Cape Lookout surf break

Cape Lookout surfForecast / Oregon North / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 am Thursday 14 May 2026 PDT
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Cape Lookout surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Cape Lookout sea temperature is
12.3° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Cape Lookout today?

The current surf forecast for Cape Lookout at 7AM is: 1.3m 10s primary swell from a West direction and 0.3m 13s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00am May 14). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (14 May)4.5ft (1.3m)10s
Afternoon (14 May)3.5ft (1.1m)10s
Evening (14 May)3.5ft (1.1m)9s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Fri night. Very mild (max 13°C on Thu morning, min 10°C on Fri morning). Winds increasing (calm on Thu morning, fresh winds from the NW by Sat afternoon).

Thursday
14
Friday
15
Saturday
16
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
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
1
1
2
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
W
11
1.3
W
10
1.3
W
10
1.2
W
10
1.1
W
10
1.1
W
9
1.1
W
9
1.3
W
9
0.5
W
17
0.6
WNW
16
0.7
WNW
16
0.8
WNW
15
0.9
WNW
15
1
WNW
15
1.1
WNW
14
1.3
WNW
14
1.3
WNW
14
2.4
WNW
13
2.5
WNW
13
3
WNW
13
3
WNW
13
3
WNW
11
3
WNW
11
2.5
WNW
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
442
340
327
273
225
211
198
276
144
208
266
312
387
456
521
615
580
1922
2224
2539
2460
2021
1929
1733
Wind (km/h)
5
WNW
0
SW
5
S
10
SW
20
W
20
WSW
20
WNW
15
WNW
10
WNW
10
W
10
WSW
20
SW
25
SW
30
WSW
25
W
25
W
25
WNW
25
WNW
20
W
20
NW
25
NW
30
NW
25
NW
20
NNW
cross-on
glassy
glassy
on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
11:21AM2.63m
10:56PM3.34m
12:16PM2.73m
11:37PM3.49m
1:10PM2.80m
Low Tide
5:04AM0.61m
4:46PM1.28m
5:49AM0.27m
5:33PM1.35m
6:36AM0.01m
6:20PM1.43m
rain showers
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
rain showers
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
rain showers
cloud
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:47
5:46
5:45
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:37
8:38
8:39
1
1
1
2
2
1
1
2
1
Temp °C
12
12
12
13
13
12
12
11
11
11
10
11
12
12
11
11
11
10
10
11
11
11
11
10
11
12
11
11
9
8
8
7
7
7
7
6
6
6
5
5
5
4
5
6
5
4
5
5
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
W
11
1.3
W
10
1.3
W
10
1.2
W
10
1.1
W
10
1.1
W
9
1.1
W
9
1.3
W
9
1.2
W
6
1.2
W
7
1.2
W
7
1.3
W
7
1.3
W
8
1.4
W
8
1.1
WNW
14
1.7
W
8
1.8
W
8
2.4
WNW
13
2.5
WNW
13
3
WNW
13
3
WNW
13
3
WNW
11
3
WNW
11
2.5
WNW
12
Energy kJ
442
340
327
273
225
211
198
276
119
134
142
171
208
241
521
323
418
1922
2224
2539
2460
2021
1929
1733
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SW
14
0.3
SW
13
0.3
SW
13
0.3
SW
13
0.4
NW
5
0.4
NW
5
0.4
NW
5
0.3
WNW
18
0.6
W
9
0.6
WNW
16
0.7
WNW
16
0.8
WNW
15
0.9
WNW
15
1
WNW
15
0.3
SW
16
1.3
WNW
14
1.3
WNW
14
0.3
SW
15
0.3
SW
15
0.3
SW
15
0.3
SW
15
0.3
SW
15
0.3
SW
15
0.3
SW
15
Energy kJ
31
28
28
27
7
7
7
61
58
208
266
312
387
456
40
615
580
36
35
34
34
34
34
34
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SW
18
0.1
SW
18
0.1
SW
18
0.1
SW
18
0.3
SW
13
0.3
SW
13
0.3
WNW
18
0.3
SW
13
0.5
W
17
0.5
W
9
0.5
W
9
0.3
SW
16
0.3
SW
16
0.3
SW
16
0.3
SW
16
0.3
SW
16
0.1
W
20
0.1
W
20
Energy kJ
13
13
12
12
27
27
62
27
144
43
43
41
40
40
40
39
7
7
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
W
7
Energy kJ
223
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
1
1
2
1
2
Distance (km)
43
43
43
175
947
175
315
319
315
314
314
314
314
314
314
314
314
314
315
946
946
1122
946
315
Best forecast wave conditions in North Oregon
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
3
3
2
3
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
4
4
5
5
4
4
3
4
5
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
4
5
5
5
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
6
5
5
5
5
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