Netarts · Tillamook County · Oregon
Cape Lookout Surf Report & Forecast, Netarts, Oregon
Cape Lookout, Netarts, Oregon: 11–12 ft, well overhead to double overhead, at 12 pm PST on Monday, Nov 9, rated Great. The main swell is 9.5 ft at 13 seconds from the west, with a 12 mph cross-shore wind from the southeast, gusting 18 mph. Water is about 55°F, so a 4/3 or 5/4 wetsuit with a hood is the suggestion; the next low tide is -0.2 ft at 6:27 pm.
11–12 ft
well overhead to double overhead · occasional 14 ft
- Swell
- 9.5 ft · 13 s · W
- Wind
- 12 mph (SE), gusts 18cross-shore
- Tide
- 9.3 ft fallinglow -0.2 ft at 6:27 pm
- Water
- 55°F4/3–5/4 hooded
- Air
- 51°Ffeels like 42°F
- Sun
- rise 7:06 amset 4:53 pm
Cape Lookout surf today and tomorrow
Best-rated hour today at Cape Lookout: 7 am, Great, on a rising mid tide.
Blue band: surf face height from the low end to set waves; dotted: occasional larger sets. Grey line: tide, in feet on the right scale. Colour strip: the hourly rating. Arrows: wind direction and strength, teal when offshore, orange when onshore.
Best-rated hour tomorrow at Cape Lookout: 2 pm, Poor, on a falling high tide.
Hour by hour as a table, today and tomorrow
| Time | Surf | Rating | Wind | Tide |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 am | 11–12 ft | Great | 12 mph cross-shore (SE), gusts 17 | 4.3 ft |
| 8 am | 11–12 ft | Great | 13 mph cross-shore (SE), gusts 18 | 5.5 ft |
| 9 am | 11–13 ft | Great | 12 mph cross-shore (SE) | 6.9 ft |
| 10 am | 11–12 ft | Great | 12 mph cross-shore (SE), gusts 18 | 8.2 ft |
| 11 am | 10–12 ft | Good | 12 mph cross-shore (SE), gusts 18 | 9.1 ft |
| 12 pmnow | 9–10 ft | Good | 11 mph cross-shore (SSE), gusts 17 | 9.3 ft |
| 1 pm | 10–11 ft | Poor | 17 mph cross-shore (S), gusts 26 | 8.5 ft |
| 2 pm | 8–9 ft | Poor | 23 mph cross-shore (SSW), gusts 36 | 6.8 ft |
| 3 pm | 6–7 ft | Poor | 24 mph onshore (SSW), gusts 40 | 4.7 ft |
| 4 pm | 6–7 ft | Poor | 23 mph onshore (SSW), gusts 38 | 2.6 ft |
| 5 pm | 6–7 ft | Poor | 24 mph onshore (SW), gusts 39 | 0.9 ft |
| Time | Surf | Rating | Wind | Tide |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 am | 11–12 ft | Poor | 22 mph cross-shore (SSW), gusts 32 | 4.0 ft |
| 8 am | 11–13 ft | Poor | 22 mph cross-shore (SSW), gusts 34 | 4.9 ft |
| 9 am | 12–13 ft | Poor | 24 mph cross-shore (S), gusts 37 | 6.2 ft |
| 10 am | 12–13 ft | Poor | 22 mph cross-shore (S), gusts 34 | 7.5 ft |
| 11 am | 8–10 ft | Poor | 21 mph cross-shore (SSW), gusts 33 | 8.6 ft |
| 12 pm | 12–13 ft | Poor | 22 mph cross-shore (SSW), gusts 35 | 9.2 ft |
| 1 pm | 12–14 ft | Poor | 22 mph cross-shore (S), gusts 34 | 8.9 ft |
| 2 pm | 11–12 ft | Poor | 24 mph cross-shore (SSW), gusts 38 | 7.7 ft |
| 3 pm | 12–14 ft | Poor | 24 mph cross-shore (S), gusts 38 | 5.8 ft |
| 4 pm | 10–11 ft | Poor | 24 mph cross-shore (S), gusts 37 | 3.7 ft |
| 5 pm | 11–12 ft | Poor | 22 mph cross-shore (S), gusts 34 | 1.8 ft |
Cape Lookout waves today: sets, lulls and how they break
At 12 pm, sets at Cape Lookout arrive about every 5 minutes with about 4 waves each, and the waves are mostly spilling and crumbly.
- Set waves
- about 12.2 ft faces
- Waves per set
- about 4
- Sets
- every 5 minutes or so, each lasting about 37 s
- Lulls
- about 127 s between breaking waves
- How they break
- Spillingwhich means soft, crumbling whitewater
- Shape
- Crumblywhich means whitewater rolls gently down the face
- Breaking
- 91% of waves stand up and break where surfers sitThe rest roll through.
- Along-shore current
- moderate, about 0.6 mphThis is not a rip current forecast. For rip current risk, see the National Weather Service.
Cape Lookout surf this weekend and the next 10 days
Next 10 days at Cape Lookout: the biggest day is Saturday, Nov 14 at 17–21 ft, and the best-rated day is Thursday, Nov 12 (Great). This weekend: Saturday, Nov 14, 17–21 ft and Poor; Sunday, Nov 15, 12–16 ft and Poor.
Thu, Nov 19 – Tue, Nov 24
Days 11–16 for Cape Lookout are in the Current app with a Premium subscription.
Bars: surf face height from the low end to set waves, by day. Colour strip: the day's best rating. Arrows: main swell direction. Shaded: this weekend.
The 10-day forecast as a table, with swell and wind
| Day | Surf | Rating | Main swell | Wind am | Wind pm | Best time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mon, Nov 9 | 6–13 ft | Great | 12.0 ft · 13 s · W | 13 mph cross-shore (SE), gusts 18 | 23 mph cross-shore (SSW), gusts 36 | 7 am |
| Tue, Nov 10 | 8–14 ft | Poor | 10.4 ft · 13 s · WSW | 22 mph cross-shore (SSW), gusts 34 | 24 mph cross-shore (SSW), gusts 38 | 2 pm |
| Wed, Nov 11 | 9–14 ft | Poor | 11.6 ft · 13 s · WSW | 23 mph cross-shore (S), gusts 34 | 20 mph cross-shore (S), gusts 29 | 5 pm |
| Thu, Nov 12 | 12–15 ft | Great | 13.5 ft · 14 s · WSW | 9 mph cross-shore (SSE), gusts 14 | 11 mph cross-shore (S), gusts 16 | 7 am |
| Fri, Nov 13 | 11–14 ft | Poor | 7.8 ft · 15 s · W | 19 mph cross-shore (S), gusts 27 | 34 mph cross-shore (SSW), gusts 48 | 8 am |
| Sat, Nov 14 | 17–21 ft | Poor | 21.9 ft · 19 s · W | 22 mph cross-shore (S), gusts 31 | 22 mph cross-shore (S), gusts 31 | 4 pm |
| Sun, Nov 15 | 12–16 ft | Poor | 13.5 ft · 15 s · WSW | 25 mph onshore (SW), gusts 41 | 17 mph onshore (SW), gusts 28 | 4 pm |
| Mon, Nov 16 | 13–17 ft | Good | 19.0 ft · 15 s · W | 17 mph cross-shore (S), gusts 30 | 27 mph cross-shore (S), gusts 52 | 4 pm |
| Tue, Nov 17 | 9–13 ft | Great | — | 11 mph cross-shore (SE), gusts 18 | 23 mph cross-shore (S), gusts 38 | 7 am |
| Wed, Nov 18 | 12–14 ft | Great | — | 12 mph cross-shore (NW), gusts 17 | 9 mph cross-shore (NW) | 4 pm |
| Thu, Nov 19 – Tue, Nov 24 | Days 11–16 for Cape Lookout are in the Current app with a Premium subscription. Get the app | |||||
Cape Lookout tide chart and tide times
Tides at Cape Lookout today, Monday, Nov 9: high 7.9 ft at 12:18 am, low 3.5 ft at 5:38 am, high 9.3 ft at 11:39 am and low -0.2 ft at 6:27 pm. At 12 pm the tide is 9.3 ft and falling.
Cape Lookout tide chart, November 2026
| Day | Tides |
|---|---|
| Mon, Nov 9 | High 7.9 ft at 12:18 amLow 3.5 ft at 5:38 amHigh 9.3 ft at 11:39 amLow -0.2 ft at 6:27 pm |
| Tue, Nov 10 | High 7.6 ft at 1:04 amLow 3.7 ft at 6:07 amHigh 9.2 ft at 12:10 pmLow -0.1 ft at 7 pm |
| Wed, Nov 11 | High 7.7 ft at 1:47 amLow 4.5 ft at 6:39 amHigh 9.4 ft at 12:35 pmLow 0.4 ft at 7:35 pm |
| Thu, Nov 12 | High 7.6 ft at 2:27 amLow 4.7 ft at 7:13 amHigh 9.0 ft at 1:07 pmLow 0.7 ft at 8:11 pm |
| Fri, Nov 13 | High 7.6 ft at 3:14 amLow 5.4 ft at 7:47 amHigh 9.2 ft at 1:42 pmLow 1.7 ft at 8:52 pm |
| Sat, Nov 14 | High 7.9 ft at 4:05 amLow 6.0 ft at 8:33 amHigh 9.0 ft at 2:19 pmLow 2.1 ft at 9:40 pm |
| Sun, Nov 15 | High 7.7 ft at 4:52 amLow 5.9 ft at 9:35 amHigh 8.1 ft at 2:59 pmLow 1.9 ft at 10:30 pm |
| Mon, Nov 16 | High 7.0 ft at 5:51 amLow 5.3 ft at 10:43 amHigh 7.1 ft at 4:03 pmLow 2.0 ft at 11:19 pm |
| Tue, Nov 17 | High 7.2 ft at 6:42 amLow 4.9 ft at 12:03 pm |
Tide predictions, not observations. Heights in feet above MLLW.
Cape Lookout water temperature
The water temperature at Cape Lookout is about 55°F on Monday, Nov 9. With the air feeling like 42°F and a 12 mph wind, a 4/3 or 5/4 wetsuit with a hood is the suggestion. Over the next week the water stays between 54 and 55°F.
Water temperature is a forecast for the water at this spot, not a buoy reading. The wetsuit suggestion uses Billabong's wetsuit temperature scale, adjusted for air temperature and wind.
Surf spots near Cape Lookout
- Cape Kiwanda8.3 mi S · 10–12 ft · Great
- Oceanside8.4 mi N · 10–12 ft · Great
- Gas Chambers8.5 mi S · 11–12 ft · Great
- Pacific City9.2 mi S · 11–13 ft · Great
- Short Beach9.7 mi N · 12–14 ft · Great
- Barview Jetty17 mi N · 10–12 ft · Great
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About Cape Lookout
Cape Lookout is a beach break in Netarts, Tillamook County, Oregon, facing west-southwest. Also called Netarts Spit.
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