Cape Lookout 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 45.34° N 123.98° W

Issued: 4 pm 18 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 (19 Oct):

Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 11s period with WNW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 11s period with WNW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Oct, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 12s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Cape Lookout at 1AM is: 2.0m 12s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.4m 16s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm October 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (PDT) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (19 Oct)	5ft (1.6m)	11s
Afternoon (19 Oct)	4.5ft (1.4m)	11s
Evening (19 Oct)	7.5ft (2.3m)	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 10°C on Mon morning). Wind will be generally light.
	Sun 18				Monday 19								Tuesday 20
	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	4	4	4	3	3	3	2	2	4	4	4	4	3	3	2	1	2	2	2
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	WNW 13	WNW 12	WNW 12	WNW 12	WNW 12	WNW 11	WNW 11	WNW 11	WNW 11	W 14	W 12	W 12	W 11	W 11	W 10	W 10	W 10	WNW 9	WNW 9	WNW 9
Wave Graph
kJ	1387	1314	1231	1247	1066	828	705	524	452	503	1617	1469	1087	748	468	284	235	147	199	249
Wind (km/h)	NNW	N	NNE	SSW	S	SSE	SE	S	W	N	NNE	NE	NE	NE	NE	N	NNW	N	ENE	ESE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross	cross-off	cross-off	glassy	cross	cross	cross-off	cross-on	cross-on	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	off	off	off	glassy	cross	cross-off	glassy	cross-off
High Tide			5:47PM2.49m					8:49AM2.37m			7:11PM2.43m					9:31AM2.49m				8:30PM2.44m
Low Tide	12:16PM2.00m				1:26AM1.00m				1:54PM1.93m					2:25AM1.01m				3:06PM1.76m


	—	—	—	—	—	7:35	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:37	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	6:24	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:23	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:22	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	13	12	11	11	11	11	10	12	13	12	12	11	11	11	10	13	15	15	14	14
Feels °C	9	9	9	10	9	9	8	10	11	9	9	9	8	8	7	11	12	13	13	12
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	WNW 13	WNW 12	WNW 12	WNW 12	WNW 12	WNW 11	WNW 11	WNW 11	WNW 11	WNW 11	W 12	W 12	W 11	W 11	W 10	W 10	W 10	WNW 9	WNW 9	WNW 9
kJ	1387	1314	1231	1247	1066	828	705	524	452	431	1617	1469	1087	748	468	284	235	147	199	249
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 18	SW 18	SW 17	SW 16	SW 16	WNW 16	SW 16	SW 16	WNW 16	W 14	SW 16	SW 15	SW 15	SW 15	WNW 14	NW 5	NW 5	NW 5	W 13	W 13
kJ	50	108	98	94	93	86	93	93	82	503	87	58	56	77	65	13	23	23	168	121
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	W 18	W 18	—	—	WNW 16	SW 16	WNW 16	WNW 16	SW 16	SW 16	—	—	—	—	SW 15	W 13	WNW 13	W 13	SW 16	SW 16
kJ	25	25	—	—	51	93	51	51	91	90	—	—	—	—	77	90	59	126	61	62
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Westport-The Corner Washington	Westport-The Corner 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	Seaside Point Oregon North	Fort Canby A Jetty Washington	Fort Canby A Jetty 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	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef Oregon North	Seaside Cove Oregon North	Smugglers Cove Oregon North	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef Oregon North	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef Oregon North
Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	2	2	3	3
Distance (km)	170	170	43	43	43	43	43	69	104	104	43	43	43	43	43	43	72	47	43	43
Best forecast wave conditions in North Oregon			Lincoln City Nelscott Reef	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	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)			4	4	4	4	4	3			4	4	4	4	4	3	2	2	3	3
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	4	5	5	4	4	5	6	7	6	6	5	5	5	5	5	6	8	5	6	9

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