Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Cape Lookout today (23 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Jul, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 9s period with NW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 9s period with NW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 9s period with NW swell.
The current surf forecast for Cape Lookout at 5PM is: 1.1m 9s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.4m 7s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00am July 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Jul) | 4ft (1.2m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (23 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 9s |
| Evening (23 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Cape Lookout. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Thu morning, min 12°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (calm on Thu night, fresh winds from the SSW by Sat afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 23 | Friday 24 | Saturday 25 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | SW 24 | SW 24 | SW 24 | NW 8 | NW 8 | SW 23 | SW 21 | SW 21 | SW 21 | SW 21 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 231 | 202 | 202 | 206 | 206 | 235 | 235 | 183 | 179 | 176 | 149 | 123 | 141 | 271 | 141 | 64 | 51 | 131 | 224 | 224 | 224 | 224 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | on | on | cross-on | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 9:31AM2.13m | 8:13PM2.85m | 10:46AM2.21m | 9:08PM2.86m | 11:38AM2.31m | 10:00PM2.91m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:48PM1.80m | 3:49AM0.83m | 2:59PM1.88m | 4:40AM0.71m | 4:03PM1.88m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 8:53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:52 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 |
Feels °C | 15 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 9 | SW 6 | SW 6 |
| kJ | 231 | 202 | 202 | 206 | 206 | 235 | 235 | 183 | 179 | 176 | 149 | 123 | 120 | 118 | 97 | 64 | 51 | 82 | 58 | 61 | 53 | 28 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 6 | SW 6 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 24 | SW 24 | SW 24 | NW 10 | SW 5 | SW 23 | SW 21 | SW 21 | NW 8 | NW 8 |
| kJ | 28 | 11 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 9 | 49 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 141 | 271 | 141 | 25 | 11 | 131 | 224 | 224 | 58 | 55 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 4 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 6 | SW 26 | SW 26 | SW 26 | WSW 26 | WSW 24 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 4 | NW 10 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 21 | SW 21 |
| kJ | 1 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 47 | 48 | 6 | 105 | 105 | 105 | 65 | 56 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 4 | 34 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 224 | 224 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 5 | SW 6 | SW 6 | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 20 | 54 | 74 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 43 | 175 | 175 | 945 | 43 | 43 | 43 | 43 | 43 | 527 | 946 | 454 | 221 | 43 | 43 | 72 | 43 | 175 | 175 | 175 | 175 | 175 |
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