Cape Lookout Surf Break

Lat Long: 45.34° N 123.98° W

Cape Lookout 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 4 pm 20 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Cape Lookout sea temperature is
11.4° C
3.8° 

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 (20 Aug):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 11s period with WNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 10s period with WNW swell.

The current surf forecast for Cape Lookout at 9PM is: 1.2m 10s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm August 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Aug)--
Afternoon (20 Aug)4.5ft (1.3m)11s
Evening (20 Aug)4ft (1.2m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Sat morning, min 12°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Thu
20
Friday
21
Saturday
22
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
2
2
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
WNW
11
1.3
WNW
11
1.2
WNW
10
1.3
WNW
9
1.3
WNW
9
1
WNW
9
0.8
WNW
10
0.8
WNW
10
0.9
NW
8
0.9
NW
8
0.8
WNW
10
1.1
WNW
8
1
WNW
8
0.8
WNW
9
0.7
W
10
0.9
WNW
8
0.7
WNW
9
0.6
WNW
9
0.7
WNW
9
0.7
WNW
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
379
372
316
261
238
185
133
131
102
102
125
173
147
115
90
120
90
65
80
77
Wind (km/h)
10
NW
10
NW
5
N
5
S
10
SSE
10
SSE
10
S
10
SW
15
SW
15
SW
10
SSW
10
SSE
10
SSE
10
SSE
10
SE
20
SSW
25
SSW
20
SSW
15
S
15
SSE
Wind State
cross
cross
cross-off
glassy
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
High Tide
6:22PM2.76m
9:13AM2.11m
7:26PM2.71m
10:30AM2.20m
8:35PM2.72m
Low Tide
11:51AM1.78m
2:05AM0.98m
1:03PM1.92m
3:15AM0.92m
2:33PM1.96m
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:22
6:24
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:15
8:13
8:10
 mm
Temp °C
15
15
14
14
13
13
13
14
15
15
13
13
12
13
13
16
16
16
15
15
Feels °C
14
14
14
14
12
12
12
13
13
14
12
12
10
11
11
12
12
13
13
14
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