Cape Lookout Surf Break

Lat Long: 45.34° N 123.98° W

Cape Lookout 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 10 pm 17 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Cape Lookout sea temperature is
12.1° C
3.2° 

Cape Lookout surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Cape Lookout today (18 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 14s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 14s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 13s period with WNW swell.

The current surf forecast for Cape Lookout at 3AM is: 0.4m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.5m 5s secondary swell from a Northwest direction, 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm August 17). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)14s
Afternoon (18 Aug)1.5ft (0.5m)14s
Evening (18 Aug)2.5ft (0.7m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Tue afternoon, min 13°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Mon
17
Tuesday
18
Wednesday
19
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)
1
1
1
1
1
0
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
0
2
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SW
14
0.4
SW
14
0.4
SW
14
0.4
SW
14
0.4
SW
14
0.4
SW
14
0.5
W
14
0.6
W
13
0.6
WNW
13
0.7
WNW
13
0.8
WNW
12
0.9
WNW
12
0.9
WNW
12
0.9
WNW
12
1
W
12
1
W
11
1
WNW
12
1
W
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
73
73
73
73
73
73
104
130
137
168
198
244
244
236
274
265
288
274
Wind (km/h)
10
NNW
10
N
10
NNE
10
N
10
N
10
NW
10
NW
10
NNW
15
N
10
NNE
5
NE
5
NNE
5
NNE
10
NNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
15
N
10
NNE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
4:56AM2.42m
4:49PM2.98m
6:03AM2.22m
5:31PM2.87m
Low Tide
10:51PM0.89m
10:26AM1.33m
11:48PM0.94m
11:04AM1.58m
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clear
clear
clear
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clear
clear
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6:20
6:20
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8:20
8:17
8:15
 mm
Temp °C
14
14
14
14
14
15
16
16
15
15
15
14
14
16
16
16
14
14
Feels °C
13
13
14
13
13
14
15
15
14
15
15
14
14
15
14
14
12
13
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