Cape Lookout 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 45.34° N 123.98° W

Issued: 4 pm 08 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's Cape Lookout sea temperature is

12.6°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 (08 Oct):

Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 13s period with WNW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 12s period with WNW swell.

The current surf forecast for Cape Lookout at 10PM is: 1.3m 12s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.8m 5s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm October 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (PDT) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (08 Oct)	-	-
Afternoon (08 Oct)	5ft (1.5m)	13s
Evening (08 Oct)	4.5ft (1.4m)	12s

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

	Short Range Forecast Light rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Sat afternoon. Very mild (max 14°C on Thu afternoon, min 8°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.
	Thu 8				Friday 9								Saturday 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
Rating (10 max)	1	2	2	3	3	3	2	1	0	1	2	3	3	3	3	4	2	4	4	4
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	WNW 13	WNW 13	WNW 13	WNW 12	WNW 12	WNW 12	WNW 12	WNW 12	WNW 12	WNW 9	WNW 9	WNW 9	NW 9	WNW 9	WNW 9	WNW 10	WNW 10	WNW 10	WNW 10	WNW 10
Wave Graph
kJ	710	614	604	493	477	569	461	368	646	564	838	838	760	723	875	1004	1149	1024	838	772
Wind (km/h)	NNW	N	N	N	N	NE	SSW	NW	NNW	NNW	NNW	NNW	NNE	SSE	SSE	W	WSW	WSW	ENE	ENE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	glassy	cross-on	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross-off	cross	cross	glassy	on	glassy	off	off
High Tide	11:28AM3.07m				11:42PM2.95m				11:59AM3.18m				00:31AM2.95m				12:30PM3.25m
Low Tide			5:38PM0.85m				5:46AM0.80m				6:20PM0.61m				6:23AM0.94m				6:59PM0.45m


	—	—	—	—	—	7:22	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:24	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	6:43	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:40	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:39	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	—	—	—	—	1	—	1	1	2	1	—	—
Temp °C	14	13	13	12	13	13	14	14	14	13	13	12	11	10	10	12	13	12	11	9
Feels °C	11	10	10	10	12	13	13	11	9	8	8	8	9	8	8	11	10	11	9	6
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	WNW 13	WNW 13	WNW 13	WNW 12	WNW 12	WNW 12	WNW 12	WNW 12	WNW 12	WNW 9	WNW 9	WNW 9	NW 9	WNW 9	WNW 9	WNW 10	WNW 10	WNW 10	WNW 10	WNW 10
kJ	710	614	604	493	477	569	461	368	646	564	838	838	760	723	875	1004	1149	1024	838	772
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 18	SW 17	SW 17	NW 5	NW 5	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	WNW 19	SW 16	W 19	W 19	W 18	W 18	W 18	W 24	W 17
kJ	108	107	102	41	28	91	91	91	125	125	124	124	85	186	180	165	230	225	282	147
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 12	SW 12	SSW 12	SW 16	SW 16	SW 12	W 21	W 21	W 21	WNW 20	WNW 20	SW 16	WNW 19	SW 15	SW 15	SW 15	SW 15	SW 15	W 17	W 24
kJ	22	22	14	95	93	22	77	78	76	82	127	87	123	110	78	77	77	76	154	282
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NW 6	NW 6	NW 6	—	—	—	—	NW 4	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	60	65	52	—	—	—	—	13	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Super green Washington	Garths Reef CAL - Del Norte County	Seaside Point Oregon North	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef Oregon North	Smugglers Cove Oregon North	Smugglers Cove Oregon North	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef Oregon North	Pillar Point Washington	Campus Point CAL - Santa Barbara	Drakes Bay CAL - Marin County	Devil s Punch Beverly Beach Oregon North	Smugglers Cove 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	Seaside Point Oregon North	Smugglers Cove Oregon North	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef Oregon North	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef Oregon North
Rating (10 max)	2	2	3	3	3	3	3	2	2	2	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
Distance (km)	314	397	69	43	47	47	43	319	1265	817	66	47	43	43	43	43	69	47	43	43
Best forecast wave conditions in North Oregon			Seaside Point	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef	Seaside Cove	Devil s Punch Beverly Beach	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef				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	Seaside Cove	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef
Rating (10 max)			3	3	3	3	3				4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	5	5	5	5	4	4	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	7	5	6	7	9	9	9

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