Cape Lookout 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 45.34° N 123.98° W

Issued: 4 pm 29 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Cape Lookout sea temperature is

12.0°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 (29 Oct):

Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 10s period with WNW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 10s period with WNW swell.

The current surf forecast for Cape Lookout at 11PM is: 1.3m 9s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.5m 12s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm October 29). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (PDT) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (29 Oct)	-	-
Afternoon (29 Oct)	5ft (1.5m)	10s
Evening (29 Oct)	4.5ft (1.3m)	10s

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

	Short Range Forecast Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Very mild (max 12°C on Thu afternoon, min 7°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.
	Thu 29				Friday 30								Saturday 31
	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	2	3	2	2	2	2	1	0	0	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	1
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	WNW 10	WNW 10	WNW 10	WNW 9	WNW 9	WNW 9	WNW 9	WNW 9	SW 15	SW 15	SW 15	SW 15	SW 15	SW 15	WNW 13	WNW 13	WNW 13	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14
Wave Graph
kJ	461	386	325	261	194	161	157	186	136	136	137	143	149	145	154	154	149	127	127	128
Wind (km/h)	S	SSW	SE	ESE	ESE	ESE	SE	SSE	S	S	SE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	WNW	NW	SSE	SSE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-on	cross-on	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross-on	cross-on	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	glassy	glassy	glassy	glassy	cross
High Tide		2:30PM3.39m				4:27AM2.63m				3:21PM3.24m					5:33AM2.58m			4:22PM3.03m
Low Tide				9:40PM0.12m				9:25AM1.68m				10:38PM0.27m				10:31AM1.76m


	—	—	—	—	—	7:50	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:52	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	6:07	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:06	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:05	—	—
mm	—	—	1	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	12	11	9	8	8	7	7	10	12	11	9	8	8	7	7	9	11	10	10	9
Feels °C	8	8	7	5	6	4	4	7	7	6	6	5	5	4	4	7	9	8	8	7
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	WNW 10	WNW 10	WNW 10	WNW 9	WNW 9	WNW 9	WNW 9	WNW 9	WNW 8	WNW 8	WNW 8	W 8	WNW 11	WNW 11	WNW 13	WNW 13	WNW 13	WNW 13	WNW 12	WNW 12
kJ	461	386	325	261	194	161	157	186	134	96	84	61	105	79	154	154	149	127	119	117
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	WNW 12	WNW 12	SW 16	WNW 12	WNW 11	WNW 11	WNW 11	SW 15	WNW 11	SW 15	SW 15	SW 15	SW 15	SW 15	WSW 6	WSW 6	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14
kJ	117	85	157	79	102	71	71	136	66	136	137	143	149	145	18	18	128	127	127	128
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 16	SW 16	WNW 12	SW 16	SW 15	SW 15	SW 15	SW 8	SW 15	WNW 11	WNW 11	WNW 11	WSW 5	WSW 5	SW 14	SW 14	WSW 5	WSW 5	WSW 5	WSW 5
kJ	89	89	85	151	139	137	137	3	136	45	47	68	13	15	132	128	17	11	9	9
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
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Rating (10 max)	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	2	2	2	3	3	2	3	3	3	2	3	2
Distance (km)	43	43	43	43	43	43	43	43	175	137	43	43	43	43	43	43	43	43	43	43
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Rating (10 max)	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	3			2	3	3	2	3	3	3	2	3	2
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Rating (10 max)	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	4	4	3	3	3	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	5	5	4	5	5	4	5	8	6	5	5	5	4	5	4	4	4	4	4	4

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