Cape Lookout 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 45.34° N 123.98° W

Issued: 4 pm 07 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Cape Lookout sea temperature is

12.0° 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 (07 Jul):

Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (07 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 10s period with WNW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (07 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 9s period with WNW swell.

The current surf forecast for Cape Lookout at 9PM is: 1.0m 9s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.4m 16s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm July 07). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (PDT) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (07 Jul)	-	-
Afternoon (07 Jul)	3.5ft (1.0m)	10s
Evening (07 Jul)	3.5ft (1.0m)	9s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Wed morning, min 10°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.
	Tue 7				Wednesday 8								Thursday 9								Fri 10
	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	2 AM	5 AM	8 AM	11 AM
Rating (10 max)	0	0	1	2	1	2	2	0	0	0	1	1	2	2	2	1	0	0	1	2	2	2	2	1
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	WNW 10	WNW 10	WNW 9	WNW 9	WNW 9	WNW 9	WNW 9	WNW 9	WNW 9	WNW 9	WNW 9	WNW 9	WNW 9	WNW 9	WNW 9	WNW 9	WNW 9	WNW 9	NW 9	NW 8	SW 16	WNW 9	WNW 8	WNW 8
Wave Graph
kJ	168	188	180	180	180	172	154	151	147	190	207	216	231	207	203	199	194	194	91	100	90	124	131	131
Wind (km/h)	NNW	NNW	N	N	N	NNE	N	NNW	NNW	NNW	NNW	N	NNE	NE	NNE	NNW	NNW	NNW	NNW	N	NNE	E	NNE	NW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross	cross	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	cross-off	glassy	glassy	glassy	cross-on
High Tide			6:21PM2.94m				7:03AM2.18m				7:06PM3.03m					8:35AM2.16m			7:58PM3.13m					10:00AM2.25m
Low Tide	11:36AM1.17m				1:11AM1.14m				12:23PM1.38m					2:19AM0.89m			1:23PM1.57m					3:23AM0.62m


	—	—	—	—	—	5:35	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:35	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:37	—	—
	—	—	9:05	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	9:05	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	9:04	—	—	—	—	9:04
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	13	14	13	13	13	13	14	15	14	13	12	11	11	10	11	13	14	14	14	13	13	12	14	15
Feels °C	10	12	11	11	11	12	13	13	11	9	7	7	8	8	10	10	11	11	12	12	13	11	14	14
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	WNW 10	WNW 10	WNW 9	WNW 9	WNW 9	WNW 9	WNW 9	WNW 9	WNW 9	WNW 9	WNW 9	WNW 9	WNW 9	WNW 9	WNW 9	WNW 9	WNW 9	WNW 9	NW 9	NW 8	WNW 9	WNW 9	WNW 8	WNW 8
kJ	168	188	180	180	180	172	154	151	147	190	207	216	231	207	203	199	194	194	91	100	82	121	131	131
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 16	SW 19	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 18	SW 18	SW 18	SW 18	SW 18	SW 18	SW 15	SW 15	SW 17	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	W 10	W 9	NW 8	SW 16	SW 16	SW 15
kJ	65	96	65	90	89	155	111	111	111	111	111	54	54	142	127	125	125	91	90	42	51	124	121	116
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 20	SW 16	SW 19	SW 19	SW 19	—	SW 14	SW 15	SW 15	SW 15	SW 15	SW 18	SW 18	—	—	—	WSW 13	SW 13	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	WNW 8	—	—
kJ	60	65	96	59	59	—	54	54	54	54	54	80	79	—	—	—	16	27	90	91	90	7	—	—
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Neah Bay Washington	Long Beach (Tofino Airport) Vancouver Island	Fort Canby A Jetty Washington	Smugglers Cove Oregon North	Smugglers Cove Oregon North	Smugglers Cove Oregon North	Smugglers Cove Oregon North	Turtles Washington	Beer Can Beach CAL - Santa Cruz	Beer Can Beach CAL - Santa Cruz	Garths Reef CAL - Del Norte County	Deep Creek Washington	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef Oregon North	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef Oregon North	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef Oregon North	La Push Washington	Neah Bay Washington	Neah Bay Washington	Cape Elizabeth Washington	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef Oregon North	Smugglers Cove Oregon North	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef Oregon North	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef Oregon North	Fort Canby A Jetty Washington
Rating (10 max)	1	3	3	2	2	2	2	3	2	2	2	1	3	3	3	3	1	1	2	2	2	2	2	2
Distance (km)	341	436	104	47	47	47	47	105	946	946	397	315	43	43	43	289	341	341	226	43	47	43	43	104
Best forecast wave conditions in North Oregon				Devil s Punch Beverly Beach	Devil s Punch Beverly Beach	Devil s Punch Beverly Beach	Devil s Punch Beverly Beach						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
Rating (10 max)				3	3	3	3						3	3	3					2	2	2	2
Best forecast wave conditions in United States	Super Tubes CAL - Ventura	Magics HAW - Big Island	Malibu CAL - LA County	Salinas River State Beach CAL - Monterey	Boners CAL - San Luis Obispo	Boners CAL - San Luis Obispo	Boners CAL - San Luis Obispo	Majors Bay HAW - Kaua'i	Majors Bay HAW - Kaua'i	Super Tubes CAL - Ventura	Seaside Creek CAL - Mendocino County	Blacks Beach CAL - San Diego County	Boners CAL - San Luis Obispo	Boners CAL - San Luis Obispo	Boners CAL - San Luis Obispo	Steamer Lane-Middle Peak CAL - Santa Cruz	Steamer Lane-Middle Peak CAL - Santa Cruz	El Capitan CAL - Santa Barbara	El Capitan CAL - Santa Barbara	Mouse Rock CAL - San Luis Obispo	Mouse Rock CAL - San Luis Obispo	Mouse Rock CAL - San Luis Obispo	Government Point CAL - Santa Barbara	Cojo CAL - Santa Barbara
Rating (10 max)	2	2	3	4	4	4	4	3	3	2	4	3	4	4	4	3	2	3	3	4	4	4	4	3
Header Global	Trial Harbour Australia	Trial Harbour Australia	Trial Harbour Australia	Trial Harbour Australia	Trial Harbour Australia	Moning Philippines	Lucky Point Philippines	Lucky Point Philippines	Lucky Point Philippines	Lucky Point Philippines	Lucky Point Philippines	Lucky Point Philippines	Barbel Point South Africa	Trial Harbour Australia	Baler - Lindy's Point Philippines	Weld Road New Zealand	Boneyards South Africa	Barbel Point South Africa	Barbel Point South Africa	Barbel Point South Africa	Papatowai New Zealand	Boneyards South Africa	Kaifu Rivermouth Japan	Kaifu Rivermouth Japan
Rating (10 max)	9	9	9	8	7	6	8	9	9	9	9	8	6	6	6	6	6	5	5	5	6	5	9	8

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