	WNW 12	WNW 12	WNW 12	WNW 11
Wave Graph
kJ	497	475	396	372	372	372	468	679	483	305	328	258	522	444	361	349	207	135
Wind (km/h)	NE	ESE	E	ESE	ESE	N	NNW	N	NE	NE	E	E	E	E	NNW	N	NE	ENE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	glassy	cross-off	cross-off	glassy	glassy	glassy	cross	cross-off	cross-off	glassy	off	cross-off	cross-off	glassy	cross	cross-off	off	off
High Tide				3:28AM2.60m				2:34PM3.04m				4:16AM2.47m				3:09PM2.91m
Low Tide		8:54PM0.43m				8:39AM1.57m				9:36PM0.56m				9:14AM1.71m				10:22PM0.70m


	—	—	—	7:30	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:31	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:31	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:30	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	13	14	14	14	14	16	16	16	15	16	16	16	16	19	21	21	19	19
Feels °C	11	11	11	12	12	15	14	14	14	16	15	15	14	18	19	19	17	17
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	WNW 14	WNW 13	WNW 13	WNW 13	WNW 13	WNW 13	WNW 13	WNW 13	WNW 10	WNW 10	WNW 9	WNW 9	WNW 12	WNW 12	WNW 12	WNW 12	WNW 12	WNW 11
kJ	497	475	396	372	372	372	468	679	483	305	166	169	522	444	361	349	207	135
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 14	SW 15	SW 15	SW 15	SW 15	SW 15	SW 15	SW 15	SW 16	WNW 12	WNW 12	WNW 12	SW 16	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	W 9	W 8
kJ	54	75	75	75	75	76	78	83	85	267	328	258	86	46	72	71	62	32
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 18	SW 18	SW 18	NW 6	NW 6	WNW 6	—	—	SW 20	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 13	SW 17	—	—	SW 14	SW 14
kJ	48	50	50	11	10	7	—	—	15	86	121	122	27	44	—	—	71	71
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	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef Oregon North	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef Oregon North	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef Oregon North	Fort Canby A Jetty 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	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
Rating (10 max)	4	3	3	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	2
Distance (km)	43	43	43	43	43	43	104	104	43	43	43	43	43	43	66	66	43	43
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Rating (10 max)	4	3	3	3	3	3			4	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	2
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Rating (10 max)	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)	7	7	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5

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