Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Cape Lookout today (17 Sep):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 8s period with NW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 8s period with NW swell.
The current surf forecast for Cape Lookout at 7PM is: 1.4m 8s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.2m 21s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm September 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (17 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 8s |
| Evening (17 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Cape Lookout. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Thu afternoon, min 12°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 17 | Friday 18 | Saturday 19 | ||||||||||||||||||
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) | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | WSW 19 | NW 9 | NW 9 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 250 | 250 | 250 | 216 | 196 | 171 | 171 | 167 | 167 | 163 | 117 | 111 | 148 | 179 | 129 | 118 | 95 | 82 | 123 | 123 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | glassy | off | off | off | off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 4:34PM2.80m | 6:59AM2.15m | 5:26PM2.67m | 8:40AM2.16m | 6:37PM2.58m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:01AM0.94m | 11:11AM1.89m | 1:15AM1.00m | 12:34PM1.99m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 7:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:19 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 |
Feels °C | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 7 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 5 |
| kJ | 250 | 250 | 250 | 216 | 196 | 171 | 171 | 167 | 167 | 163 | 117 | 111 | 60 | 179 | 129 | 118 | 95 | 77 | 82 | 34 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 14 | WSW 21 | WSW 21 | WSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | WSW 20 | SW 19 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 9 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 18 | WSW 18 | NW 7 |
| kJ | 19 | 45 | 45 | 20 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 75 | 96 | 52 | 49 | 85 | 96 | 96 | 95 | 92 | 82 | 123 | 27 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 21 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 21 | WSW 21 | WSW 21 | WSW 21 | WSW 21 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 19 | SW 19 | WSW 19 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 18 |
| kJ | 44 | 19 | 20 | 45 | 45 | 45 | 45 | 43 | 32 | 32 | 96 | 96 | 148 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 123 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 326 | 178 | 221 | 137 | 137 | 175 | 175 | 175 | 175 | 175 | 43 | 43 | 43 | 43 | 43 | 104 | 834 | 178 | 66 | 66 |
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