Cape Lookout 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 45.34° N 123.98° W

Issued: 4 am 01 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Cape Lookout sea temperature is

14.7°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 (01 Sep):

Morning surf: Morning surf (01 Sep, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 9s period with WNW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 9s period with WNW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 9s period with WNW swell.

The current surf forecast for Cape Lookout at 12PM is: 1.1m 9s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.4m 14s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00am September 01). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (PDT) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (01 Sep)	4ft (1.2m)	9s
Afternoon (01 Sep)	3.5ft (1.0m)	9s
Evening (01 Sep)	3ft (0.9m)	9s

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

	Short Range Forecast Moderate rain (total 19mm), heaviest on Wed morning. Very mild (max 16°C on Tue morning, min 12°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the S on Wed afternoon, light winds from the ESE by Thu night).
	Tuesday 1								Wednesday 2								Thursday 3
	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	8 PM	11 PM
Rating (10 max)	1	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	2	3	4	4	3	3	3	3	3
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NW 10	WNW 10	WNW 9	WNW 9	WNW 9	WNW 9	WNW 9	WNW 9	WNW 9	SW 7	SW 8	SW 8	SW 9	SW 9	WNW 9	W 10	WNW 10	WNW 12	W 12	WNW 12	WNW 11	W 11	W 10	W 10
Wave Graph
kJ	275	246	236	212	176	158	127	127	113	149	255	355	800	406	283	423	562	1461	2129	1649	1256	1165	884	666
Wind (km/h)	SW	SW	S	SSW	SW	SSW	S	SSE	S	S	S	SSE	S	SSW	SSE	SE	SE	ESE	SE	SSE	S	SSE	ESE	ESE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-on	glassy	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross-on	cross	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross	cross	cross-off	cross-off
High Tide		3:28AM2.66m				3:27PM3.16m				4:23AM2.47m				4:05PM3.14m					5:31AM2.30m			4:53PM3.08m
Low Tide				9:10AM1.13m				10:11PM0.71m				9:46AM1.35m					11:08PM0.71m			10:29AM1.56m


	—	6:37	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:37	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:39	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	7:53	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:52	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:50	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	6	6	4	1	—	—	—	1	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	15	16	16	16	16	16	16	15	15	15	15	14	15	15	14	12	12	12	13	15	15	14	14	13
Feels °C	15	16	16	13	12	13	14	13	11	9	8	8	7	12	11	9	9	9	11	13	12	12	13	12
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NW 10	WNW 10	WNW 9	WNW 9	WNW 9	WNW 9	WNW 9	WNW 9	WNW 9	SW 7	SW 8	SW 8	SW 9	SW 9	WNW 9	W 10	WNW 10	WNW 12	W 12	WNW 12	WNW 11	W 11	W 10	W 10
kJ	275	246	236	212	176	158	127	127	113	149	255	355	800	406	283	423	562	1461	2129	1649	1256	1165	884	666
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 13	SW 4	SW 13	SW 13	WNW 9	WNW 9	WNW 9	WNW 9	W 9	SSW 9	SW 16	SW 7	SW 7	SW 16	SW 7	SW 7	SW 17	SW 18	SW 19
kJ	73	72	71	49	46	28	6	27	27	70	79	61	64	186	211	42	112	112	41	67	50	73	80	88
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 19	SW 19	SW 19	SW 19	SW 19	SW 18	SW 13	WSW 18	WSW 18	WNW 9	SW 13	SW 13	WSW 18	SW 18	SW 17	SW 13	SW 16	SW 16	SSW 12	SW 16	SW 16	SW 12	SSW 12	W 16
kJ	15	14	14	14	14	13	27	31	31	26	27	27	30	48	45	26	68	67	14	41	69	6	14	20
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	SW 3	SW 4	—	SSW 5	SW 6	—	—	—	—	—	—	SSW 8	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	—	—	—	—	3	5	—	15	44	—	—	—	—	—	—	165	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Coos Bay North Oregon South	Point Grenville Washington	Seaside Point Oregon North	Coos Bay North Oregon South	The Strait Washington	The Dump Washington	Westport-The Cove Washington	Jordan River Vancouver Island	Jordan River Vancouver Island	Jordan River Vancouver Island	Jordan River Vancouver Island	The Strait Washington	Elwha Washington	Long Beach Peninsula Washington	Taft (Siltetz River) 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	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef Oregon North	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef Oregon North	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef Oregon North	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef Oregon North
Rating (10 max)	2	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3
Distance (km)	221	220	69	221	334	343	175	340	340	340	340	334	314	137	46	43	43	43	43	43	43	43	43	43
Best forecast wave conditions in North Oregon			Seaside Cove												Taft (Siltetz River)	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef
Rating (10 max)			2												4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3
Best forecast wave conditions in United States	Ranches HAW - Oahu	Magics HAW - Big Island	Pinetrees HAW - Kaua'i	Magics HAW - Big Island	Shark Pit HAW - Maui	Super Tubes CAL - Ventura	Shark Pit HAW - Maui	Magics HAW - Big Island	Ghost Tree CAL - Monterey	Magics HAW - Big Island	Magics HAW - Big Island	Magics HAW - Big Island	Shark Pit HAW - Maui	Long Beach Peninsula Washington	Half Moon Bay Washington	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	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef Oregon North	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef Oregon North	Samoa Peninsula CAL - Humboldt	Samoa Peninsula CAL - Humboldt
Rating (10 max)	2	2	3	2	2	1	2	3	2	3	3	3	2	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
Header Global	Last Chance New Zealand	Last Chance New Zealand	Dunedin - Bobs Beach New Zealand	Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach New Zealand	Seconds (White Rock) New Zealand	White Rock - The Spit New Zealand	Boneyards South Africa	Boneyards South Africa	Diners Beach New Zealand	Ahijedero Mexico	Cobblestones Australia	Cobblestones Australia	Gas Bay Australia	Cyclops Australia	Cyclops Australia	Point Roadnight Australia	Cathedral Rock Australia	Cathedral Rock Australia	Cathedral Rock Australia	Cathedral Rock Australia	Cathedral Rock Australia	Cathedral Rock Australia	Ahijedero Mexico	Luna Park Australia
Rating (10 max)	5	5	6	6	6	6	5	5	5	4	5	6	7	5	5	7	9	9	6	6	6	6	4	9

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