Cape Lookout 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 45.34° N 123.98° W

Issued: 10 am 21 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Cape Lookout sea temperature is

13.9°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 (21 Sep):

Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 17s period with SW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 15s period with WNW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 13s period with WNW swell.

The current surf forecast for Cape Lookout at 4PM is: 1.1m 14s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.7m 8s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00am September 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (PDT) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (21 Sep)	1.5ft (0.5m)	17s
Afternoon (21 Sep)	3.5ft (1.0m)	15s
Evening (21 Sep)	5ft (1.6m)	13s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Mon afternoon, min 11°C on Mon morning). Wind will be generally light.
	Monday 21						Tuesday 22								Wednesday 23
	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	4	4	4	4	4	3	2	2	3	3	3	3	3	3	2	2	2	3
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 17	SW 17	WNW 15	WNW 14	WNW 13	WNW 13	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
Wave Graph
kJ	147	148	318	577	817	1094	1060	980	838	824	683	660	534	515	505	444	444	505	680	831	817	802
Wind (km/h)	NE	NNW	NNW	NNW	N	N	NNE	NE	NNE	NNW	NW	NNW	N	E	ESE	ESE	ESE	WSW	NW	NNW	N	NNE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	glassy	cross	cross	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	glassy	cross	cross	cross	cross-off	off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	glassy	cross-on	cross	cross-off	cross-off
High Tide		10:34AM2.38m				9:08PM2.64m					11:03AM2.52m			10:04PM2.74m					11:28AM2.66m			10:52PM2.83m
Low Tide				3:31PM1.86m				4:15AM0.81m				4:22PM1.67m				4:53AM0.74m					5:04PM1.45m


	7:01	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:01	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:03	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	7:15	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:14	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:12	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	11	13	14	15	14	14	14	14	13	15	15	15	14	13	12	12	13	15	15	14	13	12
Feels °C	11	12	12	13	13	13	13	14	13	14	14	14	14	13	11	10	11	14	14	12	10	9
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	WNW 8	WNW 8	WNW 15	WNW 14	WNW 13	WNW 13	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
kJ	90	76	318	577	817	1094	1060	980	838	824	683	660	534	515	505	444	444	505	680	831	817	802
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 17	SW 17	WNW 8	WNW 8	WNW 8	WSW 17	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
kJ	147	148	87	65	62	195	193	190	184	179	175	173	125	124	122	121	122	122	122	121	121	119
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	WNW 18	WNW 16	WSW 17	WSW 17	WSW 17	—	—	SW 11	SW 11	SW 11	SW 11	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	30	105	202	202	200	—	—	5	5	5	5	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef Oregon North	Fort Canby A Jetty Washington	Drakes Bay CAL - Marin County	Pleasure Point-Insides CAL - Santa Cruz	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	Super green Washington	Fort. Ebey Washington	Seaside Point 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	Cape Elizabeth Washington	Super green Washington	Devil s Punch Beverly Beach Oregon North	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef Oregon North
Rating (10 max)	2	3	2	1	4	4	4	4	4	3	1	1	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	2	4	4
Distance (km)	43	104	817	946	47	43	43	43	43	69	314	334	69	43	43	43	43	43	226	314	66	43
Best forecast wave conditions in North Oregon	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef				Seaside Cove	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	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef			Devil s Punch Beverly Beach	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef
Rating (10 max)	2				4	4	4	4	4	3			3	3	3	3	3	3			4	4
Best forecast wave conditions in United States	Mouse Rock CAL - San Luis Obispo	Majors Bay HAW - Kaua'i	Rincon - Rivermouth CAL - Ventura	Rincon - Rivermouth CAL - Ventura	Seaside 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	Turtles Washington	Doran Beach CAL - Sonoma	Ranches HAW - Oahu	Steamer Lane-The Point CAL - Santa Cruz	Fullers CAL - Monterey	Fullers CAL - Monterey	Fullers CAL - Monterey	Boners CAL - San Luis Obispo	Mouse Rock CAL - San Luis Obispo	Government Point CAL - Santa Barbara	Doran Beach CAL - Sonoma	Fullers CAL - Monterey	Cortez Bank CAL - San Diego County
Rating (10 max)	3	3	2	2	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	2	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	4	4	4
Header Global	Ouano Lefts New Caledonia	Ouano Lefts New Caledonia	Easter Reef Australia	Cobblestones Australia	Benkunqut Indonesia	Cloudbreak Fiji	Trial Harbour Australia	Trial Harbour Australia	Dunedin - Bobs Beach New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Afife Portugal	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Stent Road New Zealand	Anawhata Road (Oaonui) New Zealand	Anawhata Road (Oaonui) New Zealand	Chameau Mauritius	Black Rocks Mauritius	Rio Nexpa Mexico
Rating (10 max)	6	6	9	5	4	5	9	9	8	9	9	9	4	7	7	6	6	5	5	5	5	9

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