Cape Lookout 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 45.34° N 123.98° W

Issued: 4 am 16 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 (16 Oct):

Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 11s period with W swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 11s period with W swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 13s period with WNW swell.

The current surf forecast for Cape Lookout at 11AM is: 1.1m 11s primary swell from a West direction and 0.6m 15s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00am October 16). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.

Time (PDT) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (16 Oct)	3.5ft (1.0m)	11s
Afternoon (16 Oct)	3.5ft (1.1m)	11s
Evening (16 Oct)	3ft (0.9m)	13s

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

	Short Range Forecast Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Very mild (max 18°C on Fri morning, min 8°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.
	Friday 16								Saturday 17								Sunday 18
	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	3	2	3	3	2	2	1	1	2	1	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	2	4	4	4
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	WNW 11	WNW 11	W 11	W 11	W 11	W 11	W 11	W 10	W 10	W 10	W 11	W 9	WNW 11	WNW 11	WNW 11	WNW 11	WNW 11	WNW 11	WNW 11	WNW 11	WNW 13	WNW 12	WNW 12	WNW 12
Wave Graph
kJ	107	194	233	279	279	277	267	263	240	236	256	160	303	883	1234	1186	1066	1027	954	1027	1387	1314	1231	1247
Wind (km/h)	ESE	ESE	SE	SSE	W	WNW	S	SSE	SSE	SSE	NW	N	NNW	N	N	NNE	NNE	NE	NE	N	NNW	N	NNE	SE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	cross-off	glassy	glassy	cross-on	glassy	glassy	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross-off	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	off	off	cross-off	cross	cross-off	cross-off	glassy
High Tide			5:14AM2.34m			3:49PM2.76m					6:26AM2.27m			4:39PM2.62m					7:46AM2.28m				5:47PM2.49m
Low Tide				9:55AM1.84m					11:16PM0.85m			10:51AM1.95m					00:20AM0.95m				12:16PM2.00m


	—	7:31	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:33	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:35	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	6:29	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:27	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:24	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	2	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	20	18	16	18	16	16	15	14	14	14	14	13	13	13	12	11	9	8	9	11	13	12	12	10
Feels °C	17	15	14	16	14	15	14	13	13	14	13	10	9	9	8	7	5	5	6	8	9	8	10	8
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	WNW 11	WNW 11	W 11	W 11	W 11	W 11	W 11	W 10	W 10	W 10	W 11	W 9	WNW 11	WNW 11	WNW 11	WNW 11	WNW 11	WNW 11	WNW 11	WNW 11	WNW 13	WNW 12	WNW 12	WNW 12
kJ	107	194	233	279	279	277	267	230	234	225	256	160	303	883	1234	1186	1066	1027	954	1027	1387	1314	1231	1247
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	W 8	W 16	W 16	WNW 15	WNW 14	WNW 13	WNW 13	WNW 12	WNW 12	WNW 12	W 8	WNW 11	W 8	W 13	SW 18	SW 18	SW 18	SW 18	SW 18	SW 18	SW 18	SW 18	SW 17	SW 16
kJ	34	134	122	169	195	187	229	263	240	236	143	158	133	157	87	81	49	49	112	50	50	108	98	94
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 15	SW 16	SW 16	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	W 13	W 13	SW 14	SW 14	SW 13	SW 14	SW 14	W 18	SW 14	W 18	W 18	—	—
kJ	70	69	68	68	84	85	86	48	29	29	29	88	88	29	29	28	30	30	25	29	25	25	—	—
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	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	Cape Sebastian Oregon South	Smugglers Cove Oregon North	Deep Creek Washington	Nootka Island (Calvin Bay) Vancouver Island	Whiskey Creek 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	Smugglers Cove Oregon North	Westport-The Corner Washington	Devil s Punch Beverly Beach Oregon North	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef Oregon North	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef Oregon North
Rating (10 max)	2	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	2	3	4	2	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
Distance (km)	43	43	43	43	47	47	43	43	43	43	337	47	315	527	314	43	43	43	43	47	170	66	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	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	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef	Seaside Cove		Devil s Punch Beverly Beach	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef
Rating (10 max)	2	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3		2				4	4	4	4	4		4	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	3	3	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	5	4	4	4	5	4	4	4	5	5	5	5	5	7	6	6	5	4	4	4	4	5	5	5

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