Cape Lookout 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 45.34° N 123.98° W

Issued: 4 am 08 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Cape Lookout sea temperature is

12.6°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 (08 Oct):

Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Oct, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 13s period with WNW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Oct, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 13s period with WNW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 12s period with WNW swell.

The current surf forecast for Cape Lookout at 1PM is: 1.8m 13s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.4m 18s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00am October 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (PDT) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (08 Oct)	5.5ft (1.7m)	13s
Afternoon (08 Oct)	5.5ft (1.7m)	13s
Evening (08 Oct)	4.5ft (1.4m)	12s

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

	Short Range Forecast Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Fri morning. Very mild (max 15°C on Thu morning, min 9°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.
	Thursday 8								Friday 9								Saturday 10
	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	4	3	2	2	2	2	3	3	3	1	1	1	1	2	4	3	3	3	4	3	4	4	4
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	WNW 14	WNW 13	WNW 13	WNW 13	WNW 13	WNW 13	WNW 13	WNW 12	WNW 12	WNW 12	WNW 12	WNW 12	WNW 12	NW 9	WNW 9	WNW 9	NW 9	NW 9	NW 9	WNW 9	WNW 9	WNW 9	WNW 9	WNW 10
Wave Graph
kJ	1106	998	865	1028	928	614	604	566	477	469	461	483	763	560	838	838	760	760	794	875	875	835	674	630
Wind (km/h)	NNE	N	NNE	NNW	NNW	NNW	N	N	NNE	SE	WNW	NNW	NNW	NNW	NNW	N	NNE	SSE	SSE	SSW	SW	SW	NE	ENE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	glassy	cross-on	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross	glassy	on	glassy	off	off
High Tide					11:28AM3.07m				11:42PM2.95m				11:59AM3.18m				00:31AM2.95m				12:30PM3.25m
Low Tide			5:07AM0.69m				5:38PM0.85m				5:46AM0.80m				6:20PM0.61m				6:23AM0.94m				6:59PM0.45m


	—	7:22	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:22	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:24	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	6:43	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:40	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:39	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	—	—	—	—	1	—	—	1	1	—	—	—
Temp °C	14	14	13	15	15	14	13	13	13	14	14	14	14	13	13	12	11	10	10	11	13	13	11	10
Feels °C	12	12	10	12	12	11	10	12	13	15	13	10	9	8	9	9	9	8	8	9	10	11	9	8
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	WNW 14	WNW 13	WNW 13	WNW 13	WNW 13	WNW 13	WNW 13	WNW 12	WNW 12	WNW 12	WNW 12	WNW 12	WNW 12	NW 9	WNW 9	WNW 9	NW 9	NW 9	NW 9	WNW 9	WNW 9	WNW 9	WNW 9	WNW 10
kJ	1106	998	865	1028	928	614	604	566	477	469	461	483	763	560	838	838	760	760	794	875	875	835	674	630
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NW 6	NW 6	NW 6	SW 18	SW 18	SW 17	NW 5	NW 5	NW 5	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	WNW 11	SW 16	WNW 19	WNW 19	W 19	W 19	W 18	W 18	W 18	W 24	W 17
kJ	62	62	51	79	108	107	40	25	16	91	91	91	125	186	124	124	123	186	180	165	230	225	282	147
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 18	SW 18	SW 18	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 17	SW 16	SW 16	SW 12	W 21	W 21	W 21	SW 16	WNW 20	SW 16	SW 16	SW 15	SW 15	SW 15	SW 15	SW 15	W 17	W 24
kJ	50	80	80	24	22	22	102	95	93	22	77	78	76	125	127	87	85	79	78	77	77	76	154	282
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	NW 6	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	43	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef Oregon North	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef Oregon North	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef Oregon North	Westport-The Corner Washington	Super green Washington	Smith River and Kellogg Rd CAL - Del Norte County	Seaside Point Oregon North	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef Oregon North	Smugglers Cove Oregon North	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef Oregon North	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef Oregon North	Shark Pit CAL - Marin County	Campus Point CAL - Santa Barbara	Lovers Point CAL - Monterey	Devil s Punch Beverly Beach Oregon North	Smugglers Cove 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	Long Beach Peninsula Washington	Smugglers Cove Oregon North	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef Oregon North	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef Oregon North
Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	2	4	3	3	3	3	3	4	2	2	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
Distance (km)	43	43	43	170	314	381	69	43	47	43	43	794	1265	983	66	47	43	43	43	43	137	47	43	43
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	Seaside Cove	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef				Devil s Punch Beverly Beach	Smugglers Cove	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef		Smugglers Cove	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef
Rating (10 max)	4	4	4				3	3	3	3	3				4	4	4	4	4	4		4	4	4
Best forecast wave conditions in United States	Pipeline HAW - Oahu	Samoa Peninsula CAL - Humboldt	Samoa Peninsula CAL - Humboldt	Westport-The Corner Washington	Gale Point CAL - Humboldt	Gale Point CAL - Humboldt	Mouse Rock CAL - San Luis Obispo	Boners CAL - San Luis Obispo	Pipeline HAW - Oahu	Pipeline HAW - Oahu	Boners CAL - San Luis Obispo	Willow Creek CAL - Monterey	Waiaha Rivermouth / Honls HAW - Big Island	Waimea Bay/Pinballs HAW - Oahu	Sand spit CAL - San Luis Obispo	Mouse Rock CAL - San Luis Obispo	Mouse Rock CAL - San Luis Obispo	Fullers CAL - Monterey	Fullers CAL - Monterey	Magics HAW - Big Island	La Push Washington	Pakalas HAW - Kaua'i	Government Point CAL - Santa Barbara	Boners CAL - San Luis Obispo
Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
Header Global	Benkunqut Indonesia	Outside Corner Indonesia	Keramas Indonesia	Boneyards South Africa	Outside Corner Indonesia	Desert Point (Bangko-Bangko) Indonesia	Dolphin Point South Africa	Dolphin Point South Africa	Ahijedero Mexico	Dinner Plates New Zealand	Hullets Reef South Africa	Boneyards South Africa	Boneyards South Africa	Pascuales Mexico	Steep Point Australia	Asu Indonesia	Pascuales Mexico	Pascuales Mexico	Easter Reef Australia	Easter Reef Australia	Easter Reef Australia	Easter Reef Australia	Bullies Australia	Easter Reef Australia
Rating (10 max)	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	5	5	5	6	7	9	5	9

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