Cape Lookout 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 45.34° N 123.98° W

Issued: 10 am 14 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

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 (14 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (14 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 14s period with W swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 14s period with W swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 9s period with WNW swell.

The current surf forecast for Cape Lookout at 1PM is: 0.5m 14s primary swell from a West direction and 0.6m 9s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction, 0.5m 5s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00am July 14). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (PDT) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (14 Jul)	1.5ft (0.4m)	14s
Afternoon (14 Jul)	1.5ft (0.5m)	14s
Evening (14 Jul)	3ft (0.9m)	9s

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

	Short Range Forecast Some drizzle, heaviest during Thu morning. Very mild (max 15°C on Tue morning, min 12°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.
	Tuesday 14						Wednesday 15								Thursday 16								Fri 17
	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	2 AM	5 AM
Rating (10 max)	1	0	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	0	0	0	1	1	2	2	1	0	0	0	1	2	2	2
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	W 14	W 14	W 14	WNW 9	WNW 9	WNW 9	WNW 9	WNW 10	WNW 10	WNW 10	WNW 20	WNW 9	WNW 9	W 19	W 19	W 19	W 19	W 19	W 18	W 18	W 18	W 17	WNW 17	WNW 17
Wave Graph
kJ	65	106	104	121	119	116	84	120	131	128	133	161	158	190	186	182	184	182	174	232	222	293	304	307
Wind (km/h)	N	NW	NW	NNW	NNW	N	NNE	NNE	N	NW	NNW	NNW	N	NNW	NNW	SSW	SSW	SSW	SW	SW	WSW	W	NNE	E
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	glassy	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	glassy	cross	cross	cross	cross-off	cross	glassy	glassy	cross-on	cross-on	on	on	on	glassy	glassy	cross-off
High Tide			1:42PM2.83m				00:45AM3.58m					2:25PM2.93m			1:38AM3.49m					3:07PM3.01m				2:31AM3.30m
Low Tide	7:01AM-0.16m				6:49PM1.48m				7:47AM-0.15m				7:44PM1.37m					8:32AM-0.03m				8:39PM1.27m


	5:41	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:41	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:43	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:43
	—	—	—	—	9:00	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	9:00	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	9:00	—	—	8:59
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	13	15	15	15	14	13	13	12	13	14	15	15	14	13	13	13	14	15	15	15	15	14	14	12
Feels °C	13	14	13	13	12	12	12	11	12	12	13	13	12	12	13	13	14	14	12	13	14	14	14	11
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	WNW 8	WNW 8	WNW 9	WNW 9	WNW 9	WNW 9	WNW 9	WNW 10	WNW 10	WNW 10	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
kJ	33	51	66	121	119	116	84	120	131	128	118	161	158	154	82	119	111	111	119	110	110	120	123	123
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NW 5	W 14	W 14	W 14	W 13	W 13	NW 5	NW 5	NW 5	NW 6	WNW 20	WNW 20	WNW 20	W 19	NW 5	W 19	W 19	W 19	W 18	W 18	W 18	W 17	WNW 17	WNW 17
kJ	7	106	104	97	55	54	11	12	13	15	133	133	127	190	23	182	184	182	174	232	222	293	304	307
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	W 14	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	WNW 13	W 13	W 13	W 13	W 13	SW 18	SW 18	WSW 17	W 19	WNW 13	WNW 12	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16
kJ	65	27	27	27	27	26	56	56	56	55	54	79	78	59	186	53	52	65	65	64	64	64	64	64
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	NW 5	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	NW 6	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	—	—	12	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	15	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef Oregon North	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef Oregon North	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef Oregon North	Jordan River Vancouver Island	Steamer Lane-Middle Peak CAL - Santa Cruz	Gale Point CAL - Humboldt	South Beach CAL - Del Norte County	Smugglers Cove Oregon North	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef Oregon North	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef Oregon North	Smugglers Cove Oregon North	Jordan River Vancouver Island	Cape Elizabeth Washington	Beer Can Beach CAL - Santa Cruz	Cape Elizabeth Washington	Smugglers Cove Oregon North	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef Oregon North	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef Oregon North	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef Oregon North	Westport-The Cove Washington	Westport-The Cove Washington	Half Moon Bay Washington	Long Beach Peninsula Washington	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef Oregon North
Rating (10 max)	2	2	1	1	1	2	1	2	2	2	2	1	1	1	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	3
Distance (km)	43	43	43	340	947	592	400	47	43	43	47	340	226	946	226	47	43	43	43	175	175	175	137	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	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef	Devil s Punch Beverly Beach					Seaside Cove	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef					Lincoln City Nelscott Reef
Rating (10 max)	2	2	1					2	2	2	2					2	2	2	2					3
Best forecast wave conditions in United States	Magics HAW - Big Island	Waiaha Rivermouth / Honls HAW - Big Island	Waiaha Rivermouth / Honls HAW - Big Island	Ranches HAW - Oahu	Ranches HAW - Oahu	Off the Wall/Insanities HAW - Oahu	Ranches HAW - Oahu	Boners CAL - San Luis Obispo	Mouse Rock CAL - San Luis Obispo	Waiaha Rivermouth / Honls HAW - Big Island	Abalolo Reef HAW - Oahu	Ranches HAW - Oahu	Waimea Bay/Pinballs HAW - Oahu	Waimea Bay/Pinballs HAW - Oahu	Kua Bay HAW - Big Island	Steamer Lane-The Point CAL - Santa Cruz	Boners CAL - San Luis Obispo	Boners CAL - San Luis Obispo	Boners CAL - San Luis Obispo	Magics HAW - Big Island	Steamer Lane-Middle Peak CAL - Santa Cruz	Steamer Lane-Middle Peak CAL - Santa Cruz	El Capitan CAL - Santa Barbara	Mouse Rock CAL - San Luis Obispo
Rating (10 max)	2	2	2	2	2	3	2	3	3	3	3	2	2	2	2	4	4	4	4	2	3	3	3	4
Header Global	Point Roadnight Australia	Bancoora Australia	Fox River New Zealand	Fox River New Zealand	Cathedral Rock Australia	Cathedral Rock Australia	Asu Indonesia	Anawhata Road (Oaonui) New Zealand	Balnarring Point Australia	Asu Indonesia	Haakgat South Africa	Cape St Martin South Africa	Hell South Africa	Fish Boma South Africa	Boneyards South Africa	Boneyards South Africa	Luna Park Australia	Easter Reef Australia	Dunedin - Bobs Beach New Zealand	Dunedin - Cob Cottage New Zealand	Dunedin - Cob Cottage New Zealand	Easter Reef Australia	Boneyards South Africa	Papatowai New Zealand
Rating (10 max)	6	9	6	7	8	7	4	5	4	4	5	5	5	5	5	5	6	5	5	9	8	6	6	7

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