Cape Lookout 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 45.34° N 123.98° W

Issued: 10 am 17 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

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 (17 Oct):

Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 11s period with W swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 11s period with WNW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Oct, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 11s period with WNW swell.

The current surf forecast for Cape Lookout at 1PM is: 1.1m 11s primary swell from a West direction and 1.0m 8s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 10:00am October 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (PDT) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (17 Oct)	3.5ft (1.0m)	11s
Afternoon (17 Oct)	4.5ft (1.3m)	11s
Evening (17 Oct)	7ft (2.2m)	11s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Very mild (max 14°C on Sat morning, min 8°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.
	Saturday 17						Sunday 18								Monday 19
	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)	0	1	0	2	3	3	4	4	4	4	2	3	4	4	3	3	2	2	2	3	4	4
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	W 11	W 9	W 11	W 11	WNW 11	WNW 11	WNW 11	WNW 11	WNW 11	WNW 11	WNW 13	WNW 12	WNW 12	WNW 12	WNW 12	WNW 11	WNW 11	WNW 11	WNW 11	WNW 11	W 14	W 12
Wave Graph
kJ	256	160	291	776	990	1086	1086	972	972	1045	1387	1314	1268	1211	966	828	705	619	452	436	1083	1194
Wind (km/h)	S	WNW	NNW	N	N	NNE	NNE	NE	ENE	N	NNW	N	N	SSE	S	S	SSE	SSW	WSW	N	NNE	NNE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	off	off	cross-off	cross	cross-off	cross-off	glassy	cross-on	cross	cross	cross-on	on	glassy	cross-off	cross-off
High Tide	6:26AM2.27m			4:39PM2.62m					7:46AM2.28m				5:47PM2.49m					8:49AM2.37m			7:11PM2.43m
Low Tide		10:51AM1.95m					00:20AM0.95m				12:16PM2.00m				1:26AM1.00m				1:54PM1.93m


	7:33	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:35	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:35	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	6:27	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:24	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:23	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	14	14	14	13	12	11	10	8	8	11	13	12	12	11	11	11	10	12	12	12	11	11
Feels °C	13	13	10	9	8	7	7	5	5	8	9	8	10	10	9	9	8	10	10	11	9	8
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	W 11	W 9	W 11	W 11	WNW 11	WNW 11	WNW 11	WNW 11	WNW 11	WNW 11	WNW 13	WNW 12	WNW 12	WNW 12	WNW 12	WNW 11	WNW 11	WNW 11	WNW 11	WNW 11	W 14	W 12
kJ	256	160	291	776	990	1086	1086	972	972	1045	1387	1314	1268	1211	966	828	705	619	452	436	1083	1194
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	W 8	WNW 11	W 8	W 13	SW 18	SW 18	SW 18	SW 18	SW 18	SW 18	SW 18	SW 18	SW 17	SW 16	SW 16	WNW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	W 15	WNW 11	SW 15
kJ	143	158	129	31	87	50	79	49	50	50	50	108	98	94	93	86	93	93	91	208	281	79
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 14	W 13	W 14	SW 13	SW 14	SW 13	SW 14	SW 14	SW 13	SW 14	W 18	W 18	—	—	WNW 16	SW 16	WNW 16	WNW 16	WNW 16	SW 16	SW 16	—
kJ	29	88	57	28	29	28	29	30	28	29	25	25	—	—	51	93	51	51	50	90	88	—
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	Deep Creek Washington	Doran Beach CAL - Sonoma	Nootka Island (Calvin Bay) Vancouver Island	Elwha Washington	Seaside Cove Oregon North	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef Oregon North	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef Oregon North	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef Oregon North	Smugglers Cove Oregon North	Westport-The Corner Washington	Cape Elizabeth Washington	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef Oregon North	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef Oregon North	Devil s Punch Beverly Beach Oregon North	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef Oregon North	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef Oregon North	Long Beach Peninsula Washington	Westport-The Cove Washington	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef Oregon North
Rating (10 max)	3	3	3	2	4	4	2	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3
Distance (km)	43	43	43	315	785	527	314	72	43	43	43	47	170	226	43	43	66	43	43	137	175	43
Best forecast wave conditions in North Oregon	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	Seaside Cove			Lincoln City Nelscott Reef	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef	Seaside Cove	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef			Lincoln City Nelscott Reef
Rating (10 max)	3	3	3					4	4	4	4	4			4	4	4	4	4			3
Best forecast wave conditions in United States	Mouse Rock CAL - San Luis Obispo	Cortez Bank CAL - San Diego County	Cortez Bank CAL - San Diego County	Cortez Bank CAL - San Diego County	Cortez Bank CAL - San Diego County	Blacks Beach CAL - San Diego County	Cortez Bank CAL - San Diego County	Mouse Rock CAL - San Luis Obispo	Mouse Rock CAL - San Luis Obispo	Mouse Rock CAL - San Luis Obispo	Cortez Bank CAL - San Diego County	Tijuana Sloughs Baja Norte	Westport-The Corner Washington	Super Tubes CAL - Ventura	Government Point CAL - Santa Barbara	Trestles (Lowers) CAL - Orange County	Mouse Rock CAL - San Luis Obispo	Mouse Rock CAL - San Luis Obispo	Fullers CAL - Monterey	Gale Point CAL - Humboldt	Fossil Beach Kodiak Alaska - Kodiak Island	El Capitan CAL - Santa Barbara
Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	4	4	4	4	5	4	3	4
Header Global	Dunedin - Bobs Beach New Zealand	Baterias Peru	Ahijedero Mexico	Ahijedero Mexico	Pascuales Mexico	Pascuales Mexico	Dunedin - Bobs Beach New Zealand	Dunedin - Bobs Beach New Zealand	Nugget Point New Zealand	Ahijedero Mexico	Ahijedero Mexico	Ahijedero Mexico	Asu Indonesia	Trial Harbour Australia	Ahijedero Mexico	Ahijedero Mexico	Kaka Point New Zealand	Brims Ness United Kingdom	Brims Ness United Kingdom	Alnes Lighthouse Norway	Alnes Lighthouse Norway	Alnes Lighthouse Norway
Rating (10 max)	5	4	4	5	9	9	6	7	5	4	4	4	4	5	4	4	5	5	6	5	7	6

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