Cape Lookout surf break

Cape Lookout surfForecast / Oregon North / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 am Thursday 23 Apr 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
11.7° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Cape Lookout today?

The current surf forecast for Cape Lookout at 1PM is: 2.2m 11s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00am April 23). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Apr)7ft (2.2m)11s
Afternoon (23 Apr)7ft (2.1m)11s
Evening (23 Apr)5.5ft (1.7m)10s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Fri afternoon, min 7°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
23
Friday
24
Saturday
25
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)
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
1
0
1
2
2
2
2
1
1
0
2
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.3
NW
11
2.1
NW
11
2.1
NW
11
2.4
WNW
11
2.2
NW
11
1.8
NW
10
1.7
NW
10
1.7
NW
10
1.7
NW
10
1.8
NW
10
1.7
WNW
10
1.4
NW
9
1.3
NW
9
1.3
NW
9
1.3
NW
9
1.5
NW
9
1.4
NW
9
1.3
NW
9
1.1
NW
9
1.1
NW
8
1
NW
8
1.1
NW
9
0.7
WNW
16
0.9
WNW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1257
954
1028
1375
1090
609
557
569
557
637
532
321
294
287
287
367
328
266
195
156
132
189
259
424
Wind (km/h)
10
SSW
10
SSW
10
S
15
SW
15
WSW
10
WSW
5
WSW
5
E
5
E
5
NE
5
E
10
N
20
NNW
25
NNW
20
N
15
NNE
10
NNE
5
NE
5
NE
10
NW
15
NNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
10
NNW
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
glassy
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
glassy
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
4:57AM2.99m
7:24PM2.55m
6:15AM2.79m
8:31PM2.64m
7:42AM2.66m
9:24PM2.76m
Low Tide
11:05PM1.79m
12:19PM0.49m
00:33AM1.80m
1:29PM0.64m
2:05AM1.68m
2:34PM0.75m
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
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6:16
6:15
6:13
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8:10
8:13
8:14
Temp °C
9
9
9
10
10
10
9
8
7
7
8
14
15
14
12
11
10
10
11
12
12
11
10
10
6
6
6
6
6
7
8
6
5
5
6
11
10
8
8
8
7
7
9
9
9
8
7
8
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.3
NW
11
2.1
NW
11
2.1
NW
11
2.4
WNW
11
2.2
NW
11
1.8
NW
10
1.7
NW
10
1.7
NW
10
1.7
NW
10
1.8
NW
10
1.7
WNW
10
1.4
NW
9
1.3
NW
9
1.3
NW
9
1.3
NW
9
1.5
NW
9
1.4
NW
9
1.3
NW
9
1.1
NW
9
1.1
NW
8
1
NW
8
1.1
NW
9
1.1
NW
9
1.1
NW
9
Energy kJ
1257
954
1028
1375
1090
609
557
569
557
637
532
321
294
287
287
367
328
266
172
156
132
189
168
193
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
WNW
13
1.3
WNW
13
1.3
WNW
12
0.1
SW
11
0.1
SW
12
1.1
WNW
12
0.9
WNW
12
0.8
WNW
12
0.7
WNW
12
0.3
W
16
0.4
W
16
0.8
WNW
11
0.7
WNW
11
0.8
WNW
11
0.6
WNW
11
0.5
W
15
0.5
W
14
0.6
WNW
14
0.7
WNW
14
0.6
WNW
12
0.6
WNW
12
0.6
W
16
0.7
WNW
16
0.9
WNW
16
Energy kJ
317
543
482
5
5
328
254
167
150
46
79
135
126
133
91
109
106
152
195
113
111
181
259
424
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SW
13
0.2
W
18
0.2
W
18
0.1
SW
16
0.1
SW
16
0.3
W
17
0.3
W
16
0.3
W
16
0.3
WNW
16
0.1
SW
17
0.1
SW
17
0.4
WNW
16
0.4
WNW
16
0.4
WNW
16
0.5
W
15
0.2
WSW
15
0.2
W
18
0.1
SW
14
0.1
SW
15
0.5
W
15
0.5
W
16
0.4
WNW
12
0.6
WNW
12
0.1
SW
13
Energy kJ
6
25
25
10
10
50
48
47
51
11
12
84
86
85
113
21
26
8
8
118
127
49
111
7
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
Energy kJ
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
4
3
3
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
1
1
1
3
3
3
3
1
2
1
2
3
Distance (km)
175
175
66
175
175
137
43
43
43
43
43
43
315
314
314
43
43
43
43
314
226
397
226
47
Best forecast wave conditions in North Oregon
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
3
3
4
4
3
3
3
4
3
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
1
3
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
6
7
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