Cape Lookout 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 45.34° N 123.98° W

Issued: 10 am 10 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's Cape Lookout sea temperature is

12.2°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 (10 Oct):

Morning surf: Morning surf (10 Oct, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 9s period with NW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Oct, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 9s period with NW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 9s period with WNW swell.

The current surf forecast for Cape Lookout at 4PM is: 2.1m 9s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.6m 18s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 10:00am October 10). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (PDT) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (10 Oct)	7ft (2.2m)	9s
Afternoon (10 Oct)	7ft (2.1m)	9s
Evening (10 Oct)	6ft (1.9m)	9s

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

	Short Range Forecast Some drizzle, heaviest during Sat morning. Very mild (max 13°C on Sat afternoon, min 8°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.
	Saturday 10						Sunday 11								Monday 12
	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)	4	4	3	2	4	4	3	4	4	2	2	3	3	3	4	4	4	3	2	2	4	3
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NW 9	NW 10	NW 9	WNW 9	NW 9	WNW 9	WNW 9	WNW 21	WNW 21	NW 9	W 19	WNW 19	WNW 19	W 18	WNW 18	WNW 18	WNW 17	WNW 16	WNW 16	WNW 16	WNW 16	WNW 16
Wave Graph
kJ	794	828	811	695	639	604	460	611	763	338	767	1129	1106	632	781	919	1045	768	739	763	883	754
Wind (km/h)	E	W	NW	NW	NE	ENE	NE	ENE	ENE	NNW	NNW	NNW	N	NE	ENE	ESE	ESE	WSW	WNW	NW	NE	E
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	glassy	glassy	cross-on	cross-on	glassy	off	off	off	off	cross	cross	cross-off	cross-off	off	off	glassy	cross-off	glassy	cross-on	cross	cross-off	off
High Tide			12:30PM3.25m				1:16AM2.91m				1:00PM3.26m				2:00AM2.84m				1:30PM3.23m
Low Tide	6:23AM0.94m				6:59PM0.45m				6:58AM1.10m				7:37PM0.37m				7:31AM1.26m					8:15PM0.37m


	7:24	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:26	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:26	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	6:39	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:37	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:36	—	—
mm	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	11	12	13	13	11	9	9	8	8	12	13	13	12	10	9	9	9	12	12	12	11	10
Feels °C	10	10	11	11	9	6	6	5	5	9	8	9	8	8	7	7	6	10	10	10	9	8
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NW 9	NW 10	NW 9	WNW 9	NW 9	WNW 9	WNW 9	NW 9	NW 9	NW 9	NW 9	NW 9	NW 8	NW 8	WNW 18	WNW 18	WNW 17	WNW 16	WNW 16	WNW 16	WNW 16	WNW 16
kJ	794	828	811	695	639	604	460	415	365	338	287	249	227	176	781	919	1045	768	739	763	883	754
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	W 19	W 18	W 18	W 18	W 24	W 17	W 17	WNW 21	WNW 21	W 20	W 19	WNW 19	WNW 19	W 18	NW 8	WNW 8	WNW 8	WNW 7	NW 7	WNW 7	NW 7	NW 7
kJ	180	165	230	225	282	210	200	611	763	279	767	1129	1106	632	132	112	103	96	75	64	49	46
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 15	SW 15	SW 15	SW 15	W 17	W 24	SW 14	W 16	W 16	W 16	SW 14	SW 17	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16
kJ	78	77	77	76	220	282	73	193	190	129	53	106	85	88	89	90	91	41	41	90	90	63
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	4	4	3	2	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	2	4	4
Distance (km)	43	43	137	104	43	43	43	43	43	47	315	178	43	43	43	43	43	43	175	314	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	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	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef
Rating (10 max)	4	4			4	4	3	4	4	3			4	4	4	4	4	4			4	4
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	4	4	4	4	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	4	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	5	6	9	9	9	9	8	8	7	6	6	6	5	5	5	5	7	6	5	5	5	6

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