Cape Lookout Surf Break

Lat Long: 45.34° N 123.98° W

Cape Lookout 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 4 pm 01 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Cape Lookout sea temperature is
14.7°C
0.6° 

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 (02 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (02 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 8s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Sep, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 9s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 8s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Cape Lookout at 1AM is: 0.9m 9s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.4m 6s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction, 0.6m 5s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm September 01). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (02 Sep)5ft (1.5m)8s
Afternoon (02 Sep)7ft (2.1m)9s
Evening (02 Sep)5ft (1.5m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 22mm), heaviest during Wed morning. Very mild (max 16°C on Tue afternoon, min 12°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the S on Tue night, calm by Fri morning).

Tue
1
Wednesday
2
Thursday
3
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)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
2
2
2
1
3
3
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
WNW
9
1
WNW
9
0.9
WNW
9
0.9
WNW
9
0.9
WNW
9
1.2
SW
7
1.5
SW
8
1.5
SW
8
2.1
SW
9
1.3
W
9
1.5
W
8
1.6
W
9
1.7
WNW
10
2
WNW
10
2.5
W
11
2.4
WNW
11
2.3
WNW
11
2.2
WNW
11
2.2
WNW
11
1.9
WNW
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
176
158
127
127
113
124
248
297
705
264
309
430
574
834
1549
1396
1265
1142
1027
754
Wind (km/h)
25
SW
20
SSW
15
S
15
SSE
30
S
35
S
35
S
30
SSE
20
SW
15
SW
15
SSW
20
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
15
SSE
25
S
20
S
20
S
10
S
5
ESE
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
cross-off
High Tide
3:27PM3.16m
4:23AM2.47m
4:05PM3.14m
5:31AM2.30m
4:53PM3.08m
Low Tide
10:11PM0.71m
9:46AM1.35m
11:08PM0.71m
10:29AM1.56m
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part cloud
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cloud
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rain showers
rain showers
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cloud
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cloud
cloud
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:37
6:39
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:53
7:52
7:50
 mm
1
9
6
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
16
16
16
15
15
16
15
14
15
16
15
13
12
13
13
15
16
15
15
14
Feels °C
12
13
14
12
10
10
9
8
12
13
12
10
8
9
10
10
12
12
14
13
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