Cape Lookout 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 45.34° N 123.98° W

Issued: 4 pm 14 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Cape Lookout sea temperature is

11.1°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 Oct):

Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 13s period with WNW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 10s period with WNW swell.

The current surf forecast for Cape Lookout at 10PM is: 1.4m 10s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.9m 12s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm October 14). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (PDT) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (14 Oct)	-	-
Afternoon (14 Oct)	4.5ft (1.3m)	13s
Evening (14 Oct)	4.5ft (1.4m)	10s

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

	Short Range Forecast Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Warm (max 22°C on Thu afternoon, min 14°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.
	Wed 14				Thursday 15								Friday 16
	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	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	1	2	2	2	2	2	2	3	2	2	3	3
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	WNW 13	WNW 13	WNW 10	WNW 10	WNW 12	WNW 12	WNW 12	WNW 12	WNW 12	WNW 12	WNW 12	WNW 11	WNW 11	WNW 11	W 11	W 11	W 11	W 11	W 13	W 12
Wave Graph
kJ	468	679	483	305	254	258	522	444	361	196	189	143	105	194	286	338	332	329	852	726
Wind (km/h)	NNW	N	NNE	ENE	E	E	E	E	NNW	N	NE	ENE	NNE	NNE	ENE	W	NW	NNW	E	SE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross	cross-off	cross-off	off	off	cross-off	cross-off	glassy	cross	cross-off	cross-off	off	glassy	glassy	glassy	glassy	cross	cross	glassy	cross-off
High Tide		2:34PM3.04m				4:16AM2.47m				3:09PM2.91m					5:14AM2.34m			3:49PM2.76m
Low Tide				9:36PM0.56m				9:14AM1.71m				10:22PM0.70m				9:55AM1.84m


	—	—	—	—	—	7:31	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:31	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	6:31	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:30	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:29	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	17	16	16	17	17	16	16	19	21	22	20	19	17	16	15	17	16	15	14	14
Feels °C	15	14	16	17	16	14	14	18	19	20	18	17	15	14	14	16	15	14	14	13
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	WNW 13	WNW 13	WNW 10	WNW 10	WNW 9	WNW 9	WNW 12	WNW 12	WNW 12	WNW 12	WNW 12	WNW 11	WNW 11	WNW 11	W 11	W 11	W 11	W 11	W 13	W 12
kJ	468	679	483	305	222	169	522	444	361	196	189	143	105	194	286	338	332	329	852	726
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 15	SW 15	SW 16	WNW 12	WNW 12	WNW 12	SW 16	SW 14	SW 14	W 8	W 9	W 8	W 8	W 16	W 15	WNW 15	WNW 14	WNW 13	SW 16	SW 16
kJ	78	83	85	224	254	258	86	46	72	48	62	49	32	134	121	169	195	239	86	85
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	SW 20	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 13	SW 17	—	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 15	SW 16	—	SW 20
kJ	—	—	15	86	121	122	27	44	—	71	71	71	70	69	68	68	84	85	—	15
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Fort Canby A Jetty Washington	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	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef Oregon North	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef Oregon North	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef Oregon North	Devil s Punch Beverly Beach 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	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
Rating (10 max)	4	3	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	2	2	2	3	3	3	3	3	3	3
Distance (km)	104	47	43	43	43	43	43	43	43	66	43	43	43	43	43	43	47	47	43	43
Best forecast wave conditions in North Oregon		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	Devil s Punch Beverly Beach	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef	Seaside Cove	Seaside Cove	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef
Rating (10 max)		3	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	2	2	2	3	3	3	3	3	3	3
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	4	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	5	4	4	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4

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