Cape Lookout 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 45.34° N 123.98° W

Issued: 4 am 13 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Cape Lookout sea temperature is

13.1°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 (13 Sep):

Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 9s period with WNW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 9s period with WNW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s period with WNW swell.

The current surf forecast for Cape Lookout at 7AM is: 1.0m 9s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.5m 14s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00am September 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (PDT) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (13 Sep)	3.5ft (1.0m)	9s
Afternoon (13 Sep)	3ft (0.9m)	9s
Evening (13 Sep)	3ft (0.9m)	8s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Sun afternoon, min 11°C on Tue morning). Wind will be generally light.
	Sunday 13								Monday 14								Tuesday 15
	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	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	1	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	0	1	0	0	1
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	WNW 9	WNW 9	WNW 9	WNW 9	WNW 9	WNW 9	WNW 8	WNW 8	WNW 8	WNW 8	WNW 8	WNW 8	WNW 8	WNW 8	WNW 8	WNW 8	NW 8	NW 8	NW 8	NW 8	SW 17	NW 7	NW 7	NW 7
Wave Graph
kJ	154	145	184	124	124	121	113	131	136	133	130	126	123	123	101	98	82	82	82	82	96	107	104	104
Wind (km/h)	SE	SE	SSE	SSW	SSW	SSW	S	S	S	SSW	SSW	W	NW	NNW	N	NNE	NE	NNE	E	NNW	NW	NNW	N	NNE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	glassy	cross	cross	cross-off	cross-off	off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross	cross	cross-off	cross-off
High Tide		2:08AM2.98m				2:15PM3.23m				2:54AM2.81m				2:46PM3.17m				3:42AM2.62m				3:18PM3.07m
Low Tide				8:05AM0.87m				8:42PM0.58m				8:38AM1.10m				9:25PM0.61m				9:11AM1.33m				10:10PM0.70m


	—	6:50	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:52	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:52	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	7:30	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:29	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:27	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	12	12	12	14	14	15	14	14	14	14	15	15	15	15	14	13	12	12	11	14	15	15	14	14
Feels °C	10	10	10	11	11	12	12	13	13	13	14	14	13	12	11	11	11	11	10	12	13	13	11	12
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	WNW 9	WNW 9	WNW 9	WNW 9	WNW 9	WNW 9	WNW 8	WNW 8	WNW 8	WNW 8	WNW 8	WNW 8	WNW 8	WNW 8	WNW 8	WNW 8	NW 8	NW 8	NW 8	NW 8	WNW 7	NW 7	NW 7	NW 7
kJ	154	145	184	124	124	121	113	131	136	133	130	126	123	123	101	98	82	82	82	82	96	107	104	104
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 12	SW 17	SW 17	SW 17	SW 16	WNW 12
kJ	97	97	97	96	91	88	87	87	61	61	61	61	61	61	44	44	43	26	25	75	75	75	64	28
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 5	SW 5	WSW 18	WSW 20	SW 20	SW 20	SW 5	WSW 19	WSW 19	WSW 16	WSW 19	WNW 15	WSW 18	WSW 17	WSW 17	WNW 13	WNW 13	SW 17	SW 17	SW 12	WNW 12	WNW 12	WNW 12	SW 16
kJ	8	8	34	39	15	15	4	35	35	27	69	42	31	30	29	35	35	75	75	24	29	29	29	62
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	SSW 5	SW 5	SW 5	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	—	—	—	10	9	9	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef Oregon North	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef Oregon North	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef Oregon North	The Strait Washington	The Strait Washington	The Strait 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	Long Beach Peninsula Washington	The Dump Washington	Cape Elizabeth Washington	Devil s Punch Beverly Beach 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	Fort Canby A Jetty Washington	Westport-The Corner Washington	Damon Point Washington	Devil s Punch Beverly Beach Oregon North	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef Oregon North
Rating (10 max)	2	2	2	1	1	1	2	2	2	2	2	2	1	1	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	1	2	2
Distance (km)	43	43	43	334	334	334	43	43	43	43	43	137	343	226	66	43	43	43	43	104	170	178	66	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				Devil s Punch Beverly Beach	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef				Devil s Punch Beverly Beach	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef
Rating (10 max)	2	2	2				2	2	2	2	2				2	2	2	2	2				2	2
Best forecast wave conditions in United States	Mouse Rock CAL - San Luis Obispo	Boners CAL - San Luis Obispo	Boners CAL - San Luis Obispo	Tunnels HAW - Kaua'i	Pipeline HAW - Oahu	Cape Sebastian Oregon South	Trestles (Lowers) CAL - Orange County	Super Tubes CAL - Ventura	Boners CAL - San Luis Obispo	Boners CAL - San Luis Obispo	Boners CAL - San Luis Obispo	Steamer Lane-Middle Peak CAL - Santa Cruz	Steamer Lane-Middle Peak CAL - Santa Cruz	Ranches HAW - Oahu	Ranches HAW - Oahu	Mouse Rock CAL - San Luis Obispo	Fullers CAL - Monterey	Government Point CAL - Santa Barbara	Mouse Rock CAL - San Luis Obispo	Barber's Point - Coast Guard Jetty HAW - Oahu	Off the Wall/Insanities HAW - Oahu	Gale Point CAL - Humboldt	Barber's Point - Coast Guard Jetty HAW - Oahu	Government Point CAL - Santa Barbara
Rating (10 max)	3	3	3	2	2	3	2	3	3	3	3	2	2	2	2	4	4	4	3	3	2	3	3	3
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Rating (10 max)	7	6	5	6	5	5	6	6	5	6	6	7	7	5	5	5	5	5	6	5	6	6	5	5

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