Cape Lookout 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 45.34° N 123.98° W

Issued: 10 pm 10 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Cape Lookout sea temperature is

10.7° 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 (11 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Jul, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 10s period with WNW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 10s period with WNW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 10s period with WNW swell.

The current surf forecast for Cape Lookout at 1AM is: 1.1m 10s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.4m 15s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm July 10). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.

Time (PDT) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (11 Jul)	4ft (1.2m)	10s
Afternoon (11 Jul)	4.5ft (1.3m)	10s
Evening (11 Jul)	4.5ft (1.4m)	10s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Sat morning, min 11°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.
	Fri 10		Saturday 11								Sunday 12								Monday 13
	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	8 AM	11 AM	2 PM	5 PM
Rating (10 max)	1	2	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	2	2	2	2	0	0	0	1	1	1	2	1	0	0	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	WNW 8	WNW 10	WNW 10	WNW 10	WNW 10	WNW 10	WNW 10	WNW 10	WNW 10	WNW 10	WNW 10	WNW 10	WNW 9	WNW 9	WNW 9	WNW 9	WNW 9	WNW 8	WNW 8	WNW 8	WNW 8	WNW 8	NW 8	NW 8
Wave Graph
kJ	100	210	210	210	269	275	275	301	348	391	334	299	232	188	199	151	258	241	184	179	136	136	151	167
Wind (km/h)	NNW	N	S	S	SSE	SSW	SSW	SW	W	W	ESE	E	ENE	NNW	NNW	NNW	N	N	N	NNE	N	NNW	NNW	NNW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross	glassy	glassy	cross-on	cross	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	on	glassy	glassy	off	off	cross	cross	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross	cross
High Tide		8:56PM3.25m					11:10AM2.40m			9:56PM3.38m					12:06PM2.56m			10:54PM3.50m					12:56PM2.70m
Low Tide				4:23AM0.34m				3:44PM1.73m					5:19AM0.10m			4:51PM1.69m					6:11AM-0.07m


	—	—	—	5:37	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:39	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:39	—	—	—	—
	9:04	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	9:02	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	9:02	—	—	—	—	—	—	9:01
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	15	14	14	15	15	16	15	15	14	14	13	12	12	14	14	15	14	13	12	11	13	14	15	15
Feels °C	15	14	15	15	14	14	11	12	11	14	13	11	11	11	10	10	10	10	9	8	11	10	12	11
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	WNW 8	WNW 10	WNW 10	WNW 10	WNW 10	WNW 10	WNW 10	WNW 10	WNW 10	WNW 10	WNW 10	WNW 10	WNW 9	WNW 9	WNW 9	WNW 9	WNW 9	WNW 8	WNW 8	WNW 8	WNW 8	WNW 8	W 15	W 15
kJ	100	210	210	210	269	275	275	301	348	391	334	299	232	188	199	151	258	241	184	179	136	136	41	72
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	WNW 10	SW 15	SW 15	SW 15	SW 15	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 14
kJ	74	76	76	75	75	74	73	73	72	72	71	71	70	70	68	66	65	64	63	46	46	28	28	29
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 15	—	W 18	W 18	W 18	W 18	W 18	W 20	W 16	W 16	W 17	W 17	W 18	W 18	W 15	W 15	W 16	W 16	W 16	W 16	W 14	W 14	SW 21	W 21
kJ	77	—	6	6	6	6	6	7	5	5	5	22	24	27	17	18	20	43	47	46	15	33	18	9
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	SW 3	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	NW 4	—	—	—	—	—	—	NW 8	NW 8
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	16	—	—	—	—	—	—	151	167
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Cape Elizabeth Washington	Beer Can Beach CAL - Santa Cruz	Coos Bay North Oregon South	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef Oregon North	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef Oregon North	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef Oregon North	Smugglers Cove Oregon North	Fort Canby A Jetty Washington	Long Beach Peninsula Washington	Half Moon Bay Washington	Westport-The Cove 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	Wickaninnish Vancouver Island	Sand Dollar Beach CAL - Monterey	Tow Hill Beach Vancouver Island	South Beach CAL - Del Norte County	Elwha Washington	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef Oregon North	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef Oregon North	Devil s Punch Beverly Beach Oregon North	Jordan River Vancouver Island
Rating (10 max)	2	1	2	2	2	2	2	3	3	2	2	3	3	3	2	2	3	1	1	1	2	2	2	1
Distance (km)	226	946	221	43	43	43	47	104	137	175	175	43	43	43	43	429	1068	1122	400	314	43	43	66	340
Best forecast wave conditions in North Oregon				Lincoln City Nelscott Reef	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef	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	Devil s Punch Beverly Beach
Rating (10 max)				2	2	2	2					3	3	3	2						2	2	2
Best forecast wave conditions in United States	Steamer Lane-Middle Peak CAL - Santa Cruz	Steamer Lane-Middle Peak CAL - Santa Cruz	Mouse Rock CAL - San Luis Obispo	Mouse Rock CAL - San Luis Obispo	Mouse Rock CAL - San Luis Obispo	Swamis CAL - San Diego County	Cortez Bank CAL - San Diego County	Cortez Bank CAL - San Diego County	Westport-The Corner Washington	Tarantulas CAL - Santa Barbara	Magics HAW - Big Island	Cortez Bank CAL - San Diego County	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef Oregon North	Ranches HAW - Oahu	Ranches HAW - Oahu	Ranches HAW - Oahu	Ranches HAW - Oahu	Ranches HAW - Oahu	Ranches HAW - Oahu	Ranches HAW - Oahu	Ranches HAW - Oahu	Ranches HAW - Oahu	Ranches HAW - Oahu	Ranches HAW - Oahu
Rating (10 max)	2	2	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	2	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3
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Rating (10 max)	7	5	5	5	4	7	6	6	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	6	5	5

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