Cape Lookout 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 45.34° N 123.98° W

Issued: 10 am 15 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Cape Lookout sea temperature is

11.8° 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 (16 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 19s period with W swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 18s period with W swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 17s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Cape Lookout at 12AM is: 0.5m 19s primary swell from a West direction and 0.7m 9s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction, 0.6m 4s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00am July 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (PDT) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (16 Jul)	1.5ft (0.5m)	19s
Afternoon (16 Jul)	2ft (0.6m)	18s
Evening (16 Jul)	2ft (0.6m)	17s

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

	Short Range Forecast Some drizzle, heaviest during Thu morning. Very mild (max 16°C on Fri morning, min 12°C on Wed morning). Wind will be generally light.
	Wednesday 15						Thursday 16								Friday 17								Sat 18
	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)	1	0	0	0	1	1	2	2	1	0	0	0	1	1	1	2	3	2	0	1	2	3	3	3
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	WNW 10	WNW 10	WNW 20	WNW 20	WNW 9	W 19	W 19	W 19	W 19	W 19	W 18	W 18	W 18	W 17	WNW 17	WNW 17	WNW 17	WNW 17	WNW 16	WNW 16	WNW 16	WNW 16	WNW 11	WNW 10
Wave Graph
kJ	131	128	133	133	158	190	186	182	184	259	174	232	222	293	304	307	390	367	273	269	266	266	352	320
Wind (km/h)	NNE	NNW	NNW	NNW	NNW	NNW	N	WSW	SSW	SW	SW	SW	SSW	SW	SSE	SE	SE	W	W	NW	NNW	N	NNE	NE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross-off	glassy	cross-on	cross-on	on	on	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off
High Tide				2:25PM2.93m			1:38AM3.49m					3:07PM3.01m				2:31AM3.30m				3:49PM3.06m				3:24AM3.04m
Low Tide	7:47AM-0.15m				7:44PM1.37m					8:32AM-0.03m				8:39PM1.27m				9:14AM0.18m				9:35PM1.20m


	5:41	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:43	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:43	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:43
	—	—	—	—	9:00	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	9:00	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	8:59	—	—	8:58
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	12	14	15	14	14	13	13	13	14	14	15	15	15	15	14	13	14	16	16	16	15	14	13	13
Feels °C	11	12	13	11	12	12	12	13	14	12	12	13	14	14	13	12	13	15	14	15	14	13	12	13
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	WNW 10	WNW 10	WNW 9	WNW 9	WNW 9	WNW 9	WNW 9	WNW 8	WNW 8	WNW 8	WNW 8	WNW 8	WNW 7	WNW 8	WNW 8	WNW 8	WNW 8	WNW 8	WNW 8	WNW 8	WNW 7	WNW 7	WNW 11	WNW 10
kJ	131	128	118	113	158	84	124	113	111	108	108	107	104	107	107	120	126	123	120	98	96	96	352	320
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NW 6	NW 6	WNW 20	WNW 20	WNW 20	NW 4	W 19	W 19	W 19	W 19	W 18	W 18	W 18	W 17	WNW 17	WNW 17	WNW 17	WNW 17	WNW 16	WNW 16	WNW 16	WNW 11	WNW 16	WNW 16
kJ	11	11	133	133	127	13	186	182	184	259	174	232	222	293	304	307	390	367	273	269	266	170	263	263
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	W 13	W 13	W 13	SW 18	SW 18	W 19	WNW 13	WNW 13	WNW 13	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 15	WNW 12	WNW 12	WNW 11	WNW 16	SW 14	SW 14
kJ	56	55	55	79	78	190	32	53	53	65	65	64	64	64	64	64	62	58	81	119	143	266	53	53
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	NW 6	NW 5	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	—	—	11	18	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Smugglers Cove Oregon North	Neah Bay Washington	Steamer Lane-Middle Peak CAL - Santa Cruz	The Rivermouth CAL - Santa Cruz	Damon Point Washington	Smugglers Cove Oregon North	Smugglers Cove Oregon North	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef Oregon North	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef Oregon North	Half Moon Bay Washington	Westport-The Cove Washington	Half Moon Bay Washington	Half Moon Bay 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	Long Beach Peninsula Washington	Westport-The Groins Washington	Nootka Island (Calvin Bay) Vancouver Island	Cape Elizabeth Washington	Smugglers Cove Oregon North	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef Oregon North	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef Oregon North
Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	3	3	3	3	2	2	2	2	3	3	3
Distance (km)	47	341	947	945	178	47	47	43	43	175	175	175	175	43	43	43	43	137	176	527	226	47	43	43
Best forecast wave conditions in North Oregon	Devil s Punch Beverly Beach					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					Seaside Cove	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef
Rating (10 max)	2					2	2	2	2					3	3	3	3					3	3	3
Best forecast wave conditions in United States	Waiaha Rivermouth / Honls HAW - Big Island	Pipeline HAW - Oahu	Waimea Bay/Pinballs HAW - Oahu	Waimea Bay/Pinballs HAW - Oahu	Waimea Bay/Pinballs HAW - Oahu	Tunnels HAW - Kaua'i	Boners CAL - San Luis Obispo	Boners CAL - San Luis Obispo	Boners CAL - San Luis Obispo	Magics HAW - Big Island	Ranches HAW - Oahu	Shark Pit HAW - Maui	El Capitan CAL - Santa Barbara	Magics HAW - Big Island	Mouse Rock CAL - San Luis Obispo	Mouse Rock CAL - San Luis Obispo	Government Point CAL - Santa Barbara	Boners CAL - San Luis Obispo	Ranches HAW - Oahu	Ranches HAW - Oahu	Fullers CAL - Monterey	Mouse Rock CAL - San Luis Obispo	Mouse Rock CAL - San Luis Obispo	Mouse Rock CAL - San Luis Obispo
Rating (10 max)	3	3	2	2	2	3	3	4	4	3	2	2	3	3	4	4	4	3	2	2	3	3	3	3
Header Global	Shingles New Zealand	Shipstern Bluff Australia	Hell South Africa	Gerickes Point South Africa	Boneyards South Africa	Boneyards South Africa	Dunedin - Cob Cottage New Zealand	Easter Reef Australia	Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach New Zealand	Lebu Chile	Easter Reef Australia	Dunedin - Bobs Beach New Zealand	Easter Reef Australia	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach New Zealand	Dunedin - Kuri Bush New Zealand	Dunedin - Cob Cottage New Zealand	Dunedin - Kuri Bush New Zealand	Seconds (White Rock) New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand
Rating (10 max)	5	5	5	5	5	5	7	5	5	6	6	9	6	8	9	8	7	6	6	8	9	9	9	7

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