Surf Forecasts:
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) & Date | Wave Height | Wave 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 ForecastMostly 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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | NW 8 | NW 8 | WNW 10 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 9 | W 10 | WNW 8 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 379 | 372 | 316 | 261 | 238 | 185 | 133 | 131 | 102 | 102 | 125 | 173 | 147 | 115 | 90 | 120 | 90 | 65 | 80 | 77 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | 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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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 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 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | WNW 10 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 9 | NW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 |
| kJ | 379 | 372 | 316 | 261 | 238 | 185 | 96 | 88 | 93 | 93 | 125 | 173 | 147 | 115 | 63 | 120 | 90 | 65 | 80 | 77 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SW 14 | NW 8 | SW 14 | SW 14 | NW 8 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | NW 8 | SW 14 | SW 13 | NW 8 | W 10 | SW 13 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 7 | SW 5 |
| kJ | 74 | 53 | 18 | 32 | 32 | 64 | 133 | 131 | 102 | 102 | 51 | 29 | 27 | 50 | 90 | 27 | 37 | 36 | 27 | 13 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SW 18 | SW 14 | WSW 18 | SW 19 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | SW 13 | SW 13 | W 12 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | NW 7 |
| kJ | — | 13 | 32 | 34 | 14 | 51 | 51 | 51 | 51 | 51 | 30 | 31 | 30 | 27 | 27 | 11 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 25 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 3 | SSW 3 | SSW 4 | SW 4 | SSW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 15 | 34 | 23 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 314 | 226 | 47 | 43 | 43 | 69 | 137 | 175 | 314 | 175 | 137 | 43 | 43 | 43 | 43 | 175 | 175 | 175 | 137 | 43 |
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