Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Cape Lookout today (23 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 11s period with WNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Sep, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 11s period with WNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 11s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Cape Lookout at 2PM is: 1.7m 11s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.5m 16s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00am September 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Sep) | 5ft (1.5m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (23 Sep) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 11s |
| Evening (23 Sep) | 6ft (1.8m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Cape Lookout. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 23mm), heaviest during Fri morning. Very mild (max 16°C on Thu morning, min 11°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the SSE on Thu night, calm by Fri night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 23 | Thursday 24 | Friday 25 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | SSW 8 | SW 10 | W 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 444 | 531 | 668 | 724 | 802 | 737 | 724 | 638 | 560 | 502 | 426 | 426 | 367 | 314 | 286 | 300 | 4032 | 7047 | 2535 | 1266 | 887 | 641 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | on | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | glassy | glassy |
High Tide | 11:28AM2.66m | 10:52PM2.83m | 11:51AM2.81m | 11:37PM2.91m | 12:15PM2.96m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:04PM1.45m | 5:26AM0.71m | 5:42PM1.20m | 5:57AM0.73m | 6:18PM0.95m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 7:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:07 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 1 | — | 1 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 |
Feels °C | 12 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | NW 10 | — | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 |
| kJ | 444 | 531 | 668 | 724 | 802 | 737 | 724 | 638 | 560 | 502 | 426 | 426 | 367 | 314 | 286 | 204 | 100 | — | 2535 | 1266 | 887 | 641 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | — | — | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 7 |
| kJ | 122 | 122 | 122 | 121 | 121 | 119 | 115 | 107 | 104 | 104 | 103 | 103 | 103 | 74 | 73 | 70 | — | — | 63 | 46 | 64 | 17 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | — | — | W 15 | W 14 | W 14 | — | — | — | W 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 13 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 5 | 5 | — | — | 4 | 16 | 4 | — | — | — | 7 | 15 | 15 | 46 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 8 | SW 10 | W 11 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 300 | 4032 | 7047 | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 43 | 66 | 104 | 785 | 314 | 43 | 43 | 43 | 43 | 43 | 47 | 104 | 43 | 47 | 236 | 289 | 289 | 178 | 337 | 946 | 43 | 43 |
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