Cape Lookout 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 45.34° N 123.98° W

Issued: 4 pm 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):

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 9PM is: 0.9m 9s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.4m 13s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm July 14). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (PDT) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (14 Jul)	-	-
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 Mostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Tue afternoon, min 12°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.
	Tue 14				Wednesday 15								Thursday 16								Fri 17
	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	8 AM	11 AM
Rating (10 max)	0	1	1	1	1	2	2	0	1	1	1	1	2	1	1	0	0	0	2	2	2	2	3	1
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	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	WNW 17	WNW 17
Wave Graph
kJ	104	121	119	108	116	159	131	128	133	149	158	190	186	182	184	182	174	232	222	293	304	307	390	367
Wind (km/h)	NW	NNW	NNW	N	NNE	NNE	N	NNW	NNW	NNW	NNW	NNW	WNW	S	S	SW	SW	WSW	W	ENE	E	E	NE	NNW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross	cross	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	glassy	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	glassy	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	on	on	glassy	glassy	cross-off	off	glassy	cross
High Tide	1:42PM2.83m				00:45AM3.58m					2:25PM2.93m			1:38AM3.49m					3:07PM3.01m				2:31AM3.30m
Low Tide			6:49PM1.48m				7:47AM-0.15m				7:44PM1.37m					8:32AM-0.03m				8:39PM1.27m				9:14AM0.18m


	—	—	—	—	—	5:41	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:43	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:43	—	—
	—	—	9:00	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	9:00	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	9:00	—	—	—	—	8:59
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	15	15	14	13	13	12	13	14	15	15	14	13	13	13	14	15	15	15	15	14	13	12	13	15
Feels °C	13	13	12	12	13	11	13	12	13	13	12	12	13	13	13	13	13	13	14	14	12	11	13	13
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	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	WNW 8	NW 7
kJ	66	121	119	108	116	159	131	128	118	149	158	154	82	119	108	108	128	107	107	120	120	120	120	73
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	W 14	W 14	W 13	NW 5	WNW 13	W 13	NW 6	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	WNW 17	WNW 17
kJ	104	97	55	8	56	56	15	11	133	133	127	190	16	182	184	182	174	232	222	293	304	307	390	367
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NW 5	SW 13	SW 13	W 13	SW 13	WSW 18	W 13	W 13	W 13	SW 18	SW 18	WSW 17	W 19	WNW 13	WNW 13	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	WNW 8
kJ	8	27	27	54	26	31	56	55	55	79	78	59	186	53	53	65	65	64	64	64	64	64	62	22
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	NW 6	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	11	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Elwha Washington	No Pass CAL - Humboldt	Damon Point Washington	Smugglers Cove Oregon North	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef Oregon North	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef Oregon North	Taft (Siltetz River) Oregon North	Cape Elizabeth Washington	Steamer Lane-Middle Peak CAL - Santa Cruz	The Rivermouth CAL - Santa Cruz	Gale Point CAL - Humboldt	Smugglers Cove Oregon North	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef Oregon North	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef Oregon North	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef Oregon North	Long Beach Peninsula Washington	Half Moon Bay Washington	Half Moon Bay Washington	Long Beach Peninsula 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	Half Moon Bay Washington
Rating (10 max)	1	2	1	1	2	2	2	1	1	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	3	3	3	3	2
Distance (km)	314	591	178	47	43	43	46	226	947	945	592	47	43	43	43	137	175	175	137	43	43	43	43	175
Best forecast wave conditions in North Oregon				Smugglers Cove	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	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef
Rating (10 max)				1	2	2	2					2	2	2	2					3	3	3	3
Best forecast wave conditions in United States	Shark Pit HAW - Maui	Ranches HAW - Oahu	Ghost Tree CAL - Monterey	Pinetrees HAW - Kaua'i	Magics HAW - Big Island	Waiaha Rivermouth / Honls HAW - Big Island	Tunnels HAW - Kaua'i	Ranches HAW - Oahu	Waimea Bay/Pinballs HAW - Oahu	Waimea Bay/Pinballs HAW - Oahu	Waimea Bay/Pinballs HAW - Oahu	Ranches HAW - Oahu	Boners CAL - San Luis Obispo	Boners CAL - San Luis Obispo	Boners CAL - San Luis Obispo	Magics HAW - Big Island	Ranches HAW - Oahu	Shark Pit HAW - Maui	El Capitan CAL - Santa Barbara	Mouse Rock CAL - San Luis Obispo	Mouse Rock CAL - San Luis Obispo	Government Point CAL - Santa Barbara	Government Point CAL - Santa Barbara	Boners CAL - San Luis Obispo
Rating (10 max)	2	2	2	3	3	3	3	2	2	2	2	2	4	4	4	3	2	2	3	4	4	4	4	3
Header Global	Cathedral Rock Australia	Cathedral Rock Australia	Asu Indonesia	Anawhata Road (Oaonui) New Zealand	Anawhata Road (Oaonui) New Zealand	Balnarring Point Australia	The Hoek South Africa	Cape St Martin South Africa	Hell South Africa	Fish Boma South Africa	Boneyards South Africa	Boneyards South Africa	Dunedin - Cob Cottage New Zealand	Easter Reef Australia	Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach New Zealand	Easter Reef Australia	Easter Reef Australia	Easter Reef Australia	Easter Reef Australia	Papatowai New Zealand	Easter Reef Australia	Cannibal Bay New Zealand	Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach New Zealand	Dunedin - Cob Cottage New Zealand
Rating (10 max)	8	7	4	5	5	4	5	5	5	5	5	5	8	5	5	5	6	6	6	7	5	5	7	5

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