Cape Lookout 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 45.34° N 123.98° W

Issued: 3 pm 05 Nov 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 (05 Nov):

Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Nov, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 12s period with W swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Nov, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 18s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Cape Lookout at 11PM is: 3.0m 17s primary swell from a West direction and 0.4m 14s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm November 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 6.

Time (PST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (05 Nov)	-	-
Afternoon (05 Nov)	8ft (2.5m)	12s
Evening (05 Nov)	10ft (3.0m)	18s

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

	Short Range Forecast Heavy rain (total 21mm), heaviest during Sat afternoon. Very mild (max 17°C on Sat morning, min 10°C on Sat afternoon). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the S on Sat afternoon, calm by Sun morning).
	Thu 5				Friday 6								Saturday 7								Sun 8
	1 PM	4 PM	7 PM	10 PM	1 AM	4 AM	7 AM	10 AM	1 PM	4 PM	7 PM	10 PM	1 AM	4 AM	7 AM	10 AM	1 PM	4 PM	7 PM	10 PM	1 AM	4 AM	7 AM
Rating (10 max)	3	4	7	6	6	4	4	5	4	6	6	6	6	6	5	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	!
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	W 12	W 12	W 18	W 17	W 17	WNW 16	W 16	W 16	W 16	W 16	W 16	W 15	W 14	W 14	W 14	W 13	W 13	W 13	WSW 12	WSW 12	W 13	W 15	W 16
Wave Graph
kJ	2412	2282	6126	5851	5057	4457	4582	5688	6941	7621	7525	6068	5153	5056	4323	3369	2628	1778	2813	4026	7022	14714	22776
Wind (km/h)	SW	SW	SE	SE	SE	SSE	SE	SSE	S	S	S	SSE	ESE	SE	SE	SE	S	S	SSW	SSW	SW	SW	WSW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	on	cross-on	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross-off	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	on	on
High Tide				9:48PM2.64m				9:46AM3.15m					10:41PM2.69m				10:18AM3.21m				11:29PM2.73m
Low Tide		3:42PM0.85m				3:32AM1.13m					4:25PM0.60m				4:13AM1.25m				5:04PM0.42m				4:52AM1.37m


	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:01	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:01	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:03
	—	4:58	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	4:55	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	4:54	—	—	—	—	4:53
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	3	2	1	—	—	—	—	—	6	4	1	2	2
Temp °C	14	13	12	12	12	12	13	14	15	15	13	13	14	15	13	15	17	16	10	13	13	12	12
Feels °C	12	11	10	10	9	9	9	10	9	10	10	12	13	14	11	12	11	8	3	4	5	5	7
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	W 12	W 12	W 18	W 17	W 17	WNW 16	W 16	W 16	W 16	W 16	W 16	W 15	W 14	W 14	W 14	W 13	W 13	W 13	W 16	—	W 13	W 15	W 16
kJ	2412	2282	6126	5851	5057	4457	4582	5688	6941	7621	7525	6068	5153	5056	4323	3369	2628	1778	82	—	7022	14714	22776
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	W 20	WNW 19	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 13	SW 13	—	—	SW 13	—	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	WSW 18	SW 17	—	—	—	—
kJ	961	1421	67	70	71	49	29	28	27	—	—	26	—	26	26	26	7	31	46	—	—	—	—
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 14	SW 14	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	65	47	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	SW 7	WSW 12	WSW 12	—	—	—
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	260	2813	4026	—	—	—
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Westport-The Cove 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	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef Oregon North	Super green Washington	Elwha Washington	Elwha 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	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef Oregon North	Smugglers Cove Oregon North	Super green Washington	Super green Washington	Klamath Rivermouth CAL - Del Norte County	Garths Reef CAL - Del Norte County	Point St George CAL - Del Norte County	Point St George CAL - Del Norte County	Garths Reef CAL - Del Norte County
Rating (10 max)	4	5	8	8	7	6	7	5	5	5	9	8	7	7	6	5	3	2	4	4	5	7	6
Distance (km)	175	175	43	43	43	43	43	314	314	314	43	43	43	43	43	47	314	314	421	397	396	396	397
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	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef	Seaside Cove
Rating (10 max)			8	8	7	6	7				9	8	7	7	6	5
Best forecast wave conditions in United States	Polihale HAW - Kaua'i	Cape Sebastian Oregon South	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	Fullers CAL - Monterey	Studio Drive CAL - San Luis Obispo	Cape Sebastian Oregon South	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	Ghost Tree CAL - Monterey	Government Point CAL - Santa Barbara	Fullers CAL - Monterey	Boners CAL - San Luis Obispo	Boners CAL - San Luis Obispo	Trinidad State Beach CAL - Humboldt	Harbor Entrance at Eureka CAL - Humboldt	Third Reef CAL - Humboldt
Rating (10 max)	5	5	8	8	7	6	7	5	5	7	9	8	7	7	6	5	4	4	4	4	5	8	9
Header Global	Benkunqut Indonesia	Bali Village Indonesia	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef United States	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef United States	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef United States	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef United States	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef United States	Fullers United States	Haga-Haga South Africa	Fullers United States	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef United States	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef United States	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef United States	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef United States	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef United States	Gerickes Point South Africa	Fish Boma South Africa	Fish Boma South Africa	Achadas Da Cruz Portugal	Barbel Point South Africa	Anawhata Road (Oaonui) New Zealand	Anawhata Road (Oaonui) New Zealand	Anawhata Road (Oaonui) New Zealand
Rating (10 max)	4	4	8	8	7	6	7	5	5	5	9	8	7	7	6	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4

Map Icons:
Break
Live Wave Height (m)
Live Wind Speed (km/h)
Surf Rating (10 Max)
Ocean Swells (m)
Wind Speed (km/h)

Latest Updates

Ben Mondy

British Norms Batten Down the Hatches, Surfers Wax Up the Guns as Storm Austen Approaches.

storm austen

Ben Mondy

FREE! Surf-Forecast.com widget for your website

The surf report / weather widget below is available to embed on third party websites free of charge and provides a summary of our Cape Lookout surf forecast. Simply grab the html code snippet that we provide and paste it into your own site. You can choose your preferred language and metric/imperial units for the surf forecast feed to suit users of your site. Click here to get the code.

Cape Lookout 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

How big are the waves at Cape Lookout today (05 Nov):

Short Range Forecast

Latest Updates

British Norms Batten Down the Hatches, Surfers Wax Up the Guns as Storm Austen Approaches.

Surf-Forecast Now Has Webcams

Road Testing the new Db Surf Roller Pro

Summer's Short. Life Is Long.

Roadsurfing in the Basque country

FREE! Surf-Forecast.com widget for your website