Cape Lookout 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 45.34° N 123.98° W

Issued: 4 am 07 Oct 2026 (local time)

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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 (07 Oct):

Morning surf: Morning surf (07 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 11s period with WNW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (07 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 11s period with WNW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (07 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 14s period with WNW swell.

The current surf forecast for Cape Lookout at 9AM is: 1.2m 11s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.6m 6s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00am October 07). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (PDT) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (07 Oct)	4ft (1.2m)	11s
Afternoon (07 Oct)	4.5ft (1.3m)	11s
Evening (07 Oct)	5ft (1.6m)	14s

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 16°C on Wed morning, min 10°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.
	Wednesday 7								Thursday 8								Friday 9
	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)	2	2	2	2	2	2	3	4	4	4	4	2	2	1	2	3	3	2	1	2	1	1	1	4
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	WNW 10	WNW 10	WNW 11	WNW 11	WNW 11	WNW 11	WNW 14	WNW 14	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 7	NW 8	WNW 9	NW 9
Wave Graph
kJ	231	231	302	404	412	401	975	1138	1106	998	1060	980	880	867	604	598	579	469	461	595	362	509	755	880
Wind (km/h)	N	NNE	NNE	NNW	NNW	N	N	N	N	N	NNE	NNW	NNW	NNW	N	NNE	NE	SSE	WSW	N	NNW	NNW	NNW	N
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	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross	cross	cross-off	cross-off	glassy	cross	on	cross-off	cross	cross	cross	cross-off
High Tide				10:54AM2.93m				10:49PM2.92m					11:28AM3.07m				11:42PM2.95m				11:59AM3.18m
Low Tide		4:23AM0.64m				4:52PM1.12m					5:07AM0.69m				5:38PM0.85m				5:46AM0.80m				6:20PM0.61m


	—	7:20	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:22	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:22	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	6:45	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:43	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:40	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	3	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	14	14	14	16	16	15	13	13	13	12	12	15	15	15	14	14	13	14	14	13	14	13	13	12
Feels °C	13	13	13	14	13	12	10	11	10	9	10	12	12	12	12	13	13	14	13	9	9	8	9	10
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	WNW 10	WNW 10	WNW 11	WNW 11	WNW 11	WNW 11	WNW 14	WNW 14	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 7	NW 8	WNW 9	NW 9
kJ	231	231	302	404	412	401	975	1138	1106	998	1060	980	880	867	604	598	579	469	461	595	362	509	755	880
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NW 5	NW 6	NW 6	WNW 18	WNW 16	WNW 16	SW 13	NW 6	NW 6	NW 6	SW 18	SW 18	SW 18	SW 17	NW 5	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	WNW 11	NNW 9	WNW 19
kJ	35	31	24	103	151	263	27	69	60	60	80	79	108	107	21	95	93	91	91	91	125	148	101	124
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 13	SW 13	WNW 18	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 19	SW 18	SW 18	SW 18	SW 13	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 17	SSW 12	SW 12	SW 12	W 21	W 21	W 21	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16
kJ	27	27	64	27	27	27	57	52	50	80	26	25	22	22	102	14	6	22	77	78	76	125	124	88
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	NW 5	NW 6	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	35	65	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
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	Cape Elizabeth Washington	Elwha Washington	Elwha Washington	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef Oregon North	Devil s Punch Beverly Beach Oregon North	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef Oregon North	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef Oregon North	Westport-The Corner Washington	Fort. Ebey Washington	The Strait Washington	Smugglers Cove Oregon North	Smugglers Cove Oregon North	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef Oregon North	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef Oregon North	Pillar Point Washington	Coos Bay North Oregon South	Fort. Ebey Washington	Deep Creek Washington	Devil s Punch Beverly Beach Oregon North	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef Oregon North
Rating (10 max)	3	3	3	3	2	2	2	4	4	4	4	4	1	2	3	3	3	3	2	3	2	2	3	4
Distance (km)	43	43	43	47	226	314	314	43	66	43	43	170	334	334	47	47	43	43	319	221	334	315	66	43
Best forecast wave conditions in North Oregon	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef	Smugglers Cove				Lincoln City Nelscott Reef	Devil s Punch Beverly Beach	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef				Seaside Cove	Seaside Cove	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef					Devil s Punch Beverly Beach	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef
Rating (10 max)	3	3	3	3				4	4	4	4				3	3	3	3					3	4
Best forecast wave conditions in United States	Ranches HAW - Oahu	Pipeline HAW - Oahu	Ranches HAW - Oahu	Magics HAW - Big Island	Pipeline HAW - Oahu	Kahului Harbor HAW - Maui	Pipeline HAW - Oahu	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef Oregon North	Pipeline HAW - Oahu	Mad River Beach CAL - Humboldt	Mad River Beach CAL - Humboldt	Westport-The Corner Washington	Gale Point CAL - Humboldt	Steamer Lane-The Slot CAL - Santa Cruz	Mouse Rock CAL - San Luis Obispo	Mouse Rock CAL - San Luis Obispo	Pipeline HAW - Oahu	Boners CAL - San Luis Obispo	Boners CAL - San Luis Obispo	Willow Creek CAL - Monterey	Magics HAW - Big Island	Drakes Estero CAL - Marin County	Trestles (Lowers) CAL - Orange County	Mouse Rock CAL - San Luis Obispo
Rating (10 max)	3	4	3	3	4	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	4	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	9	9	8	6	6	5	6	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	6	5	4	5	5

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