Cape Lookout surf break

Cape Lookout surfForecast / Oregon North / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 am Tuesday 26 May 2026 PDT
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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
11.5° C
(Which is 1.2°C colder than average for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Cape Lookout today?

The current surf forecast for Cape Lookout at 2PM is: 3.5m 13s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.3m 15s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00am May 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 May)13ft (4.0m)14s
Afternoon (26 May)11ft (3.5m)13s
Evening (26 May)10ft (3.0m)12s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 13°C on Tue afternoon, min 10°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Tuesday
26
Wednesday
27
Thursday
28
Fri
29
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
2 AM
5 AM
Rating
(10 max)
8
6
3
2
2
3
4
4
4
2
1
1
3
3
4
4
4
2
3
2
3
3
3
3
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
4
W
14
4
WNW
14
3.5
WNW
13
3
WNW
13
3
WNW
12
2.5
WNW
12
2.5
WNW
11
2.4
WNW
11
2.3
WNW
10
2.2
WNW
10
2.2
WNW
10
2.1
WNW
9
2.1
NW
9
1.2
WNW
20
1.3
WNW
19
1.6
WNW
18
1.9
WNW
18
2
WNW
17
2.1
WNW
16
2.1
WNW
16
2.1
WNW
16
2.1
WNW
15
2.5
WNW
15
2.4
WNW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
7034
6091
4404
3400
2483
1928
1492
1311
1082
942
853
723
688
1152
1260
1690
2096
2145
2189
2161
2107
2001
2629
2297
Wind (km/h)
5
NE
10
NNW
20
NW
25
NNW
20
NNW
20
N
15
N
10
NNE
15
N
20
NNW
20
NNW
25
NNW
25
NNW
15
N
10
N
10
N
5
NNW
10
NW
15
NW
15
NNW
15
NNW
10
NNW
5
NNW
5
NW
glassy
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
10:00AM2.39m
9:53PM3.03m
11:02AM2.44m
10:27PM3.06m
11:54AM2.50m
11:01PM3.09m
Low Tide
3:31PM1.32m
4:45AM0.78m
4:17PM1.46m
5:25AM0.60m
5:00PM1.56m
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:35
5:33
5:33
5:33
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:50
8:51
8:52
8:52
Temp °C
11
12
13
13
12
11
11
10
11
13
13
12
11
11
10
10
11
13
13
13
12
12
11
11
10
10
9
8
8
7
8
8
8
10
9
7
6
8
8
8
10
11
10
10
9
10
10
10
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
4
W
14
4
WNW
14
3.5
WNW
13
3
WNW
13
3
WNW
12
2.5
WNW
12
2.5
WNW
11
2.4
WNW
11
2.3
WNW
10
2.2
WNW
10
2.2
WNW
10
2.1
WNW
9
2.1
NW
9
2
WNW
9
2
WNW
9
1.9
WNW
8
1.9
WNW
18
2
WNW
17
2.1
WNW
16
2.1
WNW
16
2.1
WNW
16
2.1
WNW
15
2.5
WNW
15
2.4
WNW
14
Energy kJ
7034
6091
4404
3400
2483
1928
1492
1311
1082
942
853
723
688
608
595
493
2096
2145
2189
2161
2107
2001
2629
2297
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SW
15
0.3
SW
17
0.3
SW
15
0.3
SW
15
0.3
SW
15
0.3
SW
15
0.3
SW
15
0.3
SW
15
0.3
SW
15
0.3
SW
16
0.3
WNW
23
0.5
W
22
0.7
WNW
21
1.2
WNW
20
1.3
WNW
19
1.6
WNW
18
1.8
NW
8
1.8
NW
9
1.8
NW
9
1.8
NW
8
1.8
NW
8
1.7
WNW
8
0.2
SSW
14
0.2
SSW
14
Energy kJ
36
46
37
36
35
35
35
36
36
38
107
238
467
1152
1260
1690
460
482
471
450
439
365
19
18
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
W
26
0.2
W
24
0.3
SW
16
0.3
SW
15
0.3
SW
14
0.3
SW
14
0.3
SW
14
0.3
SW
14
0.3
SW
14
0.3
SW
14
0.3
SW
14
0.3
SW
14
0.2
SSW
14
0.2
SSW
14
Energy kJ
13
44
38
33
31
30
31
31
32
32
32
32
20
19
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
Energy kJ
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
9
7
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
2
1
2
2
4
4
4
4
3
4
4
5
4
5
5
Distance (km)
43
104
314
325
226
170
47
43
66
315
314
340
314
66
47
47
47
314
337
337
337
221
43
43
Best forecast wave conditions in North Oregon
Rating
(10 max)
9
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
9
7
3
3
4
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
4
4
5
5
4
4
5
4
5
5
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
9
5
6
7
7
9
7
9
9
6
6
6
9
9
9
9
9
7
7
6
6
5
5
5
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