Cape Lookout Surf Break

Lat Long: 45.34° N 123.98° W

Cape Lookout 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 4 pm 03 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Cape Lookout sea temperature is
12.7°C
1.2° 

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 (03 Oct):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 8s period with NW swell.

The current surf forecast for Cape Lookout at 11PM is: 0.8m 9s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.6m 8s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm October 03). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (03 Oct)--
Afternoon (03 Oct)3ft (0.9m)8s
Evening (03 Oct)2.5ft (0.8m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Mon afternoon, min 12°C on Tue morning). Wind will be generally light.

Sat
3
Sunday
4
Monday
5
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
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
2
2
2
2
1
0
1
1
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
W
8
0.8
W
8
0.4
SW
16
0.8
NW
9
0.8
NW
8
0.5
NW
8
0.4
WNW
8
0.4
SW
15
0.4
SW
15
0.5
SW
15
0.5
SW
15
0.5
SW
15
0.6
WNW
12
0.7
WNW
12
0.8
WNW
11
1
W
11
1.1
W
11
1.1
W
11
1.1
W
11
1.1
W
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
107
82
69
91
73
32
25
55
55
109
110
115
107
145
167
242
297
297
291
286
Wind (km/h)
15
NW
10
NNW
10
N
10
N
5
NNE
10
NNE
10
NNE
10
NNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
15
N
15
N
10
N
15
N
10
NNE
15
NNW
20
NNW
20
N
20
N
20
N
Wind State
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
5:43PM2.92m
8:25AM2.43m
7:09PM2.82m
9:28AM2.58m
8:35PM2.82m
Low Tide
11:39AM1.85m
1:17AM0.62m
1:18PM1.85m
2:30AM0.63m
2:50PM1.68m
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clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
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Temp °C
15
15
14
14
14
14
14
16
15
14
13
13
13
13
13
16
17
16
15
14
Feels °C
13
14
13
13
14
13
13
15
13
12
11
11
11
11
11
14
15
13
13
12
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