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Cape Lookout Surf Forecast
/ Oregon North (24 breaks) / Oregon (49 breaks) /
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Cape Lookout surfForecast / Oregon North / USA
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 pm Wednesday 20 May 2026 PDTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Cape Lookout surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Cape Lookout sea temperature is
12.5° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Cape Lookout today?
The current surf forecast for Cape Lookout at 3AM is: 0.9m 11s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 1.1m 7s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm May 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 May) | 3ft (0.9m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (21 May) | 3ft (0.9m) | 10s |
| Evening (21 May) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Cape Lookout. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 13°C on Thu morning, min 10°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 20 | Thursday 21 | Friday 22 | Saturday 23 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | |
Swell Height Map |   |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | NW 7 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 7 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | |
259 | 254 | 210 | 206 | 202 | 195 | 180 | 186 | 169 | 276 | 276 | 261 | 202 | 164 | 214 | 354 | 292 | 286 | 371 | 402 | 346 | 348 | 266 | 271 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | |
High Tide | 3:46AM3.19m | 5:50PM2.74m | 4:50AM2.93m | 6:49PM2.77m | 6:04AM2.68m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:57PM1.66m | 10:55AM0.24m | 11:09PM1.67m | 11:53AM0.48m | 00:30AM1.61m | 12:50PM0.72m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 5:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | — | — |
 | 8:44 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:46 |
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Temp °C | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 |
8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 7 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 8 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 8 | NW 7 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 |
 kJ | 181 | 132 | 136 | 160 | 169 | 136 | 180 | 186 | 140 | 276 | 276 | 261 | 97 | 102 | 214 | 354 | 292 | 286 | 371 | 402 | 346 | 348 | 266 | 271 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | SW 15 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 15 | WNW 12 | SW 15 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | SW 15 | NNW 8 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 14 | SW 14 | NW 8 | NW 8 | SW 15 |
| kJ | 259 | 254 | 210 | 206 | 202 | 195 | 34 | 96 | 96 | 34 | 29 | 34 | 202 | 164 | 57 | 22 | 78 | 79 | 78 | 31 | 52 | 69 | 100 | 54 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | WSW 19 | SW 15 | SW 15 | WSW 19 | SW 15 | — | SW 15 | SW 15 | NW 7 | SW 18 | — | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 18 | — | SW 14 | SW 14 | WNW 18 |
| kJ | 24 | 24 | 39 | 38 | 58 | 57 | 37 | 34 | 34 | 37 | 34 | — | 57 | 57 | 8 | 78 | — | 17 | 18 | 30 | — | 53 | 53 | 33 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | — | — | — | — | — | NW 6 | — | NNW 8 | NNW 7 | — | — | — | — | — | NW 8 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | 119 | 152 | 169 | — | — | — | — | — | 56 | — | 44 | 30 | — | — | — | — | — | 158 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 178 | 66 | 43 | 43 | 66 | 104 | 314 | 591 | 397 | 315 | 315 | 47 | 47 | 104 | 334 | 334 | 226 | 47 | 47 | 66 | 47 | 314 | 397 | 381 |
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