Cape Lookout Surf Break

Lat Long: 45.34° N 123.98° W

Cape Lookout 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 4 pm 25 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Cape Lookout sea temperature is
11.5°C
1.1° 

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 Oct):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Oct, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 10s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Oct, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 10s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Cape Lookout at 11PM is: 1.9m 10s primary swell from a West direction and 0.4m 13s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm October 25). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (25 Oct)--
Afternoon (25 Oct)8ft (2.4m)10s
Evening (25 Oct)7ft (2.1m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 20mm), heaviest during Sun night. Very mild (max 14°C on Mon afternoon, min 10°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Sun
25
Monday
26
Tuesday
27
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
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
1
2
1
1
0
2
1
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.4
W
10
2.5
W
11
2.3
W
10
1.9
W
10
1.7
W
9
1.6
W
9
1.5
W
9
1.4
W
9
0.9
WSW
9
0.9
WSW
9
0.9
WSW
9
0.5
W
10
0.7
WSW
10
0.7
WSW
10
0.5
W
16
1.4
WNW
7
1.6
NW
8
1.6
NW
8
1.7
WNW
8
1.6
WNW
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1208
1397
1087
668
459
399
335
286
137
129
129
51
102
108
139
185
291
322
365
343
Wind (km/h)
25
SSE
25
S
15
SE
15
SE
15
SE
15
SE
15
SE
10
SE
5
SSW
5
NNW
5
NNE
5
SSW
5
SW
25
NNW
10
N
10
NW
15
WSW
20
SW
15
SW
20
SW
Wind State
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross
cross-off
cross
on
cross-on
on
on
High Tide
11:51AM3.29m
00:56AM2.84m
12:25PM3.41m
1:44AM2.85m
1:03PM3.47m
Low Tide
6:33PM0.32m
6:24AM1.24m
7:15PM0.12m
7:03AM1.34m
7:59PM0.02m
clear
light rain
cloud
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
rain showers
clear
part cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
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7:46
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7:47
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6:14
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6:12
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6:10
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 mm
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1
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5
1
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4
1
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1
1
1
Temp °C
13
13
12
11
11
11
11
13
14
13
12
12
12
10
11
12
12
12
12
12
Feels °C
8
8
8
8
8
8
8
11
13
12
11
11
11
5
8
10
9
7
8
7
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