Cape Lookout Surf Break

Lat Long: 45.34° N 123.98° W

Cape Lookout 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 4 am 08 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Cape Lookout sea temperature is
10.7° C
4.2° 

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 (08 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 9s period with WNW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 9s period with WNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Jul, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 9s period with WNW swell.

The current surf forecast for Cape Lookout at 11AM is: 1.0m 9s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.4m 18s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00am July 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 Jul)3.5ft (1.0m)9s
Afternoon (08 Jul)3.5ft (1.1m)9s
Evening (08 Jul)4ft (1.2m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Fri morning, min 10°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
8
Thursday
9
Friday
10
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
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
2
0
0
0
1
1
1
2
2
0
0
0
1
2
2
2
2
1
0
1
1
2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
WNW
9
1
WNW
9
1
WNW
9
1
WNW
9
1.1
WNW
9
1.1
WNW
9
1.2
WNW
9
1.2
WNW
9
1.2
WNW
9
1.2
WNW
9
1.1
WNW
9
1.1
WNW
9
1.1
WNW
9
1.1
WNW
9
0.9
NW
9
0.8
NW
9
0.4
SW
16
1
WNW
9
1
WNW
8
1
WNW
8
1
WNW
8
1.1
WNW
8
0.9
WNW
8
1.1
WNW
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
180
172
154
151
190
190
207
211
231
226
203
199
194
194
110
91
90
141
147
134
131
157
100
210
Wind (km/h)
20
N
15
N
15
N
15
NNW
20
NNW
25
NNW
25
NNW
20
N
15
NNE
10
NNE
10
NNE
15
NNW
20
NNW
20
NNW
20
NNW
15
N
10
N
5
NNE
5
NE
5
WNW
10
NW
15
NNW
10
NNW
0
N
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
glassy
High Tide
7:03AM2.18m
7:06PM3.03m
8:35AM2.16m
7:58PM3.13m
10:00AM2.25m
8:56PM3.25m
Low Tide
1:11AM1.14m
12:23PM1.38m
2:19AM0.89m
1:23PM1.57m
3:23AM0.62m
2:33PM1.69m
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clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:35
5:35
5:37
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
9:05
9:04
9:04
 mm
Temp °C
13
13
14
14
14
13
12
11
11
10
11
14
14
14
14
13
13
12
13
15
15
14
14
13
Feels °C
10
11
13
12
10
9
7
7
8
8
9
11
10
10
11
11
12
11
13
14
14
12
13
13
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