Cape Lookout Surf Break

Lat Long: 45.34° N 123.98° W

Cape Lookout 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 10 am 30 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Cape Lookout sea temperature is
12.7°C
1.3° 

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 (30 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 12s period with WNW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 11s period with WNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 11s period with WNW swell.

The current surf forecast for Cape Lookout at 5PM is: 1.4m 11s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.5m 16s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.5m 4s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00am September 30). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (30 Sep)5ft (1.6m)12s
Afternoon (30 Sep)5ft (1.5m)11s
Evening (30 Sep)4.5ft (1.4m)11s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Thu morning, min 13°C on Wed morning). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
30
Thursday
1
Friday
2
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
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
1
2
3
3
3
3
2
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
2
2
2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
WNW
12
1.6
WNW
12
1.5
WNW
12
1.4
WNW
11
1.4
WNW
11
1.3
WNW
11
1.4
WNW
11
1.3
WNW
11
1.2
WNW
10
1.2
WNW
10
1.1
NW
10
1.1
WNW
10
1.1
WNW
10
1.1
WNW
10
1
WNW
10
0.9
WNW
9
0.9
WNW
9
1
WNW
9
1
WNW
9
0.9
WNW
9
0.8
WNW
9
0.8
WNW
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
713
701
602
460
478
387
460
397
294
277
229
240
214
210
172
149
143
169
166
127
101
90
Wind (km/h)
10
NNE
5
N
20
NNW
15
N
15
NNE
10
N
5
NNE
5
NE
5
E
5
N
15
NNW
10
N
10
NNE
5
NNE
5
NE
5
ENE
5
ENE
5
NW
10
NW
10
N
10
N
15
N
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
2:51PM3.29m
4:26AM2.52m
3:37PM3.20m
5:37AM2.39m
4:32PM3.07m
Low Tide
8:45AM1.39m
9:53PM0.37m
9:28AM1.57m
10:52PM0.46m
10:23AM1.73m
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clear
clear
clear
clear
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clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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Temp °C
13
15
15
15
14
14
14
15
15
17
17
17
16
15
15
15
15
17
17
16
15
13
Feels °C
12
15
11
12
12
12
12
13
13
14
13
14
14
14
15
15
15
17
17
16
14
11
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