Cape Lookout Surf Break

Lat Long: 45.34° N 123.98° W

Cape Lookout 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 10 pm 24 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Cape Lookout sea temperature is
12.0° C
2.8° 

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 (25 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 8s period with NW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 21s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 21s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Cape Lookout at 7AM is: 0.7m 8s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.5m 5s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm July 24). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (25 Jul)2.5ft (0.7m)8s
Afternoon (25 Jul)1.5ft (0.5m)21s
Evening (25 Jul)1.5ft (0.5m)21s

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


Short Range Forecast

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

Fri
24
Saturday
25
Sunday
26
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
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SW
24
0.5
SW
24
0.4
SW
24
0.4
SW
24
0.7
NW
8
0.4
SW
23
0.5
SW
21
0.5
SW
21
0.5
SW
21
0.5
SW
21
0.4
SW
21
0.5
SW
21
0.5
SW
20
0.6
WSW
20
0.6
SW
19
0.6
SW
19
0.5
SW
19
0.5
SW
19
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
141
271
141
141
63
131
224
224
224
224
116
220
190
253
303
303
184
184
Wind (km/h)
5
SW
15
SSW
10
S
15
SSE
10
SSE
25
SSW
30
SSW
20
S
15
S
10
S
10
S
10
S
15
SSW
20
SSW
20
SW
10
SSW
5
SSW
10
SSE
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
High Tide
9:08PM2.86m
11:38AM2.31m
10:00PM2.91m
12:18PM2.41m
10:48PM2.99m
Low Tide
4:40AM0.71m
4:03PM1.88m
5:25AM0.59m
4:56PM1.83m
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5:52
5:52
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8:52
8:52
8:51
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Temp °C
15
14
13
13
14
16
16
15
16
15
15
15
16
16
16
16
15
15
Feels °C
15
12
12
11
12
12
11
12
15
14
14
14
15
13
13
15
15
14
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