Cape Lookout 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 45.34° N 123.98° W

Issued: 10 pm 17 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's Cape Lookout sea temperature is

11.8°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 (18 Oct):

Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Oct, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 11s period with WNW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Oct, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 13s period with WNW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Oct, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 12s period with WNW swell.

The current surf forecast for Cape Lookout at 2AM is: 2.2m 11s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.4m 18s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm October 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (PDT) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (18 Oct)	7ft (2.1m)	11s
Afternoon (18 Oct)	7ft (2.1m)	13s
Evening (18 Oct)	7ft (2.1m)	12s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Tue afternoon, min 9°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.
	Sat 17		Sunday 18								Monday 19
	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)	3	3	4	4	4	4	2	3	4	4	3	2	2	1	2	3	3	4
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	W 11	WNW 11	WNW 11	WNW 11	WNW 11	WNW 11	WNW 13	WNW 12	WNW 12	WNW 12	WNW 12	WNW 11	WNW 11	WNW 11	WNW 11	WNW 11	WNW 10	W 12
Wave Graph
kJ	969	1086	1086	972	972	1045	1387	1314	1268	1247	966	828	705	619	515	444	419	857
Wind (km/h)	N	NNE	NNE	ENE	ENE	N	NNW	NNW	NNE	SE	S	S	SSE	SSW	SW	WNW	NNE	NE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	off	off	cross-off	cross	cross-off	cross-off	glassy	cross	cross-on	cross	cross-on	on	glassy	cross-off	off
High Tide					7:46AM2.28m				5:47PM2.49m					8:49AM2.37m			7:11PM2.43m
Low Tide			00:20AM0.95m				12:16PM2.00m				1:26AM1.00m				1:54PM1.93m


	—	—	—	7:35	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:35	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:24	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:23	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	12	11	10	9	9	12	13	12	11	11	11	11	11	12	12	12	11	10
Feels °C	8	7	7	6	6	9	9	8	9	10	9	8	8	10	10	11	9	8
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	W 11	WNW 11	WNW 11	WNW 11	WNW 11	WNW 11	WNW 13	WNW 12	WNW 12	WNW 12	WNW 12	WNW 11	WNW 11	WNW 11	WNW 11	WNW 11	WNW 10	W 12
kJ	969	1086	1086	972	972	1045	1387	1314	1268	1247	966	828	705	619	515	444	419	857
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 18	SW 18	SW 18	SW 18	SW 18	SW 18	SW 18	SW 18	SW 17	SW 16	SW 16	WNW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	WNW 15	W 14	WNW 11
kJ	87	50	79	49	50	50	50	108	98	94	93	86	93	93	91	76	320	196
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 14	SW 13	SW 14	SW 14	SW 13	SW 14	W 18	W 18	—	—	WNW 16	SW 16	WNW 16	WNW 16	WNW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 15
kJ	29	28	29	30	28	29	25	25	—	—	51	93	86	51	50	90	87	60
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Elwha Washington	La Push Washington	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef Oregon North	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef Oregon North	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef Oregon North	Smugglers Cove Oregon North	Damon Point Washington	Damon Point 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	Half Moon Bay Washington	Long Beach Peninsula Washington	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef Oregon North	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef Oregon North	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef Oregon North
Rating (10 max)	2	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	4	4
Distance (km)	314	289	43	43	43	47	178	178	43	43	43	43	43	175	137	43	43	43
Best forecast wave conditions in North Oregon			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	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef			Lincoln City Nelscott Reef	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef
Rating (10 max)			4	4	4	4			4	4	4	4	4			3	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	5	7	8	4	4	7	4	5	9	4	5	5	6	6	7	6	5	5

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