Cape Lookout 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 45.34° N 123.98° W

Issued: 4 am 24 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Cape Lookout sea temperature is

11.7°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 (24 Oct):

Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 10s period with WNW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 10s period with WNW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 9s period with NW swell.

The current surf forecast for Cape Lookout at 11AM is: 1.3m 10s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.3m 16s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00am October 24). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.

Time (PDT) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (24 Oct)	4.5ft (1.4m)	10s
Afternoon (24 Oct)	4ft (1.2m)	10s
Evening (24 Oct)	2.5ft (0.8m)	9s

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

	Short Range Forecast Heavy rain (total 20mm), heaviest during Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 13°C on Mon afternoon, min 8°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light.
	Saturday 24								Sunday 25								Monday 26
	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)	3	3	2	2	1	2	2	1	3	2	3	3	3	4	3	3	2	2	2	1	0	0	1	1
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	WNW 10	WNW 10	WNW 10	WNW 10	WNW 10	WNW 10	NW 9	WNW 10	WNW 11	WNW 10	WNW 10	W 10	W 10	WNW 11	WNW 10	W 10	W 9	WSW 9	W 8	W 8	W 8	WSW 7	WNW 11	WNW 18
Wave Graph
kJ	541	500	436	353	302	235	101	172	571	886	973	951	1040	1016	800	541	422	311	173	133	82	55	40	66
Wind (km/h)	ENE	E	E	SSW	NW	WNW	SSE	SSE	SE	SE	SE	SSE	SE	SE	ESE	ESE	ESE	E	ESE	E	NW	NW	E	SSE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	off	off	cross-off	glassy	cross-on	glassy	glassy	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	glassy	cross	cross-on	glassy	glassy
High Tide	11:20PM2.71m				11:21AM3.13m				00:08AM2.79m				11:51AM3.29m				00:56AM2.84m				12:25PM3.41m
Low Tide			5:10AM1.08m				5:53PM0.59m				5:46AM1.15m				6:33PM0.32m				6:24AM1.24m				7:15PM0.12m


	—	7:43	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:45	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:46	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	6:15	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:14	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:12	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	5	6	5	2	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	9	8	8	10	11	10	10	10	10	11	10	10	10	12	11	11	11	11	10	11	13	12	11	11
Feels °C	7	6	6	9	9	8	8	6	5	6	6	8	7	10	9	8	9	8	8	10	11	10	10	10
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	WNW 10	WNW 10	WNW 10	WNW 10	WNW 10	WNW 10	NW 9	WNW 10	WNW 11	WNW 10	WNW 10	W 10	W 10	WNW 11	WNW 10	W 10	W 9	WSW 9	W 8	W 8	W 8	WSW 7	WSW 7	WSW 7
kJ	541	500	436	353	302	235	101	172	571	886	973	951	1040	1016	800	541	422	311	173	133	82	55	36	40
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	WSW 16	W 10	WNW 12	SW 16	SW 15	SW 15	SW 15	SW 15	SW 6	SSW 6	S 6	W 13	W 12	SSW 7	SSW 7	SSW 7	WNW 11	WNW 11	WNW 10
kJ	39	39	40	40	40	25	71	99	38	36	34	34	34	58	35	19	32	47	32	31	17	40	40	35
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	SW 13	—	SW 13	SW 16	SW 16	—	—	W 16	—	—	SW 15	SW 15	W 13	SW 14	SW 14	W 12	W 12	W 11	SSW 6	SW 14	WNW 18
kJ	—	—	—	7	—	7	39	39	—	—	5	—	—	34	33	56	33	33	46	26	22	8	29	66
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	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	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef Oregon North	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef Oregon North	Seaside Point Oregon North	Seaside Point Oregon North	Seaside Point 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	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	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef Oregon North
Rating (10 max)	3	3	3	3	2	2	2	2	3	4	3	3	3	4	4	3	3	2	2	2	2	1	1	1
Distance (km)	43	43	43	43	47	43	43	43	43	43	69	69	69	47	43	43	43	43	43	43	43	43	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	Seaside Cove	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef	Seaside Cove	Seaside Cove	Seaside Cove	Smugglers Cove	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
Rating (10 max)	3	3	3	3	2	2	2	2	3	4	3	3	3	4	4	3	3	2	2	2	2	1	1	1
Best forecast wave conditions in United States	Ghost Tree CAL - Monterey	Mouse Rock CAL - San Luis Obispo	Mouse Rock CAL - San Luis Obispo	Cortez Bank CAL - San Diego County	Government Point CAL - Santa Barbara	Rincon - Rivermouth CAL - Ventura	Boners CAL - San Luis Obispo	Boners CAL - San Luis Obispo	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef Oregon North	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef Oregon North	Tracks (Nanakuli) HAW - Oahu	Waimea Bay/Pinballs HAW - Oahu	Waimea Bay/Pinballs HAW - Oahu	Smugglers Cove Oregon North	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef Oregon North	Magics HAW - Big Island	Ranches HAW - Oahu	Pipeline HAW - Oahu	Pipeline HAW - Oahu	Pipeline HAW - Oahu	Pipeline HAW - Oahu	Waimea Bay/Pinballs HAW - Oahu	Waimea Bay/Pinballs HAW - Oahu	Ranches HAW - Oahu
Rating (10 max)	4	3	3	4	3	2	3	3	3	4	4	3	3	4	4	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
Header Global	Trial Harbour Australia	Benkunqut Indonesia	Outside Corner Indonesia	Nyang-Nyang Indonesia	Nyang-Nyang Indonesia	Bali Village Indonesia	El Huerto Spain	Deba Spain	Deba Spain	Guibeleco Spain	Vanthrax France	Cabo Lastres Spain	Belharra France	Deba Spain	Deba Spain	Deba Spain	Brims Ness United Kingdom	Anglet - Corsaires France	Anglet - Corsaires France	Anglet - Corsaires France	Afife Portugal	Afife Portugal	Backdoor United States	Backdoor United States
Rating (10 max)	5	5	5	5	5	4	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4

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