Cape Lookout surf break

Cape Lookout surfForecast / Oregon North / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 am Wednesday 22 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
11.4° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Cape Lookout today?

The current surf forecast for Cape Lookout at 5PM is: 2.1m 13s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.2m 12s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00am April 22). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 Apr)3.5ft (1.0m)14s
Afternoon (22 Apr)5.5ft (1.7m)13s
Evening (22 Apr)7ft (2.2m)11s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Wed afternoon. Very mild (max 16°C on Fri afternoon, min 7°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
Friday
24
Sat
25
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
2 AM
5 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
1
2
2
2
3
1
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
3
1
3
2
2
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
WNW
14
1.1
WNW
14
1.4
WNW
14
2.1
WNW
13
2.2
WNW
11
2.3
WNW
11
2.4
WNW
11
2.3
NW
11
2.5
WNW
11
2.4
WNW
11
2.2
WNW
11
1.9
NW
10
1.7
NW
10
1.7
NW
10
1.6
NW
10
1.8
NW
10
1.8
NW
10
1.7
NW
10
1.6
NW
9
1.5
NW
9
1.5
NW
9
1.4
NW
9
1.4
NW
9
1.3
NW
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
395
465
743
1452
1144
1267
1326
1212
1500
1375
1198
692
569
569
517
637
625
557
433
390
373
328
328
260
Wind (km/h)
20
WSW
30
WSW
25
W
25
W
15
WSW
15
SW
15
SSW
15
SSW
10
S
15
SSW
15
SW
10
WSW
5
WNW
5
ESE
5
ESE
5
ENE
5
ENE
10
NNW
15
NNW
20
N
15
NNE
10
ENE
10
E
10
E
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
on
on
glassy
glassy
cross-off
off
glassy
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
High Tide
6:10PM2.54m
4:57AM2.99m
7:24PM2.55m
6:15AM2.79m
8:31PM2.64m
Low Tide
11:12AM0.32m
11:05PM1.79m
12:19PM0.49m
00:33AM1.80m
1:29PM0.64m
2:05AM1.68m
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
light rain
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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6:18
6:16
6:15
6:13
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8:09
8:10
8:13
8:14
1
2
1
Temp °C
11
11
10
10
9
9
9
9
9
10
10
10
9
8
7
7
8
12
15
16
15
12
11
10
7
5
4
5
5
6
6
6
6
6
6
7
8
6
5
5
6
9
11
12
11
9
7
6
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
WNW
14
1.1
WNW
14
1.4
WNW
14
2.1
WNW
13
2.2
WNW
11
2.3
WNW
11
2.4
WNW
11
2.3
NW
11
2.5
WNW
11
2.4
WNW
11
2.2
WNW
11
1.9
NW
10
1.7
NW
10
1.7
NW
10
1.6
NW
10
1.8
NW
10
1.8
NW
10
1.7
NW
10
1.6
NW
9
1.5
NW
9
1.5
NW
9
1.4
NW
9
1.4
NW
9
1.3
NW
9
Energy kJ
395
465
743
1452
1144
1267
1326
1212
1500
1375
1198
692
569
569
517
637
625
557
433
390
373
328
328
260
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
NW
9
1.1
NW
8
0.2
SSW
12
0.2
SSW
12
0.9
WNW
14
1
WNW
13
0.9
WNW
13
1.1
WNW
13
0.1
SW
13
0.1
SW
13
0.1
SW
12
1
WNW
12
1
WNW
12
0.9
WNW
12
0.9
WNW
12
0.3
W
16
0.4
WNW
16
0.4
WNW
16
0.4
WNW
16
0.4
WNW
16
0.5
W
15
0.5
W
15
0.5
W
14
0.6
W
14
Energy kJ
148
184
14
15
326
384
317
424
7
6
5
278
269
250
203
46
84
84
85
86
113
109
106
140
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SW
7
0.2
SSW
12
0.1
SW
18
0.1
W
20
0.1
SW
12
0.1
SW
13
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
W
16
0.1
SW
17
0.1
SW
16
0.1
SW
16
0.1
SW
15
0.1
SW
15
0.2
WSW
15
0.2
WSW
15
0.2
W
18
0.2
W
18
Energy kJ
12
14
12
7
6
6
6
25
26
10
10
50
48
47
46
11
10
10
9
8
21
21
26
25
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
W
4
0.8
WSW
4
1.3
WNW
5
Energy kJ
7
25
102
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
3
3
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
4
3
3
3
2
2
1
3
3
3
3
Distance (km)
314
334
314
175
175
175
175
175
72
175
175
175
47
43
43
43
43
69
69
314
43
43
43
43
Best forecast wave conditions in North Oregon
Rating
(10 max)
4
3
4
3
3
3
2
2
3
3
3
3
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
4
3
4
3
3
3
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
9
9
8
9
6
6
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
5
6
5
5
5
5
4
4
5
5
4
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