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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 Tuesday 12 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
12.4° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Cape Lookout today?
The current surf forecast for Cape Lookout at 3AM is: 1.1m 11s primary swell from a West direction and 0.5m 14s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm May 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (13 May) | 4ft (1.2m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (13 May) | 5ft (1.5m) | 12s |
| Evening (13 May) | 5ft (1.6m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Cape Lookout. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 18mm), heaviest on Tue night. Very mild (max 13°C on Tue night, min 11°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 12 | Wednesday 13 | Thursday 14 | Friday 15 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 |   |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 15 | WNW 15 | WNW 15 | |
238 | 295 | 289 | 335 | 267 | 566 | 547 | 880 | 688 | 526 | 442 | 340 | 327 | 273 | 268 | 207 | 164 | 164 | 159 | 208 | 266 | 312 | 387 | 456 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | glassy | cross | on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | |
High Tide | 9:44PM2.95m | 10:21AM2.51m | 10:19PM3.15m | 11:21AM2.63m | 10:56PM3.34m | 12:16PM2.73m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:19AM0.98m | 4:00PM1.20m | 5:04AM0.61m | 4:46PM1.28m | 5:49AM0.27m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 5:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:46 | — | — | — | — |
 | 8:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:36 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:38 |
— | — | 1 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 |
12 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 6 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | WNW 6 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | W 7 | W 8 |
 kJ | 238 | 295 | 289 | 335 | 267 | 566 | 547 | 880 | 688 | 526 | 442 | 340 | 327 | 273 | 268 | 207 | 164 | 164 | 159 | 66 | 93 | 96 | 146 | 186 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SW 14 | W 15 | W 14 | W 13 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | NW 5 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | WNW 18 | W 17 | W 9 | WNW 16 | WNW 15 | WNW 15 | WNW 15 |
| kJ | 47 | 30 | 67 | 140 | 222 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 32 | 31 | 28 | 28 | 7 | 11 | 11 | 8 | 61 | 144 | 57 | 266 | 312 | 387 | 456 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 15 | — | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | — | W 20 | W 20 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | WNW 18 | NW 6 | NW 5 | WNW 16 | W 9 | W 8 | SW 16 | SW 16 |
| kJ | 4 | — | 50 | 31 | 32 | — | 7 | 7 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 62 | 8 | 7 | 208 | 57 | 71 | 40 | 40 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | WSW 4 | W 5 | W 6 | W 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | 27 | 64 | 89 | 101 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 175 | 43 | 47 | 137 | 314 | 220 | 946 | 946 | 337 | 221 | 43 | 43 | 221 | 175 | 175 | 175 | 221 | 221 | 221 | 43 | 43 | 314 | 314 | 314 |
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