Cape Lookout 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 45.34° N 123.98° W

Issued: 3 pm 01 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Cape Lookout sea temperature is

12.0°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 Nov):

Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Nov, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 21s period with W swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Nov, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 19s period with WNW swell.

The current surf forecast for Cape Lookout at 9PM is: 1.6m 19s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.6m 14s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm November 01). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (PST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (01 Nov)	-	-
Afternoon (01 Nov)	3.5ft (1.0m)	21s
Evening (01 Nov)	5ft (1.6m)	19s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Very mild (max 14°C on Wed morning, min 9°C on Sun afternoon). Wind will be generally light.
	Sun 1				Monday 2								Tuesday 3								Wed 4
	12 PM	3 PM	6 PM	9 PM	1 AM	4 AM	7 AM	10 AM	1 PM	4 PM	7 PM	10 PM	1 AM	4 AM	7 AM	10 AM	1 PM	4 PM	7 PM	10 PM	1 AM	4 AM	7 AM
Rating (10 max)	2	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	WNW 22	W 21	WNW 20	WNW 19	WNW 18	WNW 18	WNW 18	WNW 17	WNW 17	WNW 17	WNW 16	WNW 16	W 16	WNW 15	WNW 15	WNW 14	WNW 14	WNW 14	WNW 14	WNW 13	WNW 13	WNW 13	WNW 12
Wave Graph
kJ	480	1071	1368	1966	2590	2640	2552	2559	2529	2384	2216	1968	2417	1795	1499	1439	1399	1241	1173	960	828	688	531
Wind (km/h)	WSW	NNE	ENE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	SE	ESE	ENE	ESE	E	E	SE	E	WSW	NNW	N	E	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	on	glassy	off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	glassy	glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	glassy	glassy	glassy	glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off
High Tide			4:37PM2.82m				6:50AM2.67m				6:04PM2.65m					7:46AM2.80m				7:30PM2.59m
Low Tide	10:55AM1.78m				11:49PM0.61m				12:28PM1.66m				00:54AM0.75m					1:48PM1.43m				1:54AM0.88m


	—	—	—	—	—	6:56	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:56	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:58	—
	—	4:02	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:01	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:00	—	—	—	—	4:59
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	10	10	9	9	9	9	10	10	12	13	12	11	12	12	12	13	13	13	12	12	12	11	10
Feels °C	8	9	7	6	6	6	7	7	10	11	9	8	9	9	9	11	11	12	10	9	9	8	7
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	WNW 22	W 21	WNW 20	WNW 19	WNW 18	WNW 18	WNW 18	WNW 17	WNW 17	WNW 17	WNW 16	WNW 16	W 16	WNW 15	WNW 15	WNW 14	WNW 14	WNW 14	WNW 14	WNW 13	WNW 13	WNW 13	WNW 12
kJ	480	1071	1368	1966	2590	2640	2552	2559	2529	2384	2216	1968	2417	1795	1499	1439	1399	1241	1173	960	828	688	531
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	WNW 11	WNW 11	SW 14	SW 14	WNW 11	SW 13	W 11	W 11	W 9	W 8	W 8	WSW 8	SW 14	WSW 10	WSW 11	WSW 10	WSW 11	WSW 11	SW 11	SW 11	SW 10	SW 10	SW 10
kJ	100	71	118	116	43	62	61	85	55	92	90	94	128	231	302	298	441	458	476	415	335	279	185
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 14	SW 14	WNW 11	WNW 12	SW 13	SW 16	SW 13	SW 13	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	—	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	—	SW 16	—	—	—	—	SW 16
kJ	125	121	74	44	44	41	61	63	118	121	125	127	—	128	72	71	—	42	—	—	—	—	40
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
Distance (km)	104	43	43	43	43	43	43	43	43	43	43	43	43	43	43	43	47	47	43	43	43	43	43
Best forecast wave conditions in North Oregon		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	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef	Smugglers Cove	Seaside Cove	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef
Rating (10 max)		4	4	4	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	5	4	4	4	4
Header Global	Trial Harbour Australia	Bocock's Bay Namibia	Ahijedero Mexico	Ahijedero Mexico	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef United States	Lebu Chile	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef United States	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef United States	Lebu Chile	Lebu Chile	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef United States	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef United States	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef United States	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef United States	Benkunqut Indonesia	Bay of Skaill United Kingdom	Bali Village Indonesia	Bali Village Indonesia	Ghost Tree United States	Bay of Skaill United Kingdom	Bay of Skaill United Kingdom	Baterias Peru	Bali Village Indonesia
Rating (10 max)	5	4	4	4	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	5	4	4	4	4

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