Cape Lookout Surf Break

Lat Long: 45.34° N 123.98° W

Cape Lookout 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 10 am 01 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Cape Lookout sea temperature is
12.6°C
1.4° 

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 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (01 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 10s period with WNW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 10s period with WNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 10s period with WNW swell.

The current surf forecast for Cape Lookout at 3PM is: 1.1m 10s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.5m 8s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 10:00am October 01). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (01 Oct)4.5ft (1.3m)10s
Afternoon (01 Oct)3.5ft (1.1m)10s
Evening (01 Oct)3.5ft (1.1m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Thu morning, min 14°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
1
Friday
2
Saturday
3
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)
2
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
0
2
2
2
2
2
1
0
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
WNW
10
1.2
WNW
10
1.1
NW
10
1.1
WNW
10
1.1
WNW
10
1.1
WNW
10
1
WNW
10
0.9
WNW
9
0.9
WNW
9
0.9
WNW
9
0.9
WNW
9
0.8
WNW
9
1
WNW
9
1.1
W
9
1.2
W
9
1.2
W
9
1.1
W
9
1
W
8
0.9
W
8
0.8
W
8
0.8
W
8
0.8
W
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
358
277
229
240
218
210
175
153
146
140
140
94
169
194
230
225
181
140
109
84
82
78
Wind (km/h)
5
ENE
10
NNW
15
NNW
15
N
5
NE
5
N
5
NE
5
ESE
5
ESE
5
WNW
10
WNW
10
NNW
5
NNE
5
NNE
5
NE
5
NE
5
NNE
10
NNW
15
NNW
10
N
10
N
10
N
Wind State
glassy
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
3:37PM3.20m
5:37AM2.39m
4:32PM3.07m
7:02AM2.35m
5:43PM2.92m
Low Tide
9:28AM1.57m
10:52PM0.46m
10:23AM1.73m
00:01AM0.56m
11:39AM1.85m
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
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7:13
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7:16
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6:55
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Temp °C
15
17
17
16
15
15
15
15
15
16
16
16
14
14
14
14
14
16
16
15
14
14
Feels °C
13
14
14
13
14
14
15
15
15
16
16
16
14
14
14
14
14
15
15
14
13
13
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