Cape Lookout 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 45.34° N 123.98° W

Issued: 4 am 30 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Cape Lookout sea temperature is

12.7°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 (30 Sep):

Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 12s period with WNW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 11s period with WNW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 11s period with WNW swell.

The current surf forecast for Cape Lookout at 12PM is: 1.5m 12s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.5m 16s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00am September 30). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (PDT) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (30 Sep)	5ft (1.6m)	12s
Afternoon (30 Sep)	5ft (1.5m)	11s
Evening (30 Sep)	4.5ft (1.4m)	11s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Thu morning, min 13°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.
	Wednesday 30								Thursday 1								Friday 2
	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	8 PM	11 PM
Rating (10 max)	4	3	3	3	1	2	3	3	3	2	2	2	1	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	1	1	2	2
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	WNW 12	WNW 12	WNW 12	WNW 12	WNW 12	WNW 11	WNW 11	WNW 11	WNW 11	WNW 11	WNW 10	WNW 10	NW 10	WNW 10	WNW 10	WNW 10	WNW 10	WNW 9	WNW 9	WNW 9	WNW 9	WNW 9	WNW 9	WNW 8
Wave Graph
kJ	902	797	713	701	602	550	452	387	379	305	294	277	229	240	231	210	205	153	146	140	137	166	162	184
Wind (km/h)	SW	N	N	NNE	NNW	NNW	N	N	NNE	ENE	ENE	N	NNW	N	NNE	NNE	NE	ENE	ENE	NW	NNW	NNW	NNE	N
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	glassy	glassy	glassy	cross-off	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	glassy	glassy	glassy	glassy	cross	cross	cross-off	cross-off
High Tide		3:27AM2.67m				2:51PM3.29m				4:26AM2.52m				3:37PM3.20m					5:37AM2.39m			4:32PM3.07m
Low Tide				8:45AM1.39m				9:53PM0.37m				9:28AM1.57m				10:52PM0.46m				10:23AM1.73m


	—	7:11	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:13	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:13	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	6:58	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:55	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:53	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	15	14	14	15	15	14	13	14	14	15	15	17	17	16	16	15	15	15	15	17	17	16	15	14
Feels °C	16	13	13	15	12	11	10	12	13	14	13	15	15	14	15	14	15	15	15	17	17	15	15	13
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	WNW 12	WNW 12	WNW 12	WNW 12	WNW 12	WNW 11	WNW 11	WNW 11	WNW 11	WNW 11	WNW 10	WNW 10	NW 10	WNW 10	WNW 10	WNW 10	WNW 10	WNW 9	WNW 9	WNW 9	WNW 9	WNW 9	WNW 9	WNW 8
kJ	902	797	713	701	602	550	452	387	379	305	294	277	229	240	231	210	205	153	146	140	137	166	162	184
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 17	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	NW 4	SW 16	SW 16	W 9	W 8	W 8	W 8	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 17	SW 13	SW 16	SW 13
kJ	143	119	119	122	122	124	9	122	121	60	43	33	33	53	52	51	50	49	49	66	75	45	69	44
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	SW 20	SW 20	SW 16	NW 4	SW 20	SW 16	SW 15	SW 14	SW 14	WSW 18	WSW 18	WSW 18	WSW 18	WSW 18	SW 18	SW 18	SW 13	SW 17	SW 13	SW 16
kJ	—	—	—	—	15	15	124	10	15	119	110	53	53	31	31	31	31	31	79	79	44	72	44	68
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	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	Cape Elizabeth Washington	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef Oregon North	Smugglers Cove Oregon North	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef Oregon North	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef Oregon North	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef Oregon North	Seaside Point Oregon North	Fort Canby A Jetty Washington	Ocean Park 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	Westport-The Cove Washington	Ocean Park Washington	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef Oregon North	Smugglers Cove Oregon North
Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	3	3	2	3	3	3	3	3	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2
Distance (km)	43	43	43	47	104	226	43	47	43	43	43	69	104	129	43	43	43	43	43	47	175	129	43	47
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	Devil s Punch Beverly Beach	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	Seaside Cove			Lincoln City Nelscott Reef	Seaside Cove
Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	3			3	3	3	3	3	2			2	2	2	2	2	2			2	2
Best forecast wave conditions in United States	Mad River Beach CAL - Humboldt	Ghost Tree CAL - Monterey	Ghost Tree CAL - Monterey	Kahului Harbor HAW - Maui	Tunnels HAW - Kaua'i	Government Point CAL - Santa Barbara	Mouse Rock CAL - San Luis Obispo	Andrew Molera State Park CAL - Monterey	Kahului Harbor HAW - Maui	Mouse Rock CAL - San Luis Obispo	Ghost Tree CAL - Monterey	Government Point CAL - Santa Barbara	Fullers CAL - Monterey	Gale Point CAL - Humboldt	Mouse Rock CAL - San Luis Obispo	Ghost Tree CAL - Monterey	Mouse Rock CAL - San Luis Obispo	Mouse Rock CAL - San Luis Obispo	Pipeline HAW - Oahu	The Wedge CAL - Orange County	Tunnels HAW - Kaua'i	Gale Point CAL - Humboldt	Mouse Rock CAL - San Luis Obispo	Gale Point CAL - Humboldt
Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	2	2	2	3	2	3
Header Global	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Pascuales Mexico	Ouano Lefts New Caledonia	Fish Boma South Africa	Gerickes Point South Africa	Easky Left Ireland	Easky Left Ireland	Easky Left Ireland	Gas Bay Australia	Cobblestones Australia	Cobblestones Australia	Cavalos de Fao Portugal	Figueira da Foz - Buarcos Portugal	Bolina Portugal	Figueira da Foz - Buarcos Portugal	Trial Harbour Australia	Trial Harbour Australia	Trial Harbour Australia	Trial Harbour Australia	Cobblestones Australia	Cobblestones Australia	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand
Rating (10 max)	5	5	5	5	5	5	9	9	9	7	6	6	5	5	5	5	6	6	5	5	5	5	7	6

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