Cape Lookout 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 45.34° N 123.98° W

Issued: 10 am 10 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Cape Lookout sea temperature is

10.8° 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 (10 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (10 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 8s period with WNW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 8s period with WNW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 9s period with WNW swell.

The current surf forecast for Cape Lookout at 5PM is: 1.0m 8s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.5m 15s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00am July 10). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (PDT) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (10 Jul)	3.5ft (1.0m)	8s
Afternoon (10 Jul)	3.5ft (1.0m)	8s
Evening (10 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 Fri afternoon, min 12°C on Fri morning). Wind will be generally light.
	Friday 10						Saturday 11								Sunday 12								Mon 13
	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)	2	1	1	1	1	2	2	2	1	0	0	0	1	3	2	2	2	1	0	0	0	1	2	2
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	WNW 9	WNW 8	WNW 8	WNW 8	WNW 8	WNW 10	WNW 10	WNW 10	WNW 10	WNW 10	WNW 10	WNW 10	WNW 10	W 10	WNW 10	WNW 10	WNW 9	WNW 9	WNW 9	WNW 9	WNW 9	WNW 8	WNW 8	WNW 8
Wave Graph
kJ	154	134	134	134	100	210	210	210	269	275	301	335	386	432	334	283	232	188	184	180	147	241	184	179
Wind (km/h)	NE	NW	NW	NW	NNW	N	NNE	SE	SSE	SSW	SW	WSW	WNW	W	ESE	E	ENE	NNW	NNW	NNW	N	N	NNE	NNE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	glassy	cross-on	cross	cross	cross	glassy	glassy	glassy	cross	cross-on	cross-on	on	cross-on	glassy	cross-off	cross-off	off	cross	cross	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off
High Tide		10:00AM2.25m				8:56PM3.25m					11:10AM2.40m			9:56PM3.38m					12:06PM2.56m			10:54PM3.50m
Low Tide				2:33PM1.69m				4:23AM0.34m				3:44PM1.73m					5:19AM0.10m			4:51PM1.69m


	5:37	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:37	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:39	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:39
	—	—	—	—	9:04	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	9:02	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	9:02	—	—	9:01
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	12	14	15	15	14	14	14	14	14	15	15	14	14	13	12	12	12	14	14	14	14	12	12	12
Feels °C	12	13	14	14	13	14	14	14	13	13	11	11	12	13	11	11	11	11	10	9	9	8	9	10
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	WNW 9	WNW 8	WNW 8	WNW 8	WNW 8	WNW 10	WNW 10	WNW 10	WNW 10	WNW 10	WNW 10	WNW 10	WNW 10	W 10	WNW 10	WNW 10	WNW 9	WNW 9	WNW 9	WNW 9	WNW 9	WNW 8	WNW 8	WNW 8
kJ	154	134	134	134	100	210	210	210	269	275	301	335	386	432	334	283	232	188	184	180	147	241	184	179
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 16	SW 15	SW 15	SW 15	WNW 10	SW 15	SW 15	SW 15	SW 15	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 13	SW 13
kJ	121	116	109	107	74	76	76	75	75	74	73	73	72	72	71	71	70	70	68	66	65	64	46	46
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	SW 15	—	W 18	W 18	W 18	W 18	W 18	W 20	W 16	W 16	W 17	W 17	W 18	W 18	W 15	W 15	W 16	W 16	W 16	W 16
kJ	—	—	—	—	77	—	6	6	6	6	6	7	5	5	5	22	24	27	17	18	20	43	47	46
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	NW 3	NW 4	NW 4	—	—	—
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	2	8	20	—	—	—
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Rating (10 max)	2	1	2	1	2	2	2	2	2	3	3	2	2	3	3	3	2	2	1	3	1	1	2	2
Distance (km)	43	397	226	946	337	43	43	43	47	104	137	175	175	43	43	43	43	104	1122	785	400	314	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					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)	2					2	2	2	2					3	3	3	2						2	2
Best forecast wave conditions in United States	Steamer Lane-The Point CAL - Santa Cruz	Boners CAL - San Luis Obispo	Steamer Lane-Middle Peak CAL - Santa Cruz	Steamer Lane-Middle Peak CAL - Santa Cruz	Mouse Rock CAL - San Luis Obispo	Mouse Rock CAL - San Luis Obispo	Mouse Rock CAL - San Luis Obispo	Mouse Rock CAL - San Luis Obispo	Cortez Bank CAL - San Diego County	Infinities HAW - Kaua'i	Pakalas HAW - Kaua'i	Jalama CAL - Santa Barbara	Cortez Bank CAL - San Diego County	Cortez Bank CAL - San Diego County	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef Oregon North	Ranches HAW - Oahu	Ranches HAW - Oahu	Ranches HAW - Oahu	Ranches HAW - Oahu	Ranches HAW - Oahu	Ranches HAW - Oahu	Ranches HAW - Oahu	Ranches HAW - Oahu	Ranches HAW - Oahu
Rating (10 max)	4	3	2	2	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3
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Rating (10 max)	5	7	7	5	5	5	4	7	6	6	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	5

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