Cape Lookout 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 45.34° N 123.98° W

Issued: 4 am 03 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Cape Lookout sea temperature is

14.2°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 (03 Sep):

Morning surf: Morning surf (03 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 11s period with W swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 11s period with WNW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Sep, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 11s period with WNW swell.

The current surf forecast for Cape Lookout at 9AM is: 2.4m 11s primary swell from a West direction and 0.3m 16s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00am September 03). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (PDT) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (03 Sep)	8ft (2.4m)	11s
Afternoon (03 Sep)	8ft (2.4m)	11s
Evening (03 Sep)	7ft (2.2m)	11s

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

	Short Range Forecast Light rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Very mild (max 16°C on Fri afternoon, min 13°C on Thu morning). Wind will be generally light.
	Thursday 3								Friday 4								Saturday 5
	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	1	2	2	2	3	4	4	3	3	3	2	1	1	2	2	2	2	2	2	1	1	2	2
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	WNW 10	WNW 10	W 11	WNW 11	WNW 11	WNW 11	WNW 11	WNW 10	WNW 10	WNW 10	WNW 10	WNW 9	WNW 9	WNW 9	WNW 9	WNW 9	WNW 9	WNW 9	WNW 9	WNW 9	WNW 9	WNW 9	WNW 9	WNW 9
Wave Graph
kJ	640	778	1363	1400	1316	1164	1143	901	667	586	445	360	307	260	232	203	199	194	190	181	154	157	147	135
Wind (km/h)	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	S	SSE	E	E	ESE	SE	ESE	ESE	WNW	NNW	N	ENE	E	E	SE	W	NW	NNW	N	NNE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	glassy	cross-on	cross	cross-off	off	glassy	glassy	glassy	glassy	cross	cross	cross-off	cross-off
High Tide			5:31AM2.30m			4:53PM3.08m					7:00AM2.20m				5:55PM3.02m					8:39AM2.23m			7:13PM2.98m
Low Tide	11:08PM0.71m			10:29AM1.56m					00:17AM0.71m				11:27AM1.75m				1:36AM0.67m				12:55PM1.87m


	—	6:39	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:39	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:41	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	7:50	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:47	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:45	—	—
mm	1	1	1	2	4	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	13	13	13	14	14	14	14	13	13	13	13	15	16	16	15	14	13	13	13	16	16	16	15	14
Feels °C	9	9	9	10	10	11	13	11	12	12	12	15	15	14	13	13	12	12	12	15	14	13	13	13
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	WNW 10	WNW 10	W 11	WNW 11	WNW 11	WNW 11	WNW 11	WNW 10	WNW 10	WNW 10	WNW 10	WNW 9	WNW 9	WNW 9	WNW 9	WNW 9	WNW 9	WNW 9	WNW 9	WNW 9	WNW 9	WNW 9	WNW 9	WNW 9
kJ	640	778	1363	1400	1316	1164	1143	901	667	586	445	360	307	260	232	203	199	194	190	181	154	157	147	135
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 16	SW 7	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 17	SW 18	SW 18	SW 15	SW 15	SW 15	SW 15	SW 18	SW 18	SW 18	SW 17	SW 17	SW 17	SW 17	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16
kJ	68	135	41	41	69	74	79	86	58	58	58	35	108	108	150	148	107	75	100	94	91	90	89	88
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 12	SW 16	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	W 16	W 16	SW 19	SW 12	SW 18	W 15	W 15	SSW 6	SSW 6	W 13	W 13	W 13	W 14	WNW 15	WNW 15	WNW 14	W 12
kJ	24	67	14	14	14	14	14	20	20	15	6	51	38	17	3	3	31	31	31	15	23	21	40	26
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 7	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	NNW 3	—
kJ	101	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	—
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Coos Bay North Oregon South	Westport-The Cove Washington	Half Moon Bay Washington	Seaside Cove Oregon North	Seaside Point Oregon North	Smugglers Cove 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	Elwha Washington	Smugglers Cove 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	The Strait Washington	Cape Elizabeth Washington	Devil s Punch Beverly Beach Oregon North	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef Oregon North
Rating (10 max)	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	1	2	3	3	3	3	2	1	2	2	3
Distance (km)	221	175	175	72	69	47	43	43	43	43	43	43	43	314	47	43	43	43	43	43	334	226	66	43
Best forecast wave conditions in North Oregon				Seaside Cove	Seaside Cove	Seaside Cove	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		Devil s Punch Beverly Beach	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef			Devil s Punch Beverly Beach	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef
Rating (10 max)				4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3		3	3	3	3	3	2			2	3
Best forecast wave conditions in United States	Hobuck/North Coast Washington	Boners CAL - San Luis Obispo	Hare Creek CAL - Mendocino County	Infinities HAW - Kaua'i	Infinities HAW - Kaua'i	Gale Point CAL - Humboldt	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef Oregon North	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef Oregon North	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef Oregon North	Magics HAW - Big Island	Magics HAW - Big Island	Magics HAW - Big Island	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef Oregon North	Shark Pit HAW - Maui	Malibu CAL - LA County	Hilo Breakwall HAW - Big Island	Hilo Breakwall HAW - Big Island	Mouse Rock CAL - San Luis Obispo	Hilo Breakwall HAW - Big Island	Hilo Breakwall HAW - Big Island	Pakalas HAW - Kaua'i	Pakalas HAW - Kaua'i	Swamis CAL - San Diego County	Hilo Breakwall HAW - Big Island
Rating (10 max)	4	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	2	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
Header Global	Cyclops Australia	Cathedral Rock Australia	Cathedral Rock Australia	Cathedral Rock Australia	Luna Park Australia	Bullies Australia	Bullies Australia	Bullies Australia	Easter Reef Australia	Easter Reef Australia	Easter Reef Australia	Trial Harbour Australia	Trial Harbour Australia	Trial Harbour Australia	Ahijedero Mexico	Shipwreck Bay-Supertubes New Zealand	Nugget Point New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Trial Harbour Australia	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Gerickes Point South Africa
Rating (10 max)	5	6	7	6	9	5	5	5	9	9	9	9	9	9	4	5	9	9	9	8	5	6	5	5

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