Cape Lookout Surf Break

Lat Long: 45.34° N 123.98° W

Cape Lookout 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 10 am 22 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Cape Lookout sea temperature is
11.8° C
3.2° 

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 (22 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 8s period with NW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 8s period with NW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 9s period with NW swell.

The current surf forecast for Cape Lookout at 3PM is: 1.0m 8s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.5m 10s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00am July 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 Jul)3.5ft (1.0m)8s
Afternoon (22 Jul)3.5ft (1.0m)8s
Evening (22 Jul)3.5ft (1.1m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Wed afternoon. Very mild (max 17°C on Wed morning, min 12°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
Friday
24
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)
2
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
2
2
2
2
2
1
0
0
1
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
NW
8
1
NW
8
1
NW
8
1
NW
8
1.1
NW
9
1.1
NW
9
1.2
WNW
9
1.2
NW
9
1.2
NW
9
1.1
NW
9
1.1
NW
9
1.1
NW
9
1.1
NW
9
1.2
NW
9
1.2
NW
9
1.1
NW
9
1.1
NW
9
1.1
NW
9
1
NW
9
0.9
NW
9
0.4
SW
24
0.5
SW
24
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
125
129
129
142
174
182
216
231
231
202
202
206
206
235
235
208
179
176
149
123
141
271
Wind (km/h)
5
NW
5
NNW
15
SW
15
SSW
15
SSW
10
SSE
10
SSE
10
SSE
10
S
15
SW
15
SW
5
W
5
NNW
0
ENE
5
S
5
SSE
5
S
10
WSW
10
W
10
WSW
5
SW
10
S
Wind State
glassy
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
on
on
on
on
cross-on
High Tide
7:59AM2.13m
7:21PM2.88m
9:31AM2.13m
8:13PM2.85m
10:46AM2.21m
9:08PM2.86m
Low Tide
12:46PM1.63m
2:49AM0.93m
1:48PM1.80m
3:49AM0.83m
2:59PM1.88m
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:48
5:50
5:50
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:54
8:53
8:52
 mm
3
1
Temp °C
16
17
17
16
15
15
15
15
15
16
16
16
15
14
14
13
14
15
16
15
14
12
Feels °C
17
18
16
15
13
14
14
14
14
14
15
16
15
15
14
13
14
14
15
14
14
10
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