Cape Lookout Surf Break

Lat Long: 45.34° N 123.98° W

Issued: 4 pm 01 Jul 2026 (local time)

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Today's Cape Lookout sea temperature is
13.5° C

1.3°C colder than average for this time of year

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 (01 Jul):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 9s period with NW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 8s period with NW swell.

The current surf forecast for Cape Lookout at 8PM is: 1.4m 8s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.3m 18s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm July 01). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (01 Jul)--
Afternoon (01 Jul)5ft (1.6m)9s
Evening (01 Jul)4.5ft (1.3m)8s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Fri morning, min 11°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Wed
1
Thursday
2
Friday
3
Sat
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
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
2
2
1
1
2
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
2
2
2
2
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
NW
9
1.5
NW
8
1.4
NW
8
1.1
NW
8
1
NW
8
1
NW
7
0.4
SW
16
0.4
SW
16
0.4
SW
16
0.4
SW
16
0.8
WNW
7
0.9
WNW
8
0.9
WNW
8
0.9
WNW
8
1
WNW
8
1
WNW
8
1
WNW
8
1
WNW
8
1.1
WNW
8
1.1
WNW
8
1
WNW
8
1
WNW
8
1
WNW
8
1
WNW
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
408
311
244
163
110
107
96
91
91
68
70
95
98
100
122
122
122
122
149
149
128
128
128
128
Wind (km/h)
15
NW
15
NW
10
N
10
NNE
5
NE
5
ENE
0
E
5
WNW
10
WNW
10
WNW
5
NNW
5
ENE
5
E
0
E
5
NW
10
NW
15
NW
20
NNW
15
NNW
10
N
10
NNE
10
NNE
10
NNE
15
NNW
Wind State
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
High Tide
2:57PM2.62m
1:44AM3.08m
3:31PM2.65m
2:22AM2.98m
4:04PM2.69m
3:01AM2.84m
Low Tide
7:58PM1.69m
8:47AM0.37m
8:40PM1.67m
9:20AM0.46m
9:24PM1.63m
9:51AM0.60m
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clear
clear
clear
part cloud
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part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:31
5:31
5:33
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
9:07
9:07
9:07
9:06
 mm
Temp °C
13
14
13
13
12
11
12
13
14
15
15
14
14
14
15
16
15
15
14
13
13
12
12
14
Feels °C
10
12
12
12
11
10
12
12
12
14
15
14
14
14
15
15
13
13
12
11
12
11
11
11
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
NW
9
1.5
NW
8
1.4
NW
8
1.1
NW
8
1
NW
8
1
NW
7
0.9
WNW
7
0.9
NW
7
0.8
WNW
7
0.8
WNW
7
0.8
WNW
7
0.9
WNW
8
0.9
WNW
8
0.9
WNW
8
1
WNW
8
1
WNW
8
1
WNW
8
1
WNW
8
1.1
WNW
8
1.1
WNW
8
1
WNW
8
1
WNW
8
1
WNW
8
1
WNW
8
Energy kJ
408
311
244
163
110
107
96
77
66
68
70
95
98
100
122
122
122
122
149
149
128
128
128
128
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SW
18
0.3
SW
18
0.3
SW
18
0.3
WNW
10
0.4
WNW
9
0.4
WNW
9
0.4
WNW
9
0.4
WNW
9
0.4
WNW
9
0.4
WNW
9
0.4
WNW
9
0.3
SW
16
0.4
SW
16
0.4
SW
15
0.4
SW
15
0.4
SW
15
0.4
SW
15
0.4
SW
15
0.4
SW
15
0.4
SW
15
0.4
SW
15
0.3
WNW
13
0.4
WNW
13
0.4
WNW
13
Energy kJ
79
49
49
18
26
25
25
26
25
25
25
40
64
60
56
76
76
55
55
54
54
35
57
55
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SW
14
0.2
WSW
14
0.2
WSW
14
0.2
WSW
14
0.3
SW
17
0.4
SW
16
0.4
SW
16
0.4
SW
16
0.4
SW
16
0.4
SW
16
0.3
SW
16
0.1
SW
13
0.2
W
15
0.2
W
15
0.2
WNW
15
0.2
WNW
15
0.2
WNW
14
0.3
WNW
14
0.3
WNW
14
0.3
WNW
14
0.3
WNW
13
0.4
SW
14
0.4
SW
14
0.4
SW
15
Energy kJ
29
18
18
19
45
67
91
91
91
66
41
7
17
17
21
21
20
37
36
36
35
54
54
54
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
Energy kJ
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
Distance (km)
334
1122
72
43
43
43
43
137
236
175
47
43
43
43
43
104
427
226
527
43
43
43
47
178
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Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
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Rating
(10 max)
3
1
2
3
4
3
3
3
1
2
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
4
9
8
7
6
6
6
8
9
9
9
9
8
5
5
5
5
5
7
4
5
5
5
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