Cape Lookout 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 45.34° N 123.98° W

Issued: 4 am 22 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Cape Lookout sea temperature is

13.7°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 (22 Sep):

Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Sep, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 12s period with WNW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 12s period with WNW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 11s period with WNW swell.

The current surf forecast for Cape Lookout at 10AM is: 1.7m 12s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.6m 16s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00am September 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (PDT) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (22 Sep)	5.5ft (1.7m)	12s
Afternoon (22 Sep)	5ft (1.6m)	12s
Evening (22 Sep)	5ft (1.5m)	11s

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

	Short Range Forecast Heavy rain (total 24mm), heaviest during Thu night. Very mild (max 15°C on Tue morning, min 11°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.
	Tuesday 22								Wednesday 23								Thursday 24
	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	2 PM	5 PM	8 PM	11 PM
Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	2	2	2	3	3	3	3	3	2	2	1	2	3	3	3	3	2	3	3	2	1
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	WNW 13	WNW 12	WNW 12	WNW 12	WNW 12	WNW 12	WNW 11	WNW 11	WNW 11	WNW 11	WNW 11	WNW 11	WNW 11	WNW 11	WNW 11	WNW 11	WNW 11	WNW 11	WNW 11	WNW 10	WNW 10	WNW 10	WNW 10	WNW 10
Wave Graph
kJ	1060	980	838	793	683	660	534	515	515	444	444	597	668	802	817	853	724	638	627	502	483	426	426	360
Wind (km/h)	NNE	N	N	NNW	NW	NW	N	E	E	ESE	SE	NW	NNW	NNW	N	NNE	NNE	NE	E	NW	ENE	SSE	W	NNW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross	cross	cross-off	glassy	cross-off	cross-off	glassy	cross-on	cross	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	off	glassy	cross-on	glassy	glassy	on	cross-off
High Tide					11:03AM2.52m			10:04PM2.74m					11:28AM2.66m			10:52PM2.83m					11:51AM2.81m
Low Tide		4:15AM0.81m				4:22PM1.67m				4:53AM0.74m					5:04PM1.45m				5:26AM0.71m				5:42PM1.20m


	—	7:01	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:03	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:03	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	7:14	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:12	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:09	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	3	4	8	2
Temp °C	15	15	14	15	15	15	14	13	13	13	13	14	14	14	13	12	11	12	13	13	12	12	12	12
Feels °C	14	15	14	13	13	14	14	13	12	11	11	13	12	11	10	9	9	11	13	12	11	12	11	9
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	WNW 13	WNW 12	WNW 12	WNW 12	WNW 12	WNW 12	WNW 11	WNW 11	WNW 11	WNW 11	WNW 11	WNW 11	WNW 11	WNW 11	WNW 11	WNW 11	WNW 11	WNW 11	WNW 11	WNW 10	WNW 10	WNW 10	WNW 10	WNW 10
kJ	1060	980	838	793	683	660	534	515	515	444	444	597	668	802	817	853	724	638	627	502	483	426	426	360
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	WSW 17	WSW 17	WSW 17	WSW 16	WSW 16	WSW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 15	SW 15	SW 15	SW 15	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14
kJ	193	190	184	179	175	173	125	124	122	121	122	122	122	121	121	119	115	107	104	104	103	103	103	74
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	SW 11	SW 11	SW 11	SW 11	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	W 16	W 16	W 16	—	—	W 15	W 14
kJ	—	5	5	5	5	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5	5	5	—	—	4	16
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef Oregon North	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef Oregon North	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef Oregon North	Cape Elizabeth Washington	Super green Washington	Cox Bay Vancouver Island	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	Smugglers Cove Oregon North	Fort Canby A Jetty Washington	Super green Washington	Elwha 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	Smugglers Cove Oregon North	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef Oregon North	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef Oregon North	Seaside Point Oregon North	Devil s Punch Beverly Beach Oregon North
Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	3	1	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	4	2	2	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	2	3
Distance (km)	43	43	43	226	314	443	43	43	43	43	43	47	104	314	314	43	43	43	43	47	43	43	69	66
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	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	Seaside Cove	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef	Seaside Cove	Devil s Punch Beverly Beach
Rating (10 max)	4	4	4				3	3	3	3	3	3				4	4	4	3	3	3	3	2	3
Best forecast wave conditions in United States	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef Oregon North	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef Oregon North	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef Oregon North	Cape Elizabeth Washington	Doran Beach CAL - Sonoma	Ranches HAW - Oahu	Steamer Lane-The Point CAL - Santa Cruz	Mouse Rock CAL - San Luis Obispo	Ghost Tree CAL - Monterey	Boners CAL - San Luis Obispo	Boners CAL - San Luis Obispo	Gale Point CAL - Humboldt	Turtles Washington	Steamer Lane-The Point CAL - Santa Cruz	Mouse Rock CAL - San Luis Obispo	Cortez Bank CAL - San Diego County	Cortez Bank CAL - San Diego County	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef Oregon North	Mouse Rock CAL - San Luis Obispo	Boners CAL - San Luis Obispo	Samoa Peninsula CAL - Humboldt	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef Oregon North	Mouse Rock CAL - San Luis Obispo	Willow Creek CAL - Monterey
Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	3	3	2	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	4
Header Global	Trial Harbour Australia	Trial Harbour Australia	Dunedin - Cob Cottage New Zealand	Dunedin - Bobs Beach New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Dunedin - Bobs Beach New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Shipwreck Bay-Supertubes New Zealand	Anawhata Road (Oaonui) New Zealand	Rio Nexpa Mexico	Chameau Mauritius	Papatowai New Zealand	Dunedin - Cob Cottage New Zealand	Pascuales Mexico	Pascuales Mexico	Barra de Guaratiba Brazil	Barra de Guaratiba Brazil	Inishcrone Ireland	Barra de Guaratiba Brazil	Barra de Guaratiba Brazil	Inishcrone Ireland
Rating (10 max)	9	9	8	7	9	9	8	7	7	6	6	5	8	5	9	5	5	5	4	4	7	4	4	7

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