Cape Lookout 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 45.34° N 123.98° W

Issued: 10 am 04 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's Cape Lookout sea temperature is

13.2°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 (04 Oct):

Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with WNW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 15s period with SW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 15s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Cape Lookout at 3PM is: 0.5m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a Northwest direction, 0.6m 5s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00am October 04). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (PDT) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (04 Oct)	1.5ft (0.4m)	8s
Afternoon (04 Oct)	1.5ft (0.5m)	15s
Evening (04 Oct)	1.5ft (0.5m)	15s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Mon afternoon, min 12°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.
	Sunday 4						Monday 5								Tuesday 6
	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	0	0	0	1	2	2	2	2	1	0	1	1	2	2	2	2	2	0	1	1	1
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	WNW 8	SW 15	SW 15	SW 15	SW 15	SW 15	WNW 12	WNW 12	WNW 11	W 11	W 11	W 11	W 11	W 11	W 11	W 11	WNW 11	WNW 10	WNW 10	W 10	WNW 10	WNW 10
Wave Graph
kJ	25	55	55	109	110	115	107	145	167	242	297	297	291	286	275	229	240	227	170	122	136	177
Wind (km/h)	N	NNW	NNW	NNW	N	N	N	NNE	N	NNW	NNW	N	N	N	N	NNE	NNE	NNW	NNW	N	N	N
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	cross	cross	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off
High Tide		8:25AM2.43m			7:09PM2.82m					9:28AM2.58m				8:35PM2.82m				10:15AM2.75m				9:48PM2.86m
Low Tide			1:18PM1.85m					2:30AM0.63m				2:50PM1.68m				3:32AM0.62m				3:58PM1.42m


	7:16	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:18	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:18	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	6:51	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:49	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:46	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	13	14	14	14	13	13	13	13	13	15	17	16	15	14	13	12	12	14	15	15	13	13
Feels °C	12	13	12	12	11	11	12	11	11	12	15	14	13	12	11	10	10	11	12	11	9	10
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NW 5	NW 5	SW 15	SW 15	NW 5	NW 5	NW 5	WNW 12	WNW 11	W 11	W 11	W 11	W 11	W 11	W 11	W 11	WNW 11	WNW 10	WNW 10	W 10	WNW 10	WNW 10
kJ	23	23	55	109	24	25	25	145	167	242	297	297	291	286	275	229	240	227	170	122	136	177
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	WNW 8	NW 8	WNW 8	NW 8	SW 15	W 11	WNW 12	NW 5	NW 5	NW 5	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	NW 4	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	W 12	WNW 12	W 12
kJ	25	16	23	15	110	66	107	25	25	20	47	49	51	51	32	9	52	51	30	76	52	76
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	W 7	SW 15	W 7	W 7	WNW 12	SW 15	SW 15	WSW 15	SW 14	SW 14	WSW 11	WSW 11	WSW 11	WSW 11	W 19	SW 14	W 14	WNW 14	WNW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13
kJ	17	55	10	10	49	115	80	84	66	47	12	12	12	11	7	52	16	19	17	28	27	27
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	NW 5	NW 5	—	—	—	—	—	—	NW 5	NNW 4	NW 4	NW 4	NNW 4	—	—	—	NW 5	NW 5	NW 5	NW 5
kJ	—	—	18	16	—	—	—	—	—	—	11	13	8	8	6	—	—	—	10	30	51	39
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Rating (10 max)	2	1	1	1	2	2	2	2	2	2	1	3	1	2	2	2	2	2	1	1	1	2
Distance (km)	43	104	340	397	43	66	43	43	43	104	397	104	319	43	43	43	43	47	314	314	314	72
Best forecast wave conditions in North Oregon	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef				Lincoln City Nelscott Reef	Devil s Punch Beverly Beach	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	Devil s Punch Beverly Beach				Seaside Cove
Rating (10 max)	2				2	2	2	2	2					2	2	2	2	2				2
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Rating (10 max)	2	2	2	2	2	3	2	2	2	2	2	4	4	2	2	2	3	3	3	3	3	3
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Rating (10 max)	5	5	5	5	5	4	4	5	8	9	9	9	4	8	4	4	9	9	9	9	6	6

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