Cape Lookout Surf Break

Lat Long: 45.34° N 123.98° W

Cape Lookout 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 4 am 19 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Cape Lookout sea temperature is
11.9° C
3.0° 

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 (19 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Jul, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 8s period with WNW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Jul, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 8s period with NW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 8s period with NW swell.

The current surf forecast for Cape Lookout at 12PM is: 1.2m 8s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.6m 14s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 04:00am July 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Jul)4ft (1.2m)8s
Afternoon (19 Jul)4ft (1.2m)8s
Evening (19 Jul)4.5ft (1.4m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Mon morning, min 13°C on Sun morning). Wind will be generally light.

Sunday
19
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
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)
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
3
3
3
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
2
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
WNW
15
1.2
NW
9
1.2
WNW
8
1.2
WNW
8
1.2
NW
8
1.3
WNW
8
1.4
NW
8
1.4
NW
8
1.5
WNW
8
1.5
WNW
8
1.4
NW
8
1.4
NW
8
1.4
NW
8
1.4
NW
8
1.3
WNW
8
1.2
NW
8
1.2
NW
8
1.2
NW
8
1.1
NW
8
1.1
NW
8
1
NW
8
1
NW
8
1.1
NW
8
1.1
NW
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
243
216
169
154
164
187
236
236
271
285
255
255
238
244
224
192
192
192
147
147
122
119
136
155
Wind (km/h)
20
N
15
N
15
N
20
NNW
25
NNW
25
NNW
20
N
15
N
10
N
10
N
10
N
10
NW
10
NW
10
NW
5
N
5
ENE
0
NNW
5
NNE
5
WNW
5
NNW
10
NNW
15
NNW
10
NNW
5
N
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
High Tide
4:20AM2.75m
5:09PM3.05m
5:21AM2.47m
5:50PM3.00m
6:33AM2.25m
6:34PM2.94m
Low Tide
10:35AM0.77m
11:33PM1.11m
11:14AM1.09m
00:36AM1.07m
11:57AM1.39m
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:45
5:46
5:47
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:57
8:57
8:55
 mm
Temp °C
13
13
13
15
14
15
14
13
13
14
14
17
16
17
16
15
15
15
16
17
17
17
16
15
Feels °C
10
11
11
12
10
12
11
11
11
13
13
16
15
17
16
15
15
15
16
17
16
15
15
15
  • Map Icons:
  • Break
  • Live Wave Height (m)
  • Live Wind Speed (km/h)
  • Surf Rating (10 Max)
  • Ocean Swells (m)
  • Wind Speed (km/h)
Map placeholder
How to use the Wavefinder 

FREE! Surf-Forecast.com widget for your website

The surf report / weather widget below is available to embed on third party websites free of charge and provides a summary of our Cape Lookout surf forecast. Simply grab the html code snippet that we provide and paste it into your own site. You can choose your preferred language and metric/imperial units for the surf forecast feed to suit users of your site. Click here to get the code.


Nearest locationNearest