Cape Lookout 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 45.34° N 123.98° W

Issued: 10 am 18 Oct 2026 (local time)

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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 (18 Oct):

Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Oct, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 11s period with WNW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Oct, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 13s period with WNW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Oct, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 12s period with WNW swell.

The current surf forecast for Cape Lookout at 3PM is: 2.1m 13s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.4m 18s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00am October 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (PDT) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (18 Oct)	7ft (2.1m)	11s
Afternoon (18 Oct)	7ft (2.1m)	13s
Evening (18 Oct)	7ft (2.1m)	12s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Tue afternoon, min 9°C on Sun morning). Wind will be generally light.
	Sunday 18						Monday 19								Tuesday 20
	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	2	3	4	4	3	3	3	2	3	3	4	4	4	3	2	2	1	1	2	2
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	WNW 11	WNW 11	WNW 13	WNW 12	WNW 12	WNW 12	WNW 12	WNW 11	WNW 11	WNW 11	WNW 11	WNW 11	W 12	W 12	W 11	W 10	W 10	W 10	W 10	W 9	WNW 9	WNW 9
Wave Graph
kJ	972	1045	1387	1314	1268	1247	966	828	705	524	452	436	1622	1469	953	720	392	284	235	180	255	244
Wind (km/h)	NE	N	NNW	N	N	SSW	SSE	SSE	SE	SSW	WNW	NNW	NNE	NNE	NE	ENE	NE	N	NNW	NNW	ENE	E
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	off	cross-off	cross	cross-off	cross-off	glassy	cross	cross	cross-off	cross-on	glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	off	off	cross-off	cross	cross	glassy	cross-off
High Tide	7:46AM2.28m				5:47PM2.49m					8:49AM2.37m			7:11PM2.43m					9:31AM2.49m				8:30PM2.44m
Low Tide			12:16PM2.00m				1:26AM1.00m				1:54PM1.93m					2:25AM1.01m				3:06PM1.76m


	7:35	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:35	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:37	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	6:24	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:23	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:22	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	9	12	13	13	11	11	11	11	10	12	13	12	11	11	11	11	10	13	15	15	15	14
Feels °C	6	9	9	10	9	10	9	9	8	11	12	9	8	8	8	8	7	10	12	12	14	11
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	WNW 11	WNW 11	WNW 13	WNW 12	WNW 12	WNW 12	WNW 12	WNW 11	WNW 11	WNW 11	WNW 11	WNW 11	W 12	W 12	W 11	W 10	W 10	W 10	W 10	W 9	WNW 9	WNW 9
kJ	972	1045	1387	1314	1268	1247	966	828	705	524	452	436	1622	1469	953	720	392	284	235	180	255	244
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 18	SW 18	SW 18	SW 18	SW 17	SW 16	SW 16	WNW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	W 15	SW 16	SW 15	SW 15	SW 15	NW 5	NW 5	NW 5	W 13	W 13	W 13
kJ	50	50	50	108	98	94	93	86	93	93	91	422	88	58	78	77	11	16	17	89	125	121
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 13	SW 14	W 18	W 18	—	—	WNW 16	SW 16	WNW 16	WNW 16	WNW 16	SW 16	—	—	—	—	WNW 14	WNW 13	WNW 13	SW 15	SW 16	SW 16
kJ	28	29	25	25	—	—	51	93	51	50	50	90	—	—	—	—	69	60	60	80	61	38
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	NW 5	—	—
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	21	—	—
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	3	2	2	2	3	3
Distance (km)	43	43	170	170	43	43	43	43	43	43	66	104	43	43	43	43	43	47	47	47	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	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	Devil s Punch Beverly Beach	Seaside Cove	Smugglers Cove	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef
Rating (10 max)	4	4			4	4	4	4	4	3	3		4	4	4	4	3	3	2	2	3	3
Best forecast wave conditions in United States	Mouse Rock CAL - San Luis Obispo	Tijuana Sloughs Baja Norte	Cape Sebastian Oregon South	Cape Sebastian Oregon South	Fullers CAL - Monterey	Government Point CAL - Santa Barbara	Mouse Rock CAL - San Luis Obispo	Mouse Rock CAL - San Luis Obispo	Mouse Rock CAL - San Luis Obispo	Salinas River State Beach CAL - Monterey	Samoa Peninsula CAL - Humboldt	Gale Point CAL - Humboldt	Cojo CAL - Santa Barbara	Government Point CAL - Santa Barbara	Mouse Rock CAL - San Luis Obispo	Mouse Rock CAL - San Luis Obispo	Samoa Peninsula CAL - Humboldt	Mavericks CAL - San Mateo	Rockaway CAL - San Mateo	Boners CAL - San Luis Obispo	Mouse Rock CAL - San Luis Obispo	Mouse Rock CAL - San Luis Obispo
Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	6	5	5	4	5	6	6	6	6	5	5	5	5	6	6	6	6	6	9

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