Cape Lookout 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 45.34° N 123.98° W

Issued: 9 pm 04 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Cape Lookout sea temperature is

11.8°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 (05 Nov):

Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Nov, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 13s period with W swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Nov, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 12s period with W swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Nov, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 18s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Cape Lookout at 5AM is: 2.1m 12s primary swell from a West direction and 1.3m 14s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm November 04). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (PST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (05 Nov)	10ft (3.0m)	13s
Afternoon (05 Nov)	8ft (2.5m)	12s
Evening (05 Nov)	10ft (3.0m)	18s

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

	Short Range Forecast Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Very mild (max 17°C on Sat morning, min 11°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSW on Wed night, strong winds from the S by Sat afternoon).
	Wed 4		Thursday 5								Friday 6								Sat 7
	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)	1	1	2	3	3	4	3	4	7	6	6	5	5	5	4	5	7	4	5	5	5
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	WNW 12	W 16	WNW 15	W 11	W 13	W 13	W 12	W 12	W 18	W 17	W 17	W 16	WNW 16	W 16	W 16	W 16	W 16	W 15	W 14	W 14	W 14
Wave Graph
kJ	142	179	370	828	2446	2469	2412	2282	6126	5851	5057	4401	4293	4697	6079	6791	7010	5750	5153	4170	4089
Wind (km/h)	SSE	SSW	SSW	SSE	SSE	SSE	SW	SW	SE	ESE	SE	SE	SE	SE	S	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SE	SE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross	cross	on	on	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-on	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross-off	cross-off
High Tide		8:45PM2.60m				9:11AM3.05m				9:48PM2.64m				9:46AM3.15m					10:41PM2.69m
Low Tide				2:46AM1.00m				3:42PM0.85m				3:32AM1.13m					4:25PM0.60m				4:13AM1.25m


	—	—	—	—	7:00	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:01	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:01
	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	4:58	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	4:55	—	—	—	—	4:54
mm	2	3	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	—	—
Temp °C	12	12	12	12	11	12	13	13	12	11	11	11	12	14	15	15	15	15	15	15	14
Feels °C	10	11	11	10	9	10	10	12	10	9	8	8	8	10	10	10	11	12	12	13	12
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	WNW 12	WSW 7	W 12	W 11	W 13	W 13	W 12	W 12	W 18	W 17	W 17	W 16	WNW 16	W 16	W 16	W 16	W 16	W 15	W 14	W 14	W 14
kJ	142	73	279	828	2446	2469	2412	2282	6126	5851	5057	4401	4293	4697	6079	6791	7010	5750	5153	4170	4089
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 6	WNW 12	WSW 7	WNW 14	W 22	WNW 21	W 20	WNW 19	—	SW 14	SW 14	—	SW 14	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	—	SW 13	—	SW 13	SW 13
kJ	33	147	99	674	236	571	961	1421	—	70	51	—	29	28	27	27	—	26	—	27	27
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 9	W 16	WNW 15	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	SW 19
kJ	65	179	370	72	70	50	65	47	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	14
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
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Rating (10 max)	3	3	4	4	5	5	4	5	8	8	7	6	6	7	5	9	9	8	7	6	6
Distance (km)	43	221	43	43	43	43	175	175	43	43	43	43	43	43	314	43	43	43	43	43	43
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Rating (10 max)	3		4	4	5	5			8	8	7	6	6	7		9	9	8	7	6	6
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	5	5	5	5	5	8	8	7	6	6	7	5	9	9	8	7	6	6
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Rating (10 max)	5	5	6	8	5	5	5	5	8	8	7	6	6	7	5	9	9	8	7	6	6

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