Cape Lookout 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 45.34° N 123.98° W

Issued: 10 am 07 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Cape Lookout sea temperature is

12.7°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 Oct):

Morning surf: Morning surf (07 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 11s period with WNW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (07 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 11s period with WNW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (07 Oct, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 14s period with WNW swell.

The current surf forecast for Cape Lookout at 4PM is: 1.3m 11s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.6m 16s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction, 0.8m 6s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00am October 07). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (PDT) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (07 Oct)	4ft (1.2m)	11s
Afternoon (07 Oct)	4.5ft (1.3m)	11s
Evening (07 Oct)	5.5ft (1.7m)	14s

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

	Short Range Forecast Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Fri morning. Very mild (max 16°C on Wed morning, min 11°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.
	Wednesday 7						Thursday 8								Friday 9
	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	1	2	2	3	4	3	4	3	2	1	1	2	3	3	3	1	0	1	1	1	4
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	WNW 11	WNW 11	WNW 11	WNW 11	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	NW 8	WNW 9	NW 9
Wave Graph
kJ	302	308	412	401	975	1442	1402	998	865	1028	710	867	604	598	579	469	461	368	776	497	659	989
Wind (km/h)	NNE	NNW	NNW	N	N	N	N	N	NNE	NNW	NNW	NNW	N	N	NE	S	SSW	NNW	NNW	NNW	NNW	N
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	cross	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross	cross	cross-off	cross-off	glassy	glassy	cross-on	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross-off
High Tide		10:54AM2.93m				10:49PM2.92m					11:28AM3.07m				11:42PM2.95m				11:59AM3.18m
Low Tide				4:52PM1.12m					5:07AM0.69m				5:38PM0.85m				5:46AM0.80m				6:20PM0.61m


	7:20	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:22	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:22	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	6:45	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:43	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:40	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	3	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	13	16	16	15	14	14	13	13	13	15	15	15	14	13	13	14	14	13	14	13	13	12
Feels °C	11	14	13	12	11	12	10	11	11	12	12	12	12	12	13	14	12	8	9	8	9	9
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	WNW 11	WNW 11	WNW 11	WNW 11	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	NW 8	WNW 9	NW 9
kJ	302	308	412	401	975	1442	1402	998	865	1028	710	867	604	598	579	469	461	368	776	497	659	989
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NW 6	NW 6	WNW 16	WNW 16	SW 13	SW 18	SW 18	NW 6	NW 6	SW 18	SW 18	SW 17	NW 5	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	NW 5	SW 16	WNW 11	NNW 10	WNW 19
kJ	24	31	151	263	27	52	50	60	51	79	108	107	21	95	93	91	91	30	125	148	157	124
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	WNW 18	WNW 18	SW 13	SW 13	SW 19	SW 13	SW 13	SW 18	SW 18	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 17	SSW 12	SW 12	SW 12	W 21	SW 16	W 21	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16
kJ	64	103	27	27	57	27	27	80	80	24	22	22	102	14	6	22	77	91	76	125	124	87
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	NW 6	NW 6	—	—	—	—	—	NW 6	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	—	—	—	36	65	—	—	—	—	—	30	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef Oregon North	Smugglers Cove Oregon North	Cape Elizabeth Washington	Elwha Washington	Whiskey Creek Washington	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef Oregon North	Devil s Punch Beverly Beach Oregon North	Devil s Punch Beverly Beach Oregon North	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef Oregon North	Devil s Punch Beverly Beach Oregon North	Fort. Ebey Washington	The Strait Washington	Seaside Point Oregon North	Smugglers Cove Oregon North	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef Oregon North	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef Oregon North	Devil s Punch Beverly Beach Oregon North	Coos Bay North Oregon South	Drakes Bay CAL - Marin County	Pillar Point Washington	Devil s Punch Beverly Beach Oregon North	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef Oregon North
Rating (10 max)	3	3	2	2	2	4	4	4	4	4	1	2	3	3	3	3	3	3	2	2	3	4
Distance (km)	43	47	226	314	314	43	66	66	43	66	334	334	69	47	43	43	66	221	817	319	66	43
Best forecast wave conditions in North Oregon	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef	Smugglers Cove				Lincoln City Nelscott Reef	Seaside Cove	Devil s Punch Beverly Beach	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef	Devil s Punch Beverly Beach			Seaside Cove	Seaside Cove	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef	Devil s Punch Beverly Beach				Devil s Punch Beverly Beach	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef
Rating (10 max)	3	3				4	4	4	4	4			3	3	3	3	3				3	4
Best forecast wave conditions in United States	Ranches HAW - Oahu	Magics HAW - Big Island	Pipeline HAW - Oahu	Kahului Harbor HAW - Maui	Magics HAW - Big Island	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef Oregon North	Pipeline HAW - Oahu	Samoa Peninsula CAL - Humboldt	Samoa Peninsula CAL - Humboldt	Westport-The Corner Washington	Gale Point CAL - Humboldt	Steamer Lane-The Point CAL - Santa Cruz	Mouse Rock CAL - San Luis Obispo	Mouse Rock CAL - San Luis Obispo	Boners CAL - San Luis Obispo	Boners CAL - San Luis Obispo	Boners CAL - San Luis Obispo	Willow Creek CAL - Monterey	Waiaha Rivermouth / Honls HAW - Big Island	Waimea Bay/Pinballs HAW - Oahu	Trestles (Lowers) CAL - Orange County	Mouse Rock CAL - San Luis Obispo
Rating (10 max)	3	3	4	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	8	6	6	5	6	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	4	5	5	5	4	5	5

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