Cape Lookout Surf Break

Lat Long: 45.34° N 123.98° W

Cape Lookout 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 4 pm 10 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Cape Lookout sea temperature is
14.3°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 (11 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 9s period with NW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 9s period with NW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 9s period with NW swell.

The current surf forecast for Cape Lookout at 1AM is: 1.1m 10s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 1.1m 9s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm September 10). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (11 Sep)5ft (1.6m)9s
Afternoon (11 Sep)5ft (1.5m)9s
Evening (11 Sep)4.5ft (1.4m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Sat afternoon. Very mild (max 16°C on Fri afternoon, min 12°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Thu
10
Friday
11
Saturday
12
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
1
2
3
3
3
2
2
1
3
2
2
2
1
0
0
2
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)
0.9
WNW
11
0.9
WNW
11
1.2
NW
10
1.2
WNW
10
1.1
NW
10
1.6
NW
9
1.6
NW
9
1.6
NW
9
1.5
NW
9
1.5
NW
9
1.4
NW
9
1.2
NW
9
1.2
NW
9
0.9
WNW
10
1.2
WNW
10
1.1
WNW
10
1
WNW
10
1
WNW
10
1
WNW
10
0.9
WNW
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
202
161
292
256
240
379
437
427
357
349
338
242
247
173
261
235
196
192
192
157
Wind (km/h)
25
NNW
20
NNW
15
NNW
10
N
5
ENE
5
ESE
5
E
5
WSW
10
NW
10
NW
5
N
0
ENE
10
SE
10
SSE
10
SSE
20
SSW
15
S
10
SE
10
SE
10
ESE
Wind State
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
on
cross-on
cross
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
12:40PM3.08m
00:34AM3.21m
1:12PM3.18m
1:22AM3.12m
1:44PM3.24m
Low Tide
6:34PM0.93m
6:55AM0.47m
7:18PM0.74m
7:31AM0.65m
8:01PM0.62m
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
light rain
light rain
rain showers
light rain
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:48
6:50
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:37
7:35
7:32
 mm
1
2
3
1
Temp °C
15
15
14
14
13
13
13
15
15
16
14
14
13
13
13
15
14
14
14
12
Feels °C
11
12
12
13
13
12
12
14
14
14
13
14
12
11
11
11
11
13
13
10
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