Cape Lookout 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 45.34° N 123.98° W

Issued: 4 am 23 Oct 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 (23 Oct):

Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Oct, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 10s period with WNW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Oct, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 10s period with WNW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 10s period with WNW swell.

The current surf forecast for Cape Lookout at 11AM is: 2.4m 10s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.2m 14s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00am October 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (PDT) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (23 Oct)	8ft (2.4m)	10s
Afternoon (23 Oct)	7ft (2.2m)	10s
Evening (23 Oct)	6ft (1.8m)	10s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Very mild (max 13°C on Sun afternoon, min 8°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.
	Friday 23								Saturday 24								Sunday 25
	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)	2	2	4	3	2	2	3	3	3	3	2	2	1	2	2	2	2	3	3	2	2	2	3	3
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	WNW 9	WNW 9	WNW 10	WNW 10	NW 10	WNW 10	WNW 10	WNW 10	WNW 10	WNW 10	WNW 10	WNW 10	WNW 10	WNW 10	WNW 10	WNW 9	WNW 12	WNW 11	WNW 10	WNW 10	WNW 10	WNW 10	WNW 10	W 10
Wave Graph
kJ	969	965	1079	1028	958	787	698	624	541	500	436	353	302	235	188	164	414	615	676	625	692	826	726	509
Wind (km/h)	NNW	NNW	N	NNW	NW	NNW	NNE	ENE	ENE	ENE	E	NE	NW	N	NNE	SSE	SE	SE	SE	S	SW	S	ESE	ESE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross	cross	cross-off	cross	cross	cross	cross-off	off	off	off	cross-off	glassy	cross	cross-off	glassy	glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross-on	cross-on	cross-off	cross-off
High Tide				10:53AM2.96m					11:20PM2.71m				11:21AM3.13m				00:08AM2.79m				11:51AM3.29m
Low Tide		4:33AM1.03m					5:15PM0.90m				5:10AM1.08m				5:53PM0.59m				5:46AM1.15m				6:33PM0.32m


	—	7:41	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:43	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:45	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	6:16	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:15	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:14	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	12	11	10	11	11	11	10	9	8	8	8	10	11	10	10	10	10	10	10	12	13	12	11	11
Feels °C	8	7	7	9	8	8	8	7	6	6	6	8	8	7	8	8	7	7	7	9	10	10	9	8
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	WNW 9	WNW 9	WNW 10	WNW 10	NW 10	WNW 10	WNW 10	WNW 10	WNW 10	WNW 10	WNW 10	WNW 10	WNW 10	WNW 10	WNW 10	WNW 9	WNW 12	WNW 11	WNW 10	WNW 10	WNW 10	WNW 10	WNW 10	W 10
kJ	969	965	1079	1028	958	787	698	624	541	500	436	353	302	235	188	164	414	615	676	625	692	826	726	509
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 16	SW 16	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SW 17	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	WSW 16	WSW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 15	SW 15	SW 15	SW 15	SW 15	SW 15	W 13
kJ	39	38	19	19	19	45	40	40	39	39	40	40	25	25	39	39	38	35	34	34	34	33	33	56
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	SW 17	SW 18	SW 18	—	—	—	—	—	—	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	—	WNW 14	—	W 18	W 16	W 16	—	—	—	SW 15
kJ	—	—	12	12	12	—	—	—	—	—	—	7	7	7	—	19	—	6	5	5	—	—	—	33
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	2	1	4	3	3	3	3	3	2	2	2	2	2	3	3	3	4	3	4	3
Distance (km)	66	66	47	47	325	314	43	43	43	43	43	43	104	47	43	43	43	43	43	47	104	47	43	43
Best forecast wave conditions in North Oregon	Devil s Punch Beverly Beach	Devil s Punch Beverly Beach	Devil s Punch Beverly Beach	Seaside Point			Lincoln City Nelscott Reef	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef		Smugglers Cove	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef	Seaside Cove		Seaside Cove	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef
Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4			4	3	3	3	3	3		2	2	2	2	3	3	3		3	4	3
Best forecast wave conditions in United States	Gale Point CAL - Humboldt	Boners CAL - San Luis Obispo	Boners CAL - San Luis Obispo	Fullers CAL - Monterey	Super Tubes CAL - Ventura	Fullers CAL - Monterey	Boners CAL - San Luis Obispo	Ghost Tree CAL - Monterey	Ghost Tree CAL - Monterey	Mouse Rock CAL - San Luis Obispo	Mouse Rock CAL - San Luis Obispo	Cortez Bank CAL - San Diego County	Cortez Bank CAL - San Diego County	Tennis Courts HAW - Oahu	Boners CAL - San Luis Obispo	Ranches HAW - Oahu	Magics HAW - Big Island	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef Oregon North	Magics HAW - Big Island	Waimea Bay/Pinballs HAW - Oahu	Tracks (Nanakuli) HAW - Oahu	Tracks (Nanakuli) HAW - Oahu	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef Oregon North	Ranches HAW - Oahu
Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	2	4	4	4	4	3	3	4	4	2	3	3	2	3	3	3	4	4	4	3
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Rating (10 max)	7	5	5	6	7	5	5	5	4	5	5	5	5	4	5	4	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5

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