Cape Lookout 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 45.34° N 123.98° W

Issued: 4 am 17 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Cape Lookout sea temperature is

11.6° 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 (17 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 17s period with WNW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 16s period with WNW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 16s period with WNW swell.

The current surf forecast for Cape Lookout at 8AM is: 0.8m 17s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.9m 8s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00am July 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (PDT) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (17 Jul)	2.5ft (0.8m)	17s
Afternoon (17 Jul)	2.5ft (0.7m)	16s
Evening (17 Jul)	2.5ft (0.7m)	16s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Fri morning, min 12°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.
	Friday 17								Saturday 18								Sunday 19
	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)	1	2	2	1	0	1	2	3	3	3	3	1	1	1	2	2	2	2	2	0	0	0	1	1
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	W 17	WNW 17	WNW 17	WNW 17	WNW 16	WNW 16	WNW 16	WNW 16	WNW 16	WNW 16	WNW 16	WNW 16	WNW 10	NW 10	WNW 16	NW 9	NW 9	NW 8	WNW 8	WNW 8	WNW 8	NW 8	NW 8	NW 8
Wave Graph
kJ	287	307	390	367	273	269	266	266	263	263	333	256	253	264	250	246	243	178	193	193	193	242	298	298
Wind (km/h)	SSE	SE	SSE	WSW	W	NW	N	N	NE	NE	NNE	NNW	NNW	NNW	N	N	N	N	N	NNW	NNW	NNW	NNW	N
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross	cross-off	cross	on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross	cross	cross-off	cross-off
High Tide		2:31AM3.30m				3:49PM3.06m				3:24AM3.04m				4:29PM3.07m				4:20AM2.75m					5:09PM3.05m
Low Tide				9:14AM0.18m				9:35PM1.20m				9:55AM0.46m				10:32PM1.15m				10:35AM0.77m


	—	5:43	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:43	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:45	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	—	8:59	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	8:58	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	8:57	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	13	13	14	16	16	16	15	14	13	13	13	15	15	15	14	13	12	12	12	14	15	15	14	13
Feels °C	12	12	13	15	14	15	14	13	13	13	12	13	12	12	10	10	9	10	10	11	12	12	11	11
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	WNW 7	WNW 7	WNW 8	WNW 17	WNW 16	WNW 16	WNW 7	WNW 11	WNW 11	WNW 10	WNW 10	WNW 10	WNW 10	WNW 16	NW 9	NW 9	NW 9	NW 8	WNW 8	WNW 8	W 14	NW 8	NW 8	NW 8
kJ	96	86	88	367	273	269	66	214	222	260	245	240	251	250	237	231	216	178	193	193	150	242	298	298
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	W 17	WNW 17	WNW 17	NW 7	NW 7	WNW 12	WNW 16	WNW 16	WNW 16	WNW 16	WNW 16	WNW 16	WNW 16	SW 14	WNW 16	WNW 15	WNW 15	WNW 15	WNW 15	W 14	WSW 13	W 14	W 14	W 14
kJ	287	307	390	38	54	119	266	266	263	263	333	256	253	52	250	246	243	176	169	153	17	148	104	104
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	WNW 8	WNW 12	WNW 7	WNW 11	NW 7	WNW 7	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 18	WSW 17	WSW 18	SW 18	SW 18	SW 19	WSW 13	WSW 16	WSW 13	SW 16	SW 16
kJ	64	64	62	36	81	38	143	30	29	53	53	53	52	49	119	120	81	83	89	17	25	17	41	66
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	NW 10	—	—	—	—	—	—	WNW 8	—	—	—
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	264	—	—	—	—	—	—	193	—	—	—
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef Oregon North	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef Oregon North	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef Oregon North	Long Beach Peninsula Washington	Westport-The Cove Washington	Westport-The Cove Washington	Cape Elizabeth Washington	Smugglers Cove 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	Garths Reef CAL - Del Norte County	Garths Reef CAL - Del Norte County	Smith River and Kellogg Rd CAL - Del Norte County	Deep Creek Washington	Fort Canby A Jetty Washington	Devil s Punch Beverly Beach Oregon North	Devil s Punch Beverly Beach Oregon North	Elwha Washington	Elwha Washington	Jordan River Vancouver Island	Westport-The Corner Washington	Turtles Washington
Rating (10 max)	3	3	3	2	2	2	2	2	3	3	3	2	2	2	3	1	3	3	3	1	1	1	3	2
Distance (km)	43	43	43	137	175	175	226	47	43	43	43	397	397	397	381	315	104	66	66	314	314	340	170	105
Best forecast wave conditions in North Oregon	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							Devil s Punch Beverly Beach	Devil s Punch Beverly Beach
Rating (10 max)	3	3	3					3	3	3	3							3	3
Best forecast wave conditions in United States	Mouse Rock CAL - San Luis Obispo	Steamer Lane-The Point CAL - Santa Cruz	Fullers CAL - Monterey	Steamer Lane-Middle Peak CAL - Santa Cruz	Government Point CAL - Santa Barbara	Steamer Lane-Middle Peak CAL - Santa Cruz	Fullers CAL - Monterey	Mouse Rock CAL - San Luis Obispo	Mouse Rock CAL - San Luis Obispo	Mouse Rock CAL - San Luis Obispo	Mouse Rock CAL - San Luis Obispo	Cojo CAL - Santa Barbara	Drakes Estero CAL - Marin County	Gale Point CAL - Humboldt	Fullers CAL - Monterey	Cape Sebastian Oregon South	Mouse Rock CAL - San Luis Obispo	Fullers CAL - Monterey	Tijuana Sloughs Baja Norte	Cortez Bank CAL - San Diego County	Government Point CAL - Santa Barbara	Government Point CAL - Santa Barbara	Ghost Tree CAL - Monterey	Boners CAL - San Luis Obispo
Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	3	3	2	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	4	3	3	3	4	3	3	3	3
Header Global	Easter Reef Australia	Dunedin - Kuri Bush New Zealand	Dunedin - Kuri Bush New Zealand	Dunedin - Bobs Beach New Zealand	Dunedin - Bobs Beach New Zealand	Seconds (White Rock) New Zealand	Seconds (White Rock) New Zealand	Seconds (White Rock) New Zealand	Seconds (White Rock) New Zealand	Seconds (White Rock) New Zealand	Seconds (White Rock) New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Dinner Plates New Zealand	Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach New Zealand	Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach New Zealand	Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach New Zealand	Humenga Point New Zealand
Rating (10 max)	5	6	7	6	6	9	9	9	8	7	6	6	9	6	7	7	7	7	8	8	7	5	5	6

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