Cape Lookout Surf Break

Lat Long: 45.34° N 123.98° W

Cape Lookout 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 4 pm 02 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Cape Lookout sea temperature is
14.5°C
0.7° 

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):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 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 8PM is: 1.5m 8s primary swell from a West direction and 1.0m 9s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm September 02). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (02 Sep)--
Afternoon (02 Sep)6ft (1.9m)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 32mm), heaviest during Wed afternoon. Very mild (max 16°C on Wed afternoon, min 13°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Wed
2
Thursday
3
Friday
4
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
1
1
1
1
1
2
3
4
4
3
3
3
2
1
1
2
2
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)
2.2
SW
9
1.4
SW
9
1.5
W
8
1.6
W
9
1.8
WNW
10
2
WNW
10
2.2
WNW
11
2.4
W
11
2.3
WNW
11
2.4
WNW
11
2.1
WNW
11
2.1
WNW
10
1.9
WNW
10
1.7
WNW
10
1.6
WNW
10
1.5
WNW
9
1.4
WNW
9
1.3
WNW
9
1.2
WNW
9
1.2
WNW
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
788
323
295
430
640
842
1163
1379
1242
1267
1008
901
684
586
445
360
300
260
218
218
Wind (km/h)
25
SW
20
SW
20
SSW
20
S
20
SSE
25
SSE
25
S
25
S
25
S
15
SE
10
ESE
10
ESE
5
E
5
SE
5
SE
0
WSW
5
WSW
10
NW
10
NNE
5
ENE
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
on
cross-on
cross-off
off
High Tide
4:05PM3.14m
5:31AM2.30m
4:53PM3.08m
7:00AM2.20m
5:55PM3.02m
Low Tide
11:08PM0.71m
10:29AM1.56m
00:17AM0.71m
11:27AM1.75m
mod rain
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
light rain
light rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
rain showers
cloud
cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:39
6:39
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:52
7:50
7:47
 mm
9
2
1
1
1
1
3
8
2
3
1
Temp °C
15
16
15
13
13
13
13
13
14
14
14
13
13
13
13
15
15
15
15
14
Feels °C
11
13
12
10
9
8
8
9
10
11
13
12
12
12
12
15
14
13
14
13
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