Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Cape Lookout today (20 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 12s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 12s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Cape Lookout at 12AM is: 1.1m 12s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.8m 7s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm August 19). 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) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 12s |
| Evening (20 Aug) | 4ft (1.2m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Cape Lookout. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Wed afternoon, min 13°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 19 | Thursday 20 | Friday 21 | ||||||||||||||||||
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) | W 12 | W 11 | WNW 12 | W 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 9 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | NW 8 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 274 | 265 | 422 | 274 | 512 | 486 | 469 | 394 | 379 | 397 | 255 | 255 | 189 | 136 | 131 | 131 | 107 | 131 | 157 | 123 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross | cross | on | on | on | glassy | cross-on |
High Tide | 5:31PM2.87m | 7:30AM2.10m | 6:22PM2.76m | 9:13AM2.11m | 7:26PM2.71m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:04AM1.58m | 00:52AM0.99m | 11:51AM1.78m | 2:05AM0.98m | 1:03PM1.92m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 8:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:13 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 |
Feels °C | 15 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 12 | W 11 | WNW 12 | W 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 9 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 |
| kJ | 274 | 265 | 422 | 274 | 512 | 486 | 469 | 394 | 379 | 397 | 255 | 255 | 189 | 129 | 125 | 129 | 107 | 99 | 157 | 123 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 6 | NW 6 | SW 13 | NW 7 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | NW 8 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | W 10 | WNW 10 | NW 8 | NW 8 |
| kJ | 27 | 26 | 27 | 64 | 78 | 54 | 54 | 75 | 74 | 53 | 32 | 32 | 67 | 136 | 131 | 131 | 96 | 131 | 78 | 78 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | W 16 | — | — | — | — | SW 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 |
| kJ | 28 | 40 | 40 | 86 | 5 | — | — | — | — | 13 | 32 | 34 | 32 | 31 | 51 | 51 | 51 | 51 | 30 | 29 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 175 | 314 | 104 | 47 | 47 | 43 | 43 | 175 | 175 | 314 | 47 | 43 | 43 | 43 | 43 | 175 | 175 | 176 | 43 | 220 |
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