Cape Lookout 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 45.34° N 123.98° W

Issued: 4 am 28 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Cape Lookout sea temperature is

12.9°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 (28 Sep):

Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 15s period with WNW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 14s period with WNW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 14s period with WNW swell.

The current surf forecast for Cape Lookout at 12PM is: 1.3m 14s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.6m 5s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00am September 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (PDT) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (28 Sep)	4.5ft (1.3m)	15s
Afternoon (28 Sep)	4.5ft (1.4m)	14s
Evening (28 Sep)	4.5ft (1.4m)	14s

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

	Short Range Forecast Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Tue afternoon. Very mild (max 15°C on Tue afternoon, min 10°C on Mon morning). Wind will be generally light.
	Monday 28								Tuesday 29								Wednesday 30
	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	3	3	2	2	3	2	2	2	2	1	2	1	1	4	4	4	3	3	3	1	3	3	3
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	WNW 16	WNW 16	WNW 16	WNW 14	WNW 14	WNW 14	WNW 14	WNW 14	WNW 13	WNW 13	WNW 13	WNW 13	WNW 13	WNW 13	WNW 12	WNW 12	WNW 12	WNW 12	WNW 12	WNW 12	WNW 12	WNW 11	WNW 11	WNW 11
Wave Graph
kJ	366	679	773	697	767	767	767	659	506	569	1103	1465	1442	1442	1216	1016	902	797	713	701	602	460	478	469
Wind (km/h)	N	ENE	ESE	WNW	WNW	W	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	S	S	SSW	SSW	W	N	NNE	NNE	NE	N	NNW	NNW	NNE	NE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	off	glassy	cross-on	cross-on	glassy	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross-on	cross	cross-on	cross-on	glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross-off	cross-off	glassy
High Tide	1:48AM2.90m				1:39PM3.30m					2:36AM2.81m				2:13PM3.32m				3:27AM2.67m				2:51PM3.29m
Low Tide			7:33AM1.04m					8:16PM0.39m				8:07AM1.21m				9:02PM0.34m				8:45AM1.39m				9:53PM0.37m


	—	7:09	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:11	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:11	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	7:01	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:00	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:58	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	11	10	10	13	14	13	13	13	13	13	14	14	15	15	14	14	14	13	11	14	14	13	13	13
Feels °C	9	8	8	11	13	13	12	11	11	10	12	11	12	13	14	13	13	12	9	12	10	10	11	12
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NW 6	WNW 16	WNW 16	WNW 14	WNW 14	WNW 14	WNW 14	WNW 14	WNW 13	WNW 13	WNW 13	WNW 13	WNW 13	WNW 13	WNW 12	WNW 12	WNW 12	WNW 12	WNW 12	WNW 12	WNW 12	WNW 11	WNW 11	WNW 11
kJ	74	679	773	697	767	767	767	659	506	569	1103	1465	1442	1442	1216	1016	902	797	713	701	602	460	478	469
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	WNW 16	NW 6	NW 6	NW 5	WNW 8	WNW 8	W 7	W 7	W 7	W 7	SW 16	WSW 16	SW 17	SW 14	SW 15	SW 14	SW 17	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16
kJ	366	49	31	17	63	44	28	28	26	31	64	107	148	53	57	54	75	119	119	122	88	124	124	122
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	W 9	W 9	W 8	W 8	SW 17	WSW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 11	SW 11	—	SW 18	SW 18	SW 17	SW 14	—	—	—	SW 20	SW 20	SW 20	SW 20
kJ	52	56	51	49	73	107	127	89	124	89	5	5	—	78	49	77	32	—	—	—	15	15	15	15
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	NW 4	—	—
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	8	—	—
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Devil s Punch Beverly Beach Oregon North	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef Oregon North	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef Oregon North	Devil s Punch Beverly Beach Oregon North	Long Beach Peninsula Washington	Elwha 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	Damon Point Washington	Fort Canby A Jetty Washington	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef Oregon North	Smugglers Cove Oregon North	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef Oregon North	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef Oregon North	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef Oregon North	Smugglers Cove Oregon North	Westport-The Corner Washington	Cape Elizabeth Washington	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef Oregon North	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef Oregon North
Rating (10 max)	3	4	4	3	4	2	4	4	3	3	4	4	2	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	2	3	3
Distance (km)	66	43	43	66	137	314	43	43	43	43	43	43	178	104	43	47	43	43	43	47	170	226	43	43
Best forecast wave conditions in North Oregon	Devil s Punch Beverly Beach	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			Lincoln City Nelscott Reef	Seaside Cove	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	4	4	3			4	4	3	3	4	4			4	4	4	4	4	4			3	3
Best forecast wave conditions in United States	Mouse Rock CAL - San Luis Obispo	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef Oregon North	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef Oregon North	Turtles Washington	Long Beach Peninsula Washington	La Conchita Beach CAL - Ventura	Hollywood Beach CAL - Ventura	Boners CAL - San Luis Obispo	Boners CAL - San Luis Obispo	Kahului Harbor HAW - Maui	Ghost Tree CAL - Monterey	Ghost Tree CAL - Monterey	Fullers CAL - Monterey	Turtles Washington	El Capitan CAL - Santa Barbara	Mouse Rock CAL - San Luis Obispo	Fullers CAL - Monterey	Government Point CAL - Santa Barbara	Ghost Tree CAL - Monterey	Tunnels HAW - Kaua'i	Andrew Molera State Park CAL - Monterey	Andrew Molera State Park CAL - Monterey	Mouse Rock CAL - San Luis Obispo	Mouse Rock CAL - San Luis Obispo
Rating (10 max)	3	4	4	4	4	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3
Header Global	Ahijedero Mexico	Trial Harbour Australia	Trial Harbour Australia	Trial Harbour Australia	Trial Harbour Australia	Bali Village Indonesia	Airport Rights New Zealand	Humenga Point New Zealand	White Rock - The Spit New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Dinner Plates New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Pascuales Mexico	Pascuales Mexico	Easky Left Ireland	Easky Left Ireland	Easky Left Ireland	Easky Left Ireland
Rating (10 max)	4	5	5	6	6	4	5	5	6	8	8	7	6	6	5	5	5	5	6	6	6	8	9	8

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