Cape Lookout 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 45.34° N 123.98° W

Issued: 3 pm 02 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Cape Lookout sea temperature is

11.9°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 (03 Nov):

Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Nov, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 17s period with WNW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Nov, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 16s period with WNW swell.

The current surf forecast for Cape Lookout at 12AM is: 2.0m 16s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.9m 9s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm November 02). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (PST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (03 Nov)	-	-
Afternoon (03 Nov)	7ft (2.1m)	17s
Evening (03 Nov)	7ft (2.1m)	16s

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

	Short Range Forecast Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Wed afternoon. Very mild (max 14°C on Tue morning, min 10°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.
	Mon 2				Tuesday 3								Wednesday 4								Thu 5
	1 PM	4 PM	7 PM	10 PM	1 AM	4 AM	7 AM	10 AM	1 PM	4 PM	7 PM	10 PM	1 AM	4 AM	7 AM	10 AM	1 PM	4 PM	7 PM	10 PM	1 AM	4 AM	7 AM
Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	4	3	4	3	4	4	3	3	2	0	0	0	0	3	4	4
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	WNW 17	WNW 17	WNW 16	WNW 16	WNW 16	WNW 15	WNW 15	WNW 14	WNW 14	WNW 14	WNW 14	WNW 13	WNW 13	WNW 13	WNW 12	WNW 12	WNW 11	WNW 11	WNW 11	W 16	WNW 15	W 14	W 14
Wave Graph
kJ	2529	2413	2216	1968	1919	1846	1499	1439	1277	1241	1065	854	828	660	531	368	268	167	121	242	375	1335	1608
Wind (km/h)	S	NE	ESE	ESE	E	E	SSE	ESE	WNW	SSW	SSE	ESE	SE	ESE	SE	SSE	SSW	S	S	SSW	NNE	SSE	SE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	glassy	cross-off	glassy	cross-off	cross-off	off	cross	glassy	cross-on	glassy	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross-on	cross	cross	cross-on	glassy	glassy	cross-off
High Tide			6:04PM2.65m					7:46AM2.80m				7:30PM2.59m				8:32AM2.93m				8:45PM2.60m
Low Tide	12:28PM1.66m				00:54AM0.75m					1:48PM1.43m				1:54AM0.88m				2:51PM1.13m				2:46AM1.00m


	—	—	—	—	—	6:56	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:58	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:00
	—	5:01	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:00	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	4:59	—	—	—	—	4:58
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	—	—	—
Temp °C	13	12	13	13	12	12	11	13	14	13	12	11	11	10	10	12	14	12	12	12	12	11	11
Feels °C	11	9	11	9	8	8	7	10	11	11	10	8	8	7	7	9	10	8	8	10	12	10	10
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	WNW 17	WNW 17	WNW 16	WNW 16	WNW 16	WNW 15	WNW 15	WNW 14	WNW 14	WNW 14	WNW 14	WNW 13	WNW 13	WNW 13	WNW 12	WNW 12	WNW 11	WNW 11	SW 6	SW 6	WNW 15	W 14	W 14
kJ	2529	2413	2216	1968	1919	1846	1499	1439	1277	1241	1065	854	828	660	531	368	268	167	47	70	375	1335	1608
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	W 9	W 9	W 9	WSW 8	WSW 10	WSW 10	WSW 10	WSW 11	WSW 11	WSW 11	WSW 11	SW 11	SW 10	SW 10	SW 9	SW 9	SW 9	SW 9	WNW 11	WNW 12	WNW 12	SW 8	W 22
kJ	55	74	94	96	163	222	296	322	441	450	389	334	322	268	196	166	122	81	121	145	232	54	238
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	—	—	—	—	—	—	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 9	W 16	WSW 6	SW 14	SW 8
kJ	118	121	125	127	128	102	72	71	—	—	—	—	—	—	40	40	86	86	51	242	52	72	33
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	SW 5	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	16	—	—	—	—	—
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Rating (10 max)	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	2	3	3	3	3	4	4
Distance (km)	43	43	43	43	43	43	43	43	69	43	43	43	43	43	43	43	175	43	43	43	43	43	43
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Rating (10 max)	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4		3	3	3	3	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	5	4	4	5	4	4	4	5	5
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Rating (10 max)	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	5	5	5	5	4	4	5	5	5

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