Cape Lookout Surf Break

Lat Long: 45.34° N 123.98° W

Cape Lookout 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 10 pm 21 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 (22 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 9s period with WNW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 9s period with WNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 9s period with WNW swell.

The current surf forecast for Cape Lookout at 5AM is: 0.8m 9s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.6m 8s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm August 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 Aug)2.5ft (0.7m)9s
Afternoon (22 Aug)2.5ft (0.7m)9s
Evening (22 Aug)2.5ft (0.8m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Sat morning, min 13°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Fri
21
Saturday
22
Sunday
23
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
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
1
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
WNW
10
0.9
WNW
10
0.8
WNW
9
0.8
WNW
9
0.7
WNW
9
0.7
WNW
9
0.7
WNW
9
0.6
WNW
9
0.8
WNW
9
0.8
WNW
8
0.8
WNW
8
0.9
WNW
8
0.9
WNW
8
0.9
WNW
8
0.9
WNW
7
0.9
WNW
7
0.4
SW
19
0.4
SW
18
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
125
154
118
115
92
88
86
64
86
78
78
96
94
107
97
89
99
84
Wind (km/h)
10
SSW
10
SSE
10
SE
10
SE
15
SE
20
SSW
30
SSW
25
SSW
15
S
15
S
15
S
10
S
10
S
5
WSW
15
NW
20
NNW
25
N
20
N
Wind State
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
10:30AM2.20m
8:35PM2.72m
11:16AM2.32m
9:37PM2.80m
Low Tide
3:15AM0.92m
2:33PM1.96m
4:13AM0.80m
3:47PM1.90m
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6:24
6:26
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:13
8:10
8:09
 mm
Temp °C
13
13
13
13
14
17
17
16
15
15
15
15
15
17
17
17
16
14
Feels °C
12
12
12
11
12
14
12
12
13
13
14
14
14
17
15
14
13
11
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