Cape Lookout 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 45.34° N 123.98° W

Issued: 10 am 29 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Cape Lookout sea temperature is

12.0°C

Cape Lookout surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Cape Lookout today (29 Oct):

Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Oct, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 10s period with WNW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 10s period with WNW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 9s period with WNW swell.

The current surf forecast for Cape Lookout at 1PM is: 1.6m 10s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.6m 12s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00am October 29). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (PDT) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (29 Oct)	5.5ft (1.7m)	10s
Afternoon (29 Oct)	5ft (1.5m)	10s
Evening (29 Oct)	4.5ft (1.3m)	9s

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

	Short Range Forecast Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Thu morning. Very mild (max 11°C on Thu morning, min 7°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.
	Thursday 29						Friday 30								Saturday 31
	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)	3	2	2	3	3	2	2	2	2	2	0	0	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	WNW 10	WNW 10	WNW 10	WNW 10	WNW 10	WNW 9	WNW 9	WNW 9	WNW 9	WNW 9	SW 15	SW 15	SW 15	WNW 11	SW 15	SW 15	WNW 13	WNW 13	WNW 13	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14
Wave Graph
kJ	533	452	461	386	325	194	194	161	157	186	136	136	137	194	149	145	154	154	149	128	127	128
Wind (km/h)	SE	SSE	S	ESE	SE	SE	SE	SE	ESE	SE	S	S	SE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	WNW	NNW	ESE	SE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	cross	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-on	cross-on	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	glassy	glassy	glassy	glassy	glassy
High Tide				2:30PM3.39m				4:27AM2.63m				3:21PM3.24m					5:33AM2.58m			4:22PM3.03m
Low Tide		8:31AM1.56m				9:40PM0.12m				9:25AM1.68m				10:38PM0.27m				10:31AM1.76m


	7:50	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:50	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:52	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	6:07	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:06	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:05	—	—
mm	1	1	—	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	8	11	11	10	9	8	8	8	8	10	11	11	9	8	8	7	7	9	11	10	10	10
Feels °C	5	8	8	8	7	5	5	5	5	7	6	6	6	4	5	4	4	7	9	8	8	8
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	WNW 10	WNW 10	WNW 10	WNW 10	WNW 10	WNW 9	WNW 9	WNW 9	WNW 9	WNW 9	WNW 8	WNW 8	WNW 8	WNW 11	WNW 11	WNW 11	WNW 13	WNW 13	WNW 13	WNW 13	WNW 12	WNW 12
kJ	533	452	461	386	325	194	194	161	157	186	134	119	112	194	133	79	154	154	149	127	119	117
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	WNW 12	WNW 12	WNW 12	WNW 12	SW 16	WNW 12	WNW 11	WNW 11	WNW 11	SW 15	WNW 11	SW 15	SW 15	SW 15	SW 15	SW 15	WSW 5	SW 14	WSW 6	WSW 6	SW 14	SW 14
kJ	157	155	117	85	157	119	102	71	71	136	66	136	137	143	149	145	18	128	20	28	127	128
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	WNW 12	SW 16	SW 15	SW 15	SW 15	SW 8	SW 15	WNW 11	WNW 11	WNW 15	SW 5	SW 5	SW 14	SW 5	SW 14	SW 14	W 6	W 6
kJ	161	89	89	89	85	151	139	137	137	3	136	45	46	42	5	9	132	6	128	128	17	17
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	2	2	2	3	3	2	2	2	2	2	3	2
Distance (km)	43	43	43	43	43	43	43	43	43	43	137	137	43	43	43	43	43	43	69	43	43	43
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	3			2	3	3	2	2	2	2	2	3	2
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	4	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	5	9	5	5	5	5	5	6	5	8	6	5	5	5	4	5	4	4	4	4	4	4

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