Cape Lookout 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 45.34° N 123.98° W

Issued: 4 am 20 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Cape Lookout sea temperature is

11.5°C

Cape Lookout surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Cape Lookout today (20 Oct):

Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 10s period with WNW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 10s period with W swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 9s period with WNW swell.

The current surf forecast for Cape Lookout at 9AM is: 1.4m 10s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.4m 14s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00am October 20). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (PDT) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (20 Oct)	4.5ft (1.4m)	10s
Afternoon (20 Oct)	3.5ft (1.0m)	10s
Evening (20 Oct)	4ft (1.2m)	9s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Tue afternoon, min 9°C on Thu morning). Wind will be generally light.
	Tuesday 20								Wednesday 21								Thursday 22
	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	2 PM	5 PM	8 PM	11 PM
Rating (10 max)	4	3	3	2	1	2	2	2	2	2	2	1	1	2	2	2	2	2	3	2	0	1	1	2
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	W 11	W 11	W 10	W 10	W 10	W 9	WNW 9	WNW 9	WNW 9	W 12	W 12	W 12	W 12	W 11	WNW 14	WNW 13	WNW 12	WNW 12	WNW 11	WNW 11	WNW 11	WNW 11	WNW 10	NW 8
Wave Graph
kJ	1068	815	468	284	235	180	237	232	211	180	177	177	134	123	123	361	387	438	477	592	431	814	425	509
Wind (km/h)	NE	ENE	ENE	NE	NNW	N	ENE	E	E	ENE	ESE	NNW	NNW	N	N	N	NNE	N	NNE	N	NNW	NNW	N	N
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	off	off	glassy	cross	cross-off	glassy	glassy	cross-off	glassy	cross-off	cross	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off
High Tide				9:31AM2.49m				8:30PM2.44m				10:01AM2.63m				9:35PM2.51m				10:27AM2.79m				10:30PM2.61m
Low Tide		2:25AM1.01m				3:06PM1.76m				3:14AM1.00m				3:56PM1.51m				3:56AM1.00m				4:37PM1.22m


	—	7:37	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:39	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:39	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	6:22	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:20	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:19	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	11	11	12	15	15	16	15	14	14	13	13	14	14	12	11	11	10	10	9	12	12	12	11	11
Feels °C	8	9	10	13	12	15	14	12	11	11	10	11	12	9	9	8	7	7	6	8	7	6	6	6
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	W 11	W 11	W 10	W 10	W 10	W 9	WNW 9	WNW 9	WNW 9	NW 9	NW 8	NW 8	NW 8	NW 8	NW 8	WNW 13	WNW 12	WNW 12	WNW 11	WNW 11	WNW 11	WNW 11	NW 8	NW 8
kJ	1068	815	468	284	235	180	237	232	211	148	91	91	77	69	69	361	387	438	477	592	431	814	283	509
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 15	SW 15	WNW 14	NW 5	NW 5	W 13	W 13	W 13	W 12	W 12	W 12	W 12	W 12	W 11	W 11	NW 7	NW 5	NW 5	NW 5	SW 14	SW 14	WSW 17	WNW 10	WNW 10
kJ	78	77	69	13	13	126	125	121	104	180	177	177	134	123	121	64	34	27	25	32	30	29	425	333
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	SW 15	W 13	WNW 13	NW 5	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 15	SW 14	SW 14	NW 14	WNW 14	SW 14	SW 14	NW 7	SW 14	SW 18	SW 18	SSW 13	WSW 16	SW 16
kJ	—	—	77	89	59	14	61	62	38	38	35	33	33	51	123	33	33	8	33	12	13	17	26	40
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	NW 5	—	—	—
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	18	—	—	—
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	3	3	2	3	3	3	3	3	2	2	1	1	3	3	3	3	3	1	2	2	2	2
Distance (km)	43	43	43	43	170	66	43	43	43	43	43	104	314	314	43	43	43	43	66	105	319	314	314	314
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	3	3		3	3	3	3	3	2				3	3	3	3	3
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3
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Rating (10 max)	5	5	6	6	7	7	7	7	9	9	9	9	8	8	5	5	5	5	5	6	6	6	5	9

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