Cape Lookout surf break

Cape Lookout surfForecast / Oregon North / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 pm Tuesday 26 May 2026 PDT
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Cape Lookout surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Cape Lookout sea temperature is
11.7° C
(Which is 1.0°C colder than average for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Cape Lookout today?

The current surf forecast for Cape Lookout at 2AM is: 2.5m 11s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.3m 15s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm May 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (27 May)7ft (2.2m)10s
Afternoon (27 May)7ft (2.1m)9s
Evening (27 May)3ft (0.9m)21s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Very mild (max 13°C on Wed morning, min 10°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Tue
26
Wednesday
27
Thursday
28
Friday
29
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
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
4
4
4
1
1
1
2
3
4
4
3
3
2
3
3
2
3
3
2
2
2
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
WNW
12
2.5
WNW
12
2.5
WNW
11
2.3
WNW
11
2.2
WNW
10
2.1
WNW
10
2.1
WNW
10
2
WNW
9
2
WNW
9
1.2
WNW
20
1.3
WNW
19
1.6
WNW
18
1.9
WNW
18
2
WNW
17
2.1
WNW
16
2.5
WNW
16
2.2
WNW
16
2.1
WNW
15
2.5
WNW
15
2.4
WNW
14
2.3
WNW
14
2.3
WNW
14
2.2
WNW
13
2.2
WNW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2483
1928
1447
1172
981
868
766
632
604
1152
1260
1690
2096
2145
2189
3698
2305
2001
2629
2297
2122
2139
1734
1682
Wind (km/h)
20
NNW
15
N
10
NNE
10
NE
15
N
20
NNW
20
NNW
25
NNW
25
NNW
15
N
10
N
10
N
5
NNW
15
NW
15
NW
20
NNW
15
NNW
15
NW
10
NW
10
NW
20
NNW
20
NNW
20
NNW
25
NNW
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
9:53PM3.03m
11:02AM2.44m
10:27PM3.06m
11:54AM2.50m
11:01PM3.09m
12:38PM2.56m
Low Tide
4:45AM0.78m
4:17PM1.46m
5:25AM0.60m
5:00PM1.56m
6:02AM0.47m
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:33
5:33
5:33
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:50
8:51
8:52
8:52
1
1
Temp °C
12
11
11
10
11
13
13
13
12
11
11
11
12
13
13
13
12
12
12
12
11
11
12
12
8
8
9
8
8
9
9
9
8
8
9
9
11
11
10
10
9
10
11
10
7
6
7
7
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
WNW
12
2.5
WNW
12
2.5
WNW
11
2.3
WNW
11
2.2
WNW
10
2.1
WNW
10
2.1
WNW
10
2
WNW
9
2
WNW
9
1.9
WNW
9
1.9
WNW
8
1.7
WNW
8
1.9
WNW
18
2
WNW
17
2.1
WNW
16
2.5
WNW
16
2.2
WNW
16
2.1
WNW
15
2.5
WNW
15
2.4
WNW
14
2.3
WNW
14
2.3
WNW
14
2.2
WNW
13
2.2
WNW
13
Energy kJ
2483
1928
1447
1172
981
868
766
632
604
516
493
413
2096
2145
2189
3698
2305
2001
2629
2297
2122
2139
1734
1682
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SW
15
0.3
SW
15
0.3
SW
15
0.3
SW
15
0.3
SW
15
0.3
SW
15
0.3
WNW
23
0.5
W
22
0.7
WNW
21
1.2
WNW
20
1.3
WNW
19
1.6
WNW
18
1.7
WNW
8
1.7
WNW
8
1.7
WNW
8
0.2
SSW
14
1.7
WNW
8
1.7
WNW
8
0.2
SSW
14
0.2
SSW
14
0.2
SSW
13
0.2
SSW
13
0.2
SSW
13
0.2
SSW
13
Energy kJ
35
35
35
36
36
37
107
238
467
1152
1260
1690
413
423
383
20
365
365
19
18
18
18
18
18
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
W
26
0.2
W
24
0.3
SW
16
0.3
SW
15
0.3
SW
14
0.3
SW
14
0.3
SW
14
0.3
SW
14
0.3
SW
14
0.3
SW
14
0.3
WNW
11
0.2
SSW
14
0.2
SSW
14
Energy kJ
13
44
38
33
31
30
31
31
32
32
24
20
19
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
Energy kJ
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
2
1
2
2
4
4
4
5
3
4
4
4
4
3
4
4
2
Distance (km)
314
314
178
47
47
47
47
314
315
314
314
66
47
47
66
314
337
337
337
337
334
221
337
846
Best forecast wave conditions in North Oregon
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
3
7
4
5
5
9
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
6
7
7
9
9
7
8
6
6
9
9
9
7
9
8
7
7
6
6
6
5
5
5
5
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  • Wind Speed (km/h)
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